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GE Deregulation Hearing Comes to Corvallis
The USDA/APHIS is holding a public hearing on deregulating genetically engineered 'Roundup Ready' sugarbeets in Corvallis, OR on November 17th. read more...
Federal Judge Upholds Salmon Protections: A Big Win for Fish, Rivers, and People
Today, a federal judge upheld measures required to protect endangered salmon and steelhead from three highly toxic pesticides. The protections were included in a biological opinion issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in 2008. Pesticide manufacturers seeking to overturn those protections challenged NMFS’s findings, but the court squarely rejected their challenges. read more...
Action Alert: Save Healthy Food and Farms
Act now to defend organic and conservation programs within the Food and Farm Bill! read more...
Industry Misinformation Exposed
When the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) recently concluded that several common pesticides were harmful to endangered fish, Dow Agrosciences and other pesticide manufacturers responded with a lawsuit arguing that the science was faulty. Last week, NCAP and allies submitted detailed testimony which systematically refutes their false claims. read more...
Food and Fun in the Field
A free dinner and workshop on sowing seeds with congress and harvesting farm bill conservation dollars. read more...
Help Protect Threatened Salmon and Steelhead from Pesticides
Farmers to the Rescue
Organic farmers converge on the Capitol in a fight to preserve the nation's organic programs. read more...
Amending FIFRA through S. 718
Background info on a current Senate bill that proposes to remove pesticide regulations protecting water quality. read more...
A New List of Cancer-causing Pesticides
EPA's 2010 List of Chemicals Evaluated for Carcinogenic Potential read more...
