Under Pressure USDA Forced to Reexamine GE Eucalyptus Permitting

Groups Force USDA to Re-release Draft Environmental Assessment on Genetically Engineered Eucalyptus Trees for Southern U.S. Forests: Original Assessment Lacked Key U.S. Forest Service Hydrological Studies

The U.S. Department of Agriculture re-released their draft environmental assessment [1] regarding a request by ArborGen, a subsidiary of timber giants International Paper and MeadWestvaco, to plant over a quarter of a million genetically engineered eucalyptus trees in so-called “test plots” across seven southern U.S. states. [2]

Act Now for the Pigeon River

Take action now One of the most long and controversial struggles in Clean Water Act history has reached a key decision-making point, and we need your help. A new draft […]

More GE Tomfoolery from International Paper

IP is pushing harder than ever for the deregulation of genetically engineered trees… In a recent article, the implications of genetically engineered trees are explored in relation to and the […]