BREAKING: The Trump administration is considering circumventing the Endangered Species Act to drill for oil and gas in an area filled with endangered species.
We are watching closely and will take all available means to ensure that federal laws are followed.
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Organizations & Indigenous leaders are calling on @governor.ny.gov to reject new nuclear in NY.
The Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force & 200 advocacy groups say the state should invest in renewables & energy efficiency, not costly new reactors. bit.ly/4bfc6yR & bit.ly/4upI83Q
Using chemicals to manipulate the oceans to solve climate change is reckless & could have catastrophic impacts on our planet. Yet corporations continue pushing this false climate solution rather than addressing the real issue - the fossil fuel industry. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
New GMO wheat approved in the U.S. is engineered to tolerate glufosinate, a toxic herbicide banned in the EU due to links to reproductive harm. Why are U.S. regulators allowing this?
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📢 Bottom line:
GMO wheat offers high risks, no clear benefits, and threatens farmers, consumers, and ecosystems. The U.S. should reject HB4 and invest in proven, sustainable solutions.
🔗 Read the full report: foe.org/news/new-rep...
🥕 Organic farming bans GMOs and glufosinate, protects human health, and builds climate resilience—but it’s drastically underfunded by USDA.
🌱 Real solutions exist:
Agroecology, organic farming, healthy soils, and traditional breeding protect climate, biodiversity, and food security—without toxic trade-offs.
🏢 Meanwhile, GMO seeds increase corporate control, restrictive contracts, and consolidation—undermining farmers’ economic sovereignty.
🧯 GMO crops have already driven massive increases in herbicide use. Glufosinate use in the U.S. has surged—and resistance (“superweeds”) is emerging.
🔬 Drought resilience is complex. Research shows traditional plant breeding and healthy soils outperform single-gene GMO approaches.
🌵 Drought tolerance?
There’s no independent evidence HB4 performs better in drought. A report from the Seed Institute of Argentina shows it yields less than conventional wheat—even in dry years.
🏛️ USDA assessed only “plant pest risk.” FDA relied on voluntary industry data. EPA didn’t require approval—despite the herbicide risks tied to HB4.
🧪 Regulatory red flags:
U.S. approval relied largely on studies submitted by the developer. No independent testing was required.
❌ Even farmers who don’t plant HB4 could suffer. Genetic contamination and supply-chain mixing can jeopardize all U.S. wheat exports.
💸 Past GMO contamination events triggered import bans and cost U.S. farmers millions of dollars. GMO wheat risks repeating that history.
🌾 Farmer livelihoods at risk:
44% of U.S. wheat is exported. Major buyers like Mexico, Japan, and the Philippines have not approved GMO wheat.
🌊 Studies show glufosinate can damage fish, shellfish, amphibians, and freshwater ecosystems—threatening biodiversity and long-term farm resilience.
🐝 Environmental impacts:
Glufosinate harms soil microbes, earthworms, pollinators, and aquatic life. It’s highly mobile in soil and water, increasing pollution risks.
🍞 HB4 allows glufosinate to be sprayed directly on wheat—a dietary staple. That means higher herbicide residues in food, including for children and pregnant people.
📊 According to EPA assessments, glufosinate is 166x more toxic than glyphosate in terms of long-term exposure.
⚠️ Health risks:
Glufosinate is banned in the EU because it’s toxic to reproduction. Studies link it to fetal harm, neurotoxicity, kidney toxicity, and hormone disruption.
🧬 What is HB4 wheat?
It’s genetically engineered to tolerate the herbicide glufosinate and marketed as “drought tolerant” by its developer, Bioceres Crop Solutions.
GMO wheat has failed before. Public opposition and export risks kept it off U.S. fields for decades. Now it’s back—despite unresolved concerns and little proven benefit.
🚨 A new report warns that HB4 genetically engineered (GMO) wheat—recently approved by the U.S. government—poses serious risks to public health, the environment, and farmers’ livelihoods. 🧑🌾🌱
How should development banks shape the future of food? 🌍
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If AI companies want to claim they are helping solve the climate crisis, they should be required to show their math.
"These industry claims that AI is benefiting the climate are unfounded at best, and deceptive PR at worst."
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My statement slamming the Senate’s failure to pass my bipartisan War Powers Resolution that would have stopped President Donald Trump’s illegal, unnecessary war with Iran:
My Protect Our Health amendment to the Farm Bill is pretty simple: remove the language Republicans included that would be a giveaway to Big Chemical.
It says we choose Americans’ health and states rights over Big Chemical profits.
Pretty easy choice, I think!
Unsurprisingly, many of the fossil fuel executives that could profit from this war attended a Mar-a-Lago dinner where Trump promised he would help the Big Oil industry if they donated to his presidential campaign.
Looks like Trump just made good on his promise...
