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Aug 7, 2017

California's cap-and-trade extension puts industry ahead of environmental justice

by
Tara Ritter
Last week, California governor Jerry Brown signed legislation to extend California’s cap-and-trade program to 2030 rather than letting it expire in 2020.
wind turbines
Jul 25, 2017

Trump's action plan with China puts global agribusiness first

by
Ben Lilliston
Politicians and headline writers often tout new trade announcements as big wins for U.S. farmers and ranchers. Almost never do they declare plainly, and more accurately: this deal is a big win for global agribusiness! Conflating the interests of global agribusiness operating in multiple countries and U.S. farmers’ is a misleading spin that serves corporate interests over the rest of us.
Jul 13, 2017

The biotech trade empire strikes back—at USDA!

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
The American Farm Bureau organized letter on proposed new rules regulating genetically engineered (GE) crops is short, just two pages, with three pages of agribusiness signatories, 103 organizations.
Jul 13, 2017

Comment on Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
U.S. Department of Agriculture  June 19, 2017 Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD APHIS Station 3A-03.8 4700 River Road, Unit 118 Riverdale, MN 20737-1238 Proposed Rule: Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms (Docket No. APHIS–2015–0057)1 (“Proposed Rule”)
Jun 30, 2017

Corrupt meat: Brazil’s meat inspection system and ours

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
As you fire up the barbecue during the 4th of July, the U.S. Department of Agriculture helpfully offers tips on how to avoid food poisoning.
OSDA Meat Inspector 2
Jun 29, 2017

Don't Believe the Carbon Market Hype

by
Tara Ritter
Introduction The effects of climate change are increasingly apparent—2016 was recorded as the hottest year ever, and droughts, floods, wildfires and other extreme weather events are rising globally. The implications of these changes are tremendous; yet, the United States does not currently have a national plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Jun 29, 2017

It’s time for states to step up on climate change, but leave carbon markets out of it

by
Tara Ritter
As the federal government moves backwards on climate action, including pulling the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement, there are new opportunities for states to take the lead.
Coal plant
Jun 27, 2017

Oral tesimony on NAFTA re-negotiation at USITC on June 27, 2017

by
Juliette Majot
Oral testimony by Juliette Majot, Executive Director, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, on the proposed renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Presented to the Office of the United States Trade Representative, Washington D.C., June 27, 2017.