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Produced with Genetic Engineering

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Only slightly less fun than a Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin Point Counterpoint on Saturday Night Live, is the fight over labeling food produced from a bioengineered organism is being waged in a Federal courtroom in Vermont. Given modern interstate commerce, we may all find all of our food labeled “produced with genetic engineering.”

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Path Cleared To Decommissioning And Site Restoration Of Vermont Yankee

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The NRC issued Vermont Yankee its operating license on March 21, 1972. “Vermonters know that I worked for many years to meet the promise made to Vermont when it was constructed that the plant be closed on schedule in 2012,” Gov. Posted by Heidi Schwartz . Principal Photography by Larry Keyes and Dan Marx.).

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Lawsuit Challenging Approval of Genetically Modified Animals

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This court action seeks to serve as a precedent for the regulation of potential future genetically engineered animals, effectively banning the science. The pleading argues that when Congress authorized the FDA in 1938 it never intended or provided a means for FDA to regulate twenty first century genetically engineered animals.

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Blue vs. Grey Over Green in Murray v. EPA; Cross-Border Rule Goes Ahead

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The Clean Power Plan proposes to regulate the carbon emissions of existing power plants under the Clean Air Act. Grey over Green" battle, with the western states thrown in as well. mccarthy regulation' Assuming that the northeastern states support the Clean Power Plan, it sets up a sort of "Blue v.

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Blue vs. Grey Over Green in Murray v. EPA; Cross-Border Rule Goes Ahead

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The Clean Power Plan proposes to regulate the carbon emissions of existing power plants under the Clean Air Act. Grey over Green" battle, with the western states thrown in as well. EPA , plaintiff Murray Energy Corporation seeks to enjoin EPA's Clean Power Plan rule even before it has been issued as a Final Rule.

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Lawsuit Challenging Approval of Genetically Modified Animals

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This court action seeks to serve as a precedent for the regulation of potential future genetically engineered animals, effectively banning the science. The pleading argues that when Congress authorized the FDA in 1938 it never intended or provided a means for FDA to regulate twenty first century genetically engineered animals.

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Massachusetts Holds On To Top Energy Efficiency Ranking

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“I am encouraged that ACEEE continues to recognize the excellent work we are doing in the Commonwealth to advance energy efficiency through innovative programs such as the VASaves Green Communities Program and Energy Performance Contracting for public agencies,” said Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe.