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United Nations Methane Report Underscores Need to Regulate Emissions from Big Meat and Dairy Companies to Respond to Climate Crisis

MINNEAPOLIS/BERLIN—Today, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) released a Global Methane Assessment providing alarming global data on rising emissions from fossil fuels, agric

US and Canadian Groups Call for Ban on Face Masks Containing Toxic Nanomaterials

MINNEAPOLIS—Today, leading environmental and human health advocacy groups from the United States and Canada provided detailed evidence about face masks containing potentially toxic nanoscale materials in a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Food and Drug Administration (

Groups Urge Regulation of Genetically Engineered Animals Stay with FDA not USDA

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Groups Urge Regulation of Genetically Engineered Animals Stay with FDA not USDA

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IATP joins allies to request a meeting of the FAO director-general with civil society and Indigenous Peoples' organizations

Yesterday, the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) joined Pesticide Action Network International (PAN International), civil society and Indigenous Peoples’ organizations in sending a formal request to meet with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General Qu Dongyu.

US Farmers and Allied Food Justice Advocates Express Solidarity with the Historic Farmer Protests in India

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New Report by Financial Industry on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets Has Potential To Delay Direct Financing of Ambitious Climate Action

MINNEAPOLIS—Today, the Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets, led by Mark Carney, United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Action and former Bank of England governor, launched its new report on the financial industry’s engagement with voluntary carbon markets.

USTR Nominee Katherine Tai Must Recalibrate US Trade Policy

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Global Outrage at FAO Plans to Partner with Pesticide Industry

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New Report Charts Roadmap for Rural Climate Engagement

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