Library Search More Search Options Looking for more? Visit Career Opportunities to join our team at Earthjustice Visit Action Alerts for ways to get involved and take action Visit Our Team to meet Earthjustice's senior leadership and program staff Press Release: Victory November 5, 2020 Federal Court Declares Genetically Engineered Salmon Unlawful Court rules U.S. Food and Drug Administration failed to analyze the risk escaped engineered salmon pose to endangered wild salmon Press Release November 12, 2003 Lawsuit Challenges Open-Air Testing of Genetically Engineered 'Biopharm Crops' USDA not adequately protecting the food supply or the environment Press Release January 23, 2008 Farmers, Consumer Advocates, Conservationists Challenge Federal Approval of Genetically Engineered Beets Negative impacts on crops, business, environment, and consumer rights cited Press Release January 3, 2014 USDA Ignores Harms from Genetically Engineered Crops Agency overlooks threats of new “Agent Orange” crops engineered to resist potent toxic herbicide Press Release August 1, 2014 Farmers, Environmental Groups Defend Moratorium of GMO Crops on Hawai‘i’s Big Island Groups seek to intervene as biotech firms attempt to roll back regulations on genetically engineered crops feature November 5, 2020 What You Should Know About Genetically Engineered Salmon A short guide to the first laboratory-created animal approved for human consumption. Article December 9, 2010 Europeans Reject Genetically Engineered Crops More than 1 million sign petition to block BASF’s Amflora potato Article January 16, 2014 Genetically Engineered Crops: Coming to a Store Near You? Consumers fight for protections and labeling. Press Release February 17, 2004 State of Hawai`i Approves Field Tests of Genetically Engineered Crops Without Any Information Documents produced reveal no oversight by state Department of Agriculture Press Release: Victory September 22, 2009 Court Finds USDA Violated Federal Law by Allowing Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets on the Market Government failed to evaluate environmental and economic risks of Monsanto product Article July 14, 2011 OMG, GMOs: Pesticide Expert Charles Benbrook Earthjustice is challenging the USDA's decision to allow genetically engineered sugar beets and alfalfa onto the market. Article April 8, 2016 What Will Happen When Genetically Engineered Salmon Escape Into the Wild? The FDA has failed to fully examine the risks that a new species of genetically engineered salmon would present to wild salmon. Press Release August 6, 2004 Judge Orders Disclosure of Genetically Modified Crop Locations Ruling an unprecedented victory for citizen oversight of “biopharm” experiments Article July 13, 2011 OMG, GMOs: Earthjustice's Paul Achitoff Why are genetically engineered (GE) crops bad for the environment? Press Release February 8, 2005 Government Forced to Disclose Location of Test Sites for Biopharmaceutical Crops in Hawai'i Court order is a first for citizen oversight of biotech crop experiments Article March 25, 2011 Deregulation of Genetically Engineered Alfalfa Prompts Lawsuit Monsanto commonly offers unsustainable solutions to the agriculture industry such as genetically engineered seeds and increased herbicide use and then dubs those dubious solutions "sustainable agriculture." Press Release February 4, 2011 Farmers and Conservationists Challenge Latest Federal Approval of Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets In defiance of earlier court ruling, USDA allows continued growing of controversial, illegally planted crop Press Release July 23, 2003 Genetically Engineered "Biopharm" Crops in Hawai`i State sued to disclose details of open air testing to the public