WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Jaydee Hanson, policy director, and Jenny Loda, staff attorney, at the Center for Food Safety, have issued a public comment on the Environmental Protection Agency notice entitled "Application: Pesticide Experimental Use Permit". The comment was written on Sept. 30, 2021, and posted on Oct. 1, 2021: * * * Oxitec, the GE insect company, is requesting a 2 year extension to its experimental trial in the Florida Keys and requests to expand the trial into California. In a 2 pa more ST

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 6 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS: The first arrival of German immigrants to America took place on October 6, 1683, and over 300 years later in 1987, President Ronald Reagan issued a proclamation designating October 6 as German-American Day; and WHEREAS: According to the U.S. Census, 38 percent of Minnesotans are of German descent, making Germans the largest ethnic ancestry group in the state. Minnesotans of German descent hav more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to President Joe Biden following his remarks to the press that he received a commitment from Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping that both countries would "abide by the Taiwan agreement" and asking for him to clarify his comments. President Biden's comment occurs days after China flew more than 152 aircraft into Taiwan's air defense identification  more PR