Economy & Business

Opinion: "H5N1 Is Spreading. America Is Not Ready."

"With egg prices spiking due to bird flu, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced steps last week to control the H5N1 virus, such as increasing financial relief for farmers with affected flocks and exploring vaccines and therapeutics for chickens. While these steps might help stabilize the egg supply in the short term, they’re insufficient for one simple reason: Chickens are not the only animals affected by this disease."

Source: Washington Post, 03/05/2025

UN Sets August Date For Extra Session To Finalize Plastics Treaty

"The United Nations Environment Programme on Monday said a new round of negotiations toward a global plastics treaty will take place from August 5 to 14 in Geneva, Switzerland, after countries failed to agree on the parameters of a final agreement last December in Busan, South Korea."

Source: Reuters, 03/04/2025

"Over-Planting Of GM Corn Costing Farmers Billions, Study Finds"

"A new study adds to evidence that farmers in the US corn belt have over-planted a type of genetically modified (GM) corn, leading to estimated losses of more than $1 billion as the pests the corn was designed to repel have grown resistant over time."

Source: The New Lede, 03/03/2025
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"Congress Votes To Kill Biden-Era Methane Fee On Oil And Gas Producers"

"The Republican-controlled Congress has voted to repeal a federal fee on oil and gas producers who release high levels of methane, undoing a major piece of former President Joe Biden’s climate policy aimed at controlling the planet-warming “super pollutant.” The fee, which had not gone into effect, was expected to bring in billions of dollars."

Source: AP, 02/28/2025

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