University of California System Halts Use of Glyphosate Herbicide

Following a student campaign against the spraying of herbicides on its campuses and three legal decisions concluding that glyphosate causes cancer, the University of California has suspended the use of Roundup and glyphosate-based herbicides on all campuses. by Jonathan Latham, PhD At the UC Berkeley campus, the Herbicide-Free UC students worked with the Grounds Operations […]

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New Study on Insect Pollinator Policy of US States 2000-2017

We need to have healthy bees so we can have a healthy productive agricultural system! Gene Brandi

In the absence of any sweeping international agreements addressing insect pollinator conservation, this project’s goal was to find topics of consensus at the sub-national levels concerning insect pollinator conservation. This paper showcases areas of agreement useful for similar international, national, providence/state/territory, and municipal policies.

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New Bill For Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans

New Veterans Bill

Military-Veterans Advocacy, the primary stakeholder along with the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Association just discovered that Dr Phil Roe of TN the Ranking Member on House Committee on Veterans Affairs has introduced another Blue Water Navy bill using the same verbiage as the bill that failed the Senate last year. The Blue Water Navy bill passed the House unanimously but died in the Senate due to multiple holds.

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