U.S. EPA is working on a plan to slow the adaptation by corn rootworms to corn that has been genetically modified to contain Bacillus thuringiensus (Bt). Meanwhile, a Pew Research Center survey found that the greatest divide between scientists and the American public is over the safety of genetically modified crops. Environment Challenges for Ag Farm groups are having to appeal an adverse ruling that cleared U.S. EPA's dissemination of information about large livestock operations to environmental groups. Environmental and animal rights groups are suing U.S. EPA to try and force the agency to enforce Clean Air Act requirements on what they term as 20,000 "factory farms" producing billions of animals. The Des Moines, Iowa Waters Works u...

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