Environmental
Nov. 17, 2012
9th Circuit rebuffs environmentalists in genetically modified beets case
A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that environmentalists cannot seek damages after the government temporarily allowed planting of genetically modified sugar beets.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that environmentalists cannot seek damages after the government temporarily allowed planting of genetically modified sugar beets.
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White of San Francisco in a case that pitted environmental and organic agriculture groups against the U.S. Department of Agriculture and biotech giant Mon...
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