Tom Philpott

How an Anonymous Rider Functionally Deregulated GMOs

Last week, Congress and the president managed to avoid a government shutdown with a continuing resolution that funds the federal government for the next six months.   Unbeknownst to most lawmakers, a last-minute rider, nicknamed the “Monsanto Protection Act,” found its way, anonymously, into the continuing resolution before President Obama signed it last Tuesday.   Senator Jon […]