Group Challenges Success of Biotech Crops
(Feb 4, 2005)
The biotechnology industry has failed to deliver on promises to revolutionize agriculture with plants genetically engineered to be healthier, drought-resistant, and tastier, a consumer group said this week.
Court Sides With Big Tobacco in Civil Case
(Feb 4, 2005)
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the Justice Department cannot seek $280 billion it alleges the tobacco industry earned through fraud.
North Dakota Mulls "Secret Feedlot" Law
(Feb 4, 2005)
A group of rural North Dakota lawmakers wants to keep details about cattle and hog feedlots off-limits to the public, saying the current system could allow terrorists to gain access to the U.S food supply.
Ohio River Re-Opened at Site of Barge Accident
(Feb 4, 2005)
Traffic resumed this week along a 42-mile stretch of the Ohio River that was closed for nearly two weeks while salvage crews removed three runaway barges that had twisted themselves around a dam.
