FDA approves first marijuana-derived drug
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Epidiolex (cannabidiol) oral solution for the treatment of seizures associated with two rare and...
An EU biofuels proposal worth getting behind
By James Cogan, Special to The Digest
Europe’s bioethanol association ePure just released a renewables policy paper that's something to get excited about.
It’s a show of confidence...
Government of Canada supports less GHG emissions while growing more food
In Canada, The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Member of Parliament for Delta and Minister of Public Services and Procurement, announced a $1.8 million investment with the...
This year’s U.S. wildfire suppression costs are the highest ever
In Washington, D.C., U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that wildland fire suppression costs for the fiscal year have exceeded $2 billion, making...
Prairie Provinces to get 4,500 new jobs with the Protein Industries Supercluster
In Canada, the Prairie Provinces will benefit from well-paying jobs, groundbreaking research and a world-leading innovation economy as part of the Protein Industries Supercluster....
Canada invests $950 million in nationwide innovation superclusters
In Canada, The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, announced the Government of Canada is investing up to $950 million...
India releases its national REDD+ strategy
In India, reiterating India’s commitment to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan emphasized...
USDA has no plans to regulate new plant breeding techniques
In Washington, D.C., U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued a statement providing clarification on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s oversight of plants produced...
SNAP revision would include a staples box to address nutrition deficiencies
In Washington, D.C., the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine recommended Congress consider America’s Harvest Box, proposed in the president’s FY2019 budget request, as a...
California to launch their own climate change satellite
In California, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced that the State of California, together with Planet Labs, will develop and eventually launch a satellite...