Researchers’ Plan To Release Genetically Engineered American Chestnut Trees in Forests Will Set Dangerous Precedents If Approved
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Global Justice Ecology Project,
Common Dreams,
2020.
Researchers are working with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to finalize a petition requesting the unprecedented approval of a genetically engineered (GE or genetically modified) tree designed to be planted in our forests and spread freely in the wild. Once the internal petition process is complete, the USDA will release it for public comment. This is expected to occur at any time. Researchers are working with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to finalize a petition requesting the unprecedented approval of a genetically engineered (GE or genetically modified) tree designed to be planted in our forests and spread freely in the wild. Once the internal petition process is complete, the USDA will release it for public comment. This is expected to occur at any time. Researchers at the SUNY School of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) are seeking USDA and EPA approval for “Darling 58,” a GE transgenic American Chestnut tree which they claim is tolerant to the blight helped drive American chestnut trees to near extinction. They are working with The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) with the aim to “restore” the GE tree to forests
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