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House Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway criticized the Senate-passed GMO disclosure bill as `riddled with ambiguity,` but said he would support its passage after getting assurances about the legislation from the Agriculture Department.

GMO Disclosure Bill, Chairman Mike Conaway, Representative Colin Peterson, Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Thom Tillis, Cuba, Representative Rick Crawford, Ben Mosely, USA Rice, Government Accountability Office, U.S. Forest Service

The Senate easily approved an historic compromise on GMO disclosure standards, setting up final action in the House to shut down Vermont@s week-old labeling mandate. Industry groups are lobbying House leaders to allow a vote on the bill next week before lawmakers break for the nati

USDA@s Risk Management Agency is trumpeting success in its management of the crop insurance program, including increased offerings and a decreased error rate.

In an landmark step for agricultural biotechnology, the Senate advanced a compromise on GMO disclosure that will preempt state labeling mandates and allow digital disclosure of genetically engineered ingredients. The Senate voted 65-32 on Wednesday to limit debate on the legislation

The North American Climate, Energy and Environment Partnership, announced by President Obama, Canada@s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Pe@a Nieto last week in Ottawa, intends to achieve 50 percent clean power generation in North America by 2025&#

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), along with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), labor unions and other environmental groups, have signed a proposal to replace the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, operating in San Luis Obispo County, Cal

In the search for clean energy solutions, one of the world@s largest dairy companies announced that it was switching to new Z biodiesel.

Stripper wells are still strong in number, but produced only about 10 percent of U.S. oil output last year, compared to 19 percent in 2008, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

SunPower is donating 90 solar panels to the Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose, California, and Clean Solar is providing the installation services @ with the help of students from the San Jose Conservation Corps.