Articles about Emma Kovak

• RELEASE: Breakthrough Institute Applauds USDA Approval of Genetically Engineered Disease-Resistant American Chestnut Tree

  Berkeley, CA — August 28, 2026 — Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service…

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  by Dan Blaustein-Rejto
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    by Emily Bass

  Global Shifts in Plant Biotech Regulations
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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Dan Blaustein-Rejto & Emily Bass

  USDA Is Exploring an Overhaul of its Biotech Regulations
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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Vijaya Ramachandran

  Paul Ehrlich Was Wrong About India
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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Emma Kovak

  USDA Regulations Stifle Innovation
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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Emma Kovak & Emily Bass

  Congress Punts on the Farm Bill (Again), Let’s Talk About Biotech Instead
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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Emma Kovak

  Some Biotechnology Product Reviews Have Gotten Faster, Despite Changing Regulations
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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Emma Kovak

  Are U.S. Crop Yields Declining?
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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Emma Kovak & Leah Buchman

  Revisiting the U.S. Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology

• RELEASE: Breakthrough Applauds International Union for Conservation of Nature on Approval of Biotechnology for Conservation

  Berkeley, CA — October 15, 2025 — The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the world's largest…

  Food and Agriculture

  

  by Emma Kovak & Dan Blaustein-Rejto
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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Emma Kovak

  Biotechnology Is a Powerful Tool for Conservation
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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Emma Kovak

  FDA Under Trump Should Continue Streamlining Regulations for New Plant Varieties
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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Emily Bass & Emma Kovak

  Can Sidestepping NEPA "Unleash Innovation" at USDA?
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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Lauren Teixeira

  Will Climate Change Really Take Away Our Breakfast?
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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Emily Bass

  President's Budget Jeopardizes American Biotech Leadership
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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Emma Kovak

  Trump Has an Opportunity to Modernize Agricultural Biotechnology Regulations

• RELEASE: Letter Advises Trump Administration to Develop Improved Agricultural Biotech Regulations

  Washington, DC — May 30, 2025 — In a recent letter to key officials, the Breakthrough Institute argues that the U.S.…

  Food and Agriculture

  

  by Emily Bass & Emma Kovak
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    by Emma Kovak

  SECURE Rule Vacature Creates Opportunity for USDA to Develop Improved Product- and Risk-Based Agricultural Biotechnology Regulations