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BIO Comments to FWS on Use of GMOs on National Wildlife Refuge Lands

May 9, 2024

BIO comments on a proposed rule to restrict planting of GE organisms on national wildlife refuge lands. 

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Proposed Rule, Docket No. 2022-HQ-HWRS-2022-0106 “National Wildlife Refuge System: Biological Integrity, Diversity, and Environmental Health.”
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