SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco federal judge has ordered the destruction of hundreds of acres of genetically engineered sugar beets after finding the USDA likely violated federal law by allowing the planting without analyzing the environmental impact.
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White on Tuesday granted a preliminary injunction calling for the crops to be ripped up. But he delayed action until Dec. 6 to give the federal government and other defendants time to appeal.
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