US corporate lobbyists mounted ‘blitz’ to dilute landmark EU deforestation law, report finds
One daysingle sourceOne outlet reported this themselves - 1 of the 2 reports ran its copy.
All 2 reports on Sat, 17 October 2026
What it is about
Mighty EarthCargillBungeMondelēzUS Soybean Export CouncilUSEUVirginijus SinkeviAndrew PuzderIsabel FernandezUs Department Of AgricultureNational Alliance Of Forest OwnersUs CongressEuropean UnionUs Soybean Export CouncilWoody Biomass AllianceEuropean CommissionEuropean Union Deforestation RegulationUnited StatesWhite House
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How it spread - 1 original report, 1 reprint
Sat, 17 October 2026
1 report- The Guardian World11:00first to report
Environmental watchdog Mighty Earth reveals two-year effort to postpone and weaken EU Deforestation Regulation US corporate lobbyists launched a two-year “blitz” to postpone and weaken the world’s most progressive legislation to protect forests, according to a new investigation by the environmental watchdog Mighty Earth. Major US firms and trade associations, including Cargill, Bunge, Mondelēz and the US Soybean Export Council, as well as numerous other US firms and organizations, sought to...
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- aol.co.uk17 Oct, 11:00their copy