rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/urgent-action-alert-demand-the-usda-reject-gmo-eucalyptus-trees?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-urgent-action-alert-demand-the-usda-reject-gmo-eucalyptus-trees' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Orin Petermann https://actionnetwork.org/users/global-justice-ecology-project/profile https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/055/824/normal/euc_plantation_for_web_2_copy.jpg On April 21st, the USDA released their draft Environmental Impact Statement recommending approval of the commercial-scale release of genetically engineered (GE) freeze tolerant eucalyptus trees across the US South.  The USDA is accepting public comments until July 5, 2017. Please sign on to demand the USDA reject these GE trees below.  The full petition is below. The dangers from these GE eucalyptus trees include explosive wildfires, fresh water depletion, invasiveness, plus destruction of forests and loss of habitat for wildlife and endangered species. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/urgent-action-alert-demand-the-usda-reject-gmo-eucalyptus-trees