In another blow to the chemical industry, U.S. cereal giant Kellogg has set a goal of phasing out the controversial weedkiller glyphosate from its supply chain by 2025.
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In another blow to the chemical industry, U.S. cereal giant Kellogg has set a goal of phasing out the controversial weedkiller glyphosate from its supply chain by 2025.
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PFAS (the ‘forever chemical’) is showing up in water supplies nationwide, and many communities are left to fight against the toxins themselves.
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Reports are surfacing any settlement may be in the $8 billion to $12 billion range.
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The EU has decided to ban thiacloprid, but this chemical remains fully legal in the U.S.
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The swamp remains very full — a former lobbyist for the herbicide industry helped Dow as it sought approval of its seeds in China.
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The Intercept investigates how the pesticide industry attempts to influence academics, regulators and beekeepers, all as a way to divert their attention away from the potential harm of these chemicals.
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Put into effect on January 1st, pesticide-free zones in France have angered winegrowers while civil society still considers them insufficient.
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As Bayer is bogged down in lawsuits, a different but highly toxic herbicide from Corteva is making headway with farmers.
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If successful, it will be very difficult for other lawsuits to proceed.
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France’s health and environment agency said it was banning 36 glyphosate-based weedkillers at the end of 2020 because of health risks.
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The decision to ban this brain-damaging chemical is a major win for health and environmental groups.
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Citing health and environmental concerns, the Mexican government says it won’t allow a 1,000-ton shipment of the super-toxic herbicide glyphosate into the country.
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The company owes more than $10 million after pleading guilty to illegally using a banned pesticide on Maui crops.
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A bill that would reinstate a regulation banning certain pesticides, including neonicotinoids, from wildlife refuges was approved by the House Committee on Natural Resources on Nov. 20th.
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A conversation with Mackenzie Feldman of Herbicide-Free Campus, who wants to banish synthetic herbicides from her state’s universities.
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Thailand wants to remove from the market chlorpyrifos, glyphosate, and paraquat — all shown to be hazards to human health — but the Trump administration is putting up a fight to reverse this decision.
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The battle between conventional farmers and concerned citizens is reaching a boiling point in France.
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A new EPA rule proposal would shrink the areas where farmers must restrict human contact during pesticide applications, a move that exposes many more people to cancer-linked chemicals.
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Neonicotinoids aren’t just harmful to pollinators — there is now evidence that they could be risky for fish, too.
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The widespread environmental contaminants known as PFAS aren’t just associated with health problems — they cause them directly.
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Joining Hawaii and New York, California will phase out the pesticide by February 2020, a critical step in protecting public health.
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Bayer may lose billions over claims that the No. 1 agricultural chemical is unsafe. But its market niche seems secure.
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Germany will ban the use of the cancer-causing weedkiller glyphosate by the end of 2023 and will limit its use before then.
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As concerns grow about glyphosate contaminating our food supply, Thrive Market has become the first national retailer to support the Glyphosate Residue Free certification.
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