As Bayer is bogged down in lawsuits, a different but highly toxic herbicide from Corteva is making headway with farmers.
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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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The likely culprit? The loosening of pesticide restrictions, including the nearly 300 new products that have been fast-tracked for approval since the beginning of the year.
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20 French mayors have banned glyphosate from their municipalities and are now facing legal action from the federal government.
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Farmers and conservationists have filed a lawsuit against the EPA and Monsanto, challenging the approval of Monsanto’s crop-damaging dicamba pesticide.
This decision is targeted at a California regulation which requires labels to warn consumers that the Roundup ingredient is potentially cancer-causing.
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An important read about Monsanto’s cozy relationship with Tamar Haspel, a Washington Post columnist who defended glyphosate and diet soda.
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A new report found that 90% of the families tested have the cancer-causing glyphosate in their bodies, with most kids having much more than their parents.
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Defying the scientific consensus about the harm that chlorpyrifos causes to children, the Trump administration’s EPA announced its decision to allow it to remain on the market.
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