“If there is no potential for liability, corporations can do whatever they want, sell whatever they want and create harms that they don’t have to pay for. That’s really what we’re talking about,” said Danielle Fugere, president of As You Sow, referring to this monumental case.
Read ArticleA group of international scientists determined that evidence showing glyphosate herbicides can harm human health “is now so strong that no additional delays in regulation of glyphosate can be justified.”
Read ArticleSyngenta, facing thousands of U.S. lawsuits, announces it will cease production of its paraquat herbicide by end of June 2026, though generic manufacturers are expected to continue supplying the Parkinson’s-linked pesticide to American farmers.
Read ArticleThe Ramazzini Institute has ousted the director of its cancer research center after he led an extensive testing program into the safety of glyphosate, sparking concerns about chemical industry influence into what has been an independent research institution.
Read ArticleHowever, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, a Democrat from Maine, expects to see continued efforts to get industry friendly language inserted into legislation, including into the new Farm Bill.
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U.S. regulators are dismissing new research by international cancer experts that warns of links between cancer and the widely used pesticide atrazine, deriding the team of cancer scientists and echoing atrazine maker Syngenta in its criticism.
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Internal Syngenta documents, revealed by The New Lede, show that the company was aware of scientific evidence many years ago indicating that paraquat could impact the brain in ways that cause Parkinson’s, and that it secretly sought to influence scientific research to counter the evidence of harm.
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A lawsuit filed by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, on behalf of a group of Texas farmers and ranchers, wants to hold the EPA accountable.
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Different studies have detected tiny shards and specks of plastics in human lungs, placentas, reproductive organs, livers, kidneys, knee and elbow joints, blood vessels and bone marrow.
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A trove of internal Syngenta documents exposed years of corporate efforts to cover up evidence that paraquat can cause Parkinson’s disease.
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