Tag: Roundup
Monsanto faces hundreds of new cancer lawsuits as debate over glyphosate...
The biotech giant refutes the classification and insists that glyphosate is safe and does not cause cancer.
Unsealed court documents suggest collusion between Monsanto, EPA to pollute science
The wide range of potential health effects – and researchers' calls for additional study of them – points to the many unknowns and possible risks regarding the safety of glyphosate.
California judge rules against Monsanto, allows cancer warning on Roundup
It’s great to see democracy is alive and well in California where judges are still willing to stand up for science, even against the most powerful corporate polluters.
Monsanto cancer lawsuits take dramatic turn over EPA official’s ‘highly suspicious’...
An EPA scientist says that Rowland and another official “intimidated staff” into changing reports related to the glyphosate findings.
Judge blocks Monsanto’s bid to stop California from listing glyphosate as...
Monsanto plans to challenge the ruling and insists on the safety of glyphosate.
Monsanto, California battle over listing glyphosate as a carcinogen
Since Monsanto's lawsuit was filed, a number of organizations have intervened on both sides.
Monsanto’s Roundup linked to fatty liver disease
The Health and Environment Alliance has urged for a ban on glyphosate in response to the study.
Alarming levels of glyphosate found in popular American foods
The groups that released the report are calling for a permanent ban on the use of glyphosate as a pre-harvest drying agent because of the residue levels.
EPA approval of Monsanto’s dicamba will ‘massively increase use of toxic...
The Center for Biological Diversity said the new EPA decision will open the door for dicamba use to jump from less than 1 million pounds to more than 25 million annually.
10 States Report Crop Damage From Illegal Dicamba Use on Monsanto’s...
Hundreds of thousands of soybean and cotton crops have been negatively impacted by the apparent misuse of the drift-prone herbicide dicamba on Monsanto’s Roundup.
POPULAR
143 million Americans may be exposed to toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
Millions of Americans face exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water, with new EPA data revealing the extent of contamination and fears of regulatory rollbacks under a Trump administration.
House passes bill granting Treasury power to shut down nonprofits without evidence, sparking free...
Legislation dubbed the “nonprofit killer” faces backlash over potential threats to free speech and civil liberties.
Sierra Club sounds alarm, nominee Lee Zeldin ‘unqualified’ to head EPA
“The best-case scenario is that the EPA will lose four years in the fight for the planet. The worst-case scenario should send a shudder down your spine.”
David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
Senate rejects Sanders’ push to halt US arms sales as weapons fuel 44,000 deaths...
The Senate overwhelmingly voted against the measures, leaving advocates of peace and human rights questioning U.S. complicity in the alleged war crimes unfolding in Gaza.