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Weed Resistance to Glyphosate on GMO Crops: EPA Needs to Do Better

Weed Resistance to Glyphosate on GMO Crops: EPA Needs to Do Better

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is not doing enough to prevent weed resistance to the herbicide glyphosate (Roundup) says a new report from the EPA’s Inspector General’s Office, which draws in part on a report from the agbiotech company, Pioneer: Weed Management in the Era of Glyphosate Resistance. The EPA Inspector General’s Office report […]

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    Monsanto’s Dicamba Problems Are Far From Over. Farmers File Another Lawsuit Over Drift Damage

    Monsanto’s Dicamba Problems Are Far From Over. Farmers File Another Lawsuit Over Drift Damage

    Arkansas farmers filed a class-action lawsuit last week against Monsanto and German chemical company BASF, alleging that the companies’ dicamba-based herbicides caused damage to their properties. The plaintiffs claim that Monsanto and BASF implemented and controlled the dicamba crop system, releasing seed technology without a corresponding, safe and approved herbicide. According to Hoosier Ag: “The […]

    Remove My Clip From GMO Propaganda Film

    Remove My Clip From GMO Propaganda Film

    I have asked repeatedly to have my short interview clip removed from this film. The director refuses. He believes his film is fair and balanced. I do not. I am often interviewed (see media) and hardly ever quoted incorrectly or out of context. This film is one of those rare exceptions. In my 10-second clip, […]

    California Scientists: Safe Level of Roundup Is 100x Lower Than EPA Allowance

    California Scientists: Safe Level of Roundup Is 100x Lower Than EPA Allowance

    By Olga V. Naidenko, Ph.D. In a landmark rule with global repercussions, California state scientists are preparing to issue the world’s first health guideline for Monsanto’s glyphosate herbicide based on its cancer risk. The state’s proposed safe level is more than 100 times lower than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) legal allowance for the […]

    New Claims Against Monsanto in Consumer Lawsuit Over Roundup Herbicide

    New Claims Against Monsanto in Consumer Lawsuit Over Roundup Herbicide

    By Carey Gillam Another day, another lawsuit against global seed and chemical giant Monsanto Co. In a complaint filed Tuesday in federal court in Wisconsin, six consumers alleged that the company’s top-selling Roundup herbicide has been falsely promoted as uniquely safe when it actually can have profound harmful impacts on human gut bacteria critical to […]

    Monsanto Targets Cancer Scientist in Flawed Reuters Story

    Monsanto Targets Cancer Scientist in Flawed Reuters Story

    By Carey Gillam In a well-orchestrated and highly coordinated media coup, Monsanto Co. and friends this week dropped a bombshell on opponents who are seeking to prove that the company’s beloved Roundup herbicide causes cancer. A widely circulated story published June 14 in the global news outlet Reuters (for which I formerly worked) laid out […]

    4 Signs We’re Winning the Battle Against Monsanto

    4 Signs We’re Winning the Battle Against Monsanto

    By Katherine Paul When the colours turn grey and the lights all fadeTo black againWe’re in over our headsBut somehow we make it back again – lyrics from “Beautiful Mess” Next month will mark one year since Congress obliterated Vermont’s GMO labeling law and replaced it with its own faux-labeling measure. The DARK Act was […]

    Monsanto Accuses IARC Scientist of Withholding Glyphosate Data in Cancer Risk Assessment

    Monsanto Accuses IARC Scientist of Withholding Glyphosate Data in Cancer Risk Assessment

    The controversy over the health risks of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s weedkiller Roundup, has taken a surprising turn. Dr. Aaron Blair—a lead researcher on the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) committee that classified glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic”—has been accused of “deliberately” withholding unpublished research that he admitted would have altered the […]