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EPA Sued for Failure to Release Glyphosate Documents

EPA Sued for Failure to Release Glyphosate Documents

U.S. Right to Know, a consumer advocacy organization, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for violating provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Public Citizen Litigation Group, a public interest law firm in Washington, DC, is representing U.S. Right to Know in the action. The lawsuit, filed in […]

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    Warning: Food Wrappers Still Coated in Cancer-Causing Chemical

    Warning: Food Wrappers Still Coated in Cancer-Causing Chemical

    New research based on nationwide tests shows that many fast food chains still use food wrappers, bags and boxes coated with highly fluorinated chemicals. The Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) report supplements a new peer-reviewed study in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters, which shows some of the test samples contained traces of a notorious […]

    Judge Blocks Monsanto’s Bid to Stop California From Listing Glyphosate as Carcinogenic

    Judge Blocks Monsanto’s Bid to Stop California From Listing Glyphosate as Carcinogenic

    California could become the first state to require Monsanto to label its glyphosate-based herbicide, Roundup, as a possible carcinogen following Fresno County Superior Court Judge Kristi Kapetan’s tentative ruling on Friday. Monsanto’s best-selling Roundup herbicide.Flickr The tentative ruling regards the agrochemical giant’s Jan. 2016 lawsuit against California’s Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard […]

    Monsanto and EPA Seek to Keep Talks About Glyphosate Cancer Review a Secret

    Monsanto and EPA Seek to Keep Talks About Glyphosate Cancer Review a Secret

    By Carey Gillam Monsanto and officials within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are fighting legal efforts aimed at exploring Monsanto’s level of influence over regulatory assessments of the key chemical in the company’s Roundup herbicide, new federal court filings show. The revelations are contained in a series of filings made within the last few […]

    Monsanto, California Battle Over Listing Glyphosate as a Carcinogen

    Monsanto, California Battle Over Listing Glyphosate as a Carcinogen

    Next week, Monsanto and California’s Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) will face off over the agency’s plan to list the herbicide glyphosate as a carcinogen. The outcome of this legal battle could have major ramifications to California’s long-established regulatory program. It all started back in Sept. 2015 when the OEHHA […]

    Are Your Candles Making You Sick?

    Are Your Candles Making You Sick?

    By Laura Bowen Candles are a lovely way to add a beautiful, calm ambiance to your home—unless they’re toxic and cancer-causing. Sound like an exaggeration? I promise it’s not. https://twitter.com/EcoWatch/status/756177864773373952 Conventionally-made candles are packed with some of the worst chemicals available, to the point that some compare breathing the fumes of a paraffin candle to […]

    EPA Panel Divided on Whether Glyphosate Causes Cancer

    EPA Panel Divided on Whether Glyphosate Causes Cancer

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) meetings on glyphosate concluded last Friday after scientists spent the better part of four days discussing and analyzing numerous studies on the carcinogenicity of glyphosate, a key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide. Does #Glyphosate #Cause Cancer? @EPA Panel Meets 2 Find Out https://t.co/DpDwVIOPLH @nongmoreport @USRightToKnow @markhymanmd @NonGMOProject — EcoWatch […]

    Washington Becomes First State to Sue Monsanto Over PCBs, Accused of Knowing Its Toxicity for Decades

    Washington Becomes First State to Sue Monsanto Over PCBs, Accused of Knowing Its Toxicity for Decades

    Monsanto is facing yet another lawsuit over its alleged negligent handling of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), a banned and highly toxic group of chemicals that the company manufactured decades ago. But this time it’s not another city suing the biotech giant—it’s an entire state. Highly toxic PCBs have been found throughout Washington state, with more than […]

    FDA Suspends Testing Foods for Glyphosate Residues

    FDA Suspends Testing Foods for Glyphosate Residues

    By Carey Gillam Government testing for residues of glyphosate has been put on hold, slowing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) first-ever endeavor to get a handle on just how much of the controversial chemical is making its way into U.S. foods. Getting solid data on glyphosate’s presence in the American food supply is […]