Donald Trump‘s election win and his pick for attorney general could be a big boost to Bayer AG‘s $66 billion purchase of Monsanto Co. that is currently undergoing state and federal antitrust investigations. President-elect Donald Trump has picked Sen. Jeff Sessions as his attorney general.Flickr Investopedia reports that Monsanto stocks have risen more than 4 […]
[For the latest on this case, click here.] North Dakota has charged journalist Amy Goodman and filmmaker Deia Schlosberg for doing their jobs: reporting and documenting the peaceful protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline. This string of arrests constitutes nothing less than a war on journalism and a victory for fossil fuel interests that have […]
A third genetically-modified (GMO) apple was commercially approved last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Arctic Fuji apple from Okanagan Speciality Fruits, which is engineered to keep from browning, joins the company’s two other varieties—the Arctic Golden and Arctic Granny. We have news: https://t.co/wgorKsbTux #ArcticFuji pic.twitter.com/Ow8wV8ZuhO — Arctic® Apples (@ArcticApples) September 23, […]
Led by Food & Water Watch, more than 200 public interest and environmental groups sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today, urging the agency to heed the recommendation of its own independent Science Advisory Board (SAB) and clarify the seemingly unsupported top-line finding of the June 2015 draft fracking report. EPA […]
By Katherine Paul It’s been about a week since Monsanto and Bayer confirmed their intention to say “I do”—ample time for media, lawmakers, consumer and farmer advocacy groups, and of course the happy couple themselves, to weigh in on the pros and cons. Reactions poured in from all the usual suspects. Groups like the Farmers […]
Most Americans live far from the path of the Dakota Access Pipeline—they won’t be able to visit the encampments on the Standing Rock Sioux reservation where representatives of more than 200 tribes have come together in the most dramatic show of force of this environmental moment. They won’t be able to participate in the daily […]
Monsanto has finally agreed to be purchased by Bayer AG in a historic $66 billion all-cash takeover. The agreement, which both corporations have confirmed, will form the largest seed and pesticide company in the world. The German pharmaceuticals and chemicals giant had been courting the St. Louis-based seed maker for roughly four months, with the […]
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