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    Monarch Butterfly Migration Could Collapse, Scientists Warn

    Monarch Butterfly Migration Could Collapse, Scientists Warn

    The yearly count of monarch butterflies overwintering in Mexico, released Monday, shows a decrease from last year’s count and confirms the iconic orange and black butterfly is still very much at risk. The count of 2.48 hectares of occupied winter habitat is down from 2.91 hectares last winter. Overall, monarchs have declined by more than […]

    Monsanto ‘Commands’ Civic Group to Turn in All Communications Over Glyphosate

    Monsanto ‘Commands’ Civic Group to Turn in All Communications Over Glyphosate

    Avaaz, a civic campaigning network that counts roughly 45 million subscribers around the world, has been served with a 168-page subpoena on behalf of agribusiness giant Monsanto. The document, dated Jan. 26 and sent from New York Supreme Court, “commands” the U.S.-based organization to turn in a decade’s worth of internal communications by Friday, Feb. […]

    In Blow to Monsanto, Arkansas Ban on Controversial Herbicide to Remain

    In Blow to Monsanto, Arkansas Ban on Controversial Herbicide to Remain

    Monsanto lost its bid to overturn Arkansas’ ban on dicamba, a controversial weedkiller linked to extensive damage to famers’ crops in the state as well as several other states. The agribusiness giant makes a version of the herbicide called XtendiMax that’s paired with its seeds that are genetically engineered to resist the product. DuPont Co. […]

    Transforming the Food We Eat With DowDuPont

    Transforming the Food We Eat With DowDuPont

    By Stacy Malkan The world’s largest pesticide and seed companies want you to believe they are on the side of science. High-tech foods are the future, they say, and people who raise concerns about their pesticides and genetically engineered seeds are “anti-science.” The Atlantic magazine will provide a platform to those industry talking points in […]

    6 Ways Trump Is Bad for Food, Health and the Environment

    6 Ways Trump Is Bad for Food, Health and the Environment

    By George Kimbrell One year down, three to go. Trump and his enablers are hell bent on destroying or selling to the highest bidder the federal agencies they are charged with running in the public interest. In the past year, they have been unrelenting in their attacks on food safety, environmental protections, climate change, government […]

    Missouri Organic Family Farm Faces Ruin After Herbicide Drift

    Missouri Organic Family Farm Faces Ruin After Herbicide Drift

    Herbicide drift has been a major problem last year damaging millions of acres of crops in the U.S. An organic farmer in Missouri has seen firsthand how destructive herbicide drift can be as it destroys his crops and threatens his livelihood and farm. Mike Brabo and his wife Carol own Vesterbrook Farm in Clarksville, Missouri, […]

    Monsanto’s Roundup Destroys Healthy Microbes in Humans and in Soils

    Monsanto’s Roundup Destroys Healthy Microbes in Humans and in Soils

    By Julie Wilson We’re only beginning to learn the importance of healthy gut bacteria to our overall health—and the relationship between healthy soil and the human microbiome. We know that the human microbiome, often referred to as our “second brain,” plays a key role in our health, from helping us digest the food we eat, […]