American agrochemical giant Monsanto paid a public-affairs consultancy up to €200,000 to set up a ‘grassroots farmers’ operation across...
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Monsanto case: Jurors urge judge not to overturn $289 million award
Jurors who awarded $289 million to a former school groundskeeper who is dying of cancer are imploring a San...
FDA Bans 7 Cancer-Causing Food Additives Found in Popular Foods
Under pressure from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and other environmental and public health groups, the Food and Drug Administration...
Calls for inquiry after Four Corners report on Monsanto and glyphosate chemical, Roundup
The Federal Opposition has moved for a Senate inquiry into the independence of Australia’s agricultural chemical regulator after Four Corners...
Meet the crusading reporter brawling with Big Ag
Carey Gillam, a veteran reporter who now works for a consumer advocacy group, flips through pesticide residue reports in her...
Brazil Public Prosecutor Demands Ban on Three Commercialized GM Maize Varieties
Brazil’s federal public prosecutor has filed a public civil action requiring the suspension of commercial release of three GM maize seed varieties:...
Chemical Deceit
A friend recently put me in touch with Janet Brown (not her real name). This is a woman from Chicago...
EU Parliament Report Demands Reform of Approval Procedure for Toxic Pesticides in Europe
The European pesticide regulation and its implementation need to be improved, says a draft report from a committee of the...
Monsanto’s global weedkiller harms honeybees, research finds
The world’s most used weedkiller damages the beneficial bacteria in the guts of honeybees and makes them more prone to...
Glyphosate Industry Fails to Stop US Funding for Global Cancer Agency
In a massive victory for independent science, it was announced Sunday that the U.S. Senate and Congress appropriations committees have...