Why Is Glyphosate Sprayed on Crops Right Before Harvest?
While the pre-harvest use of glyphosate may account for a small amount of overall use of the herbicide, this still has a huge impact.
How city-owned grocery stores can tackle food insecurity
As private grocers abandon low-income neighborhoods, Zohran Mamdani’s public ownership proposal offers a solution to market failures.
Federal court invalidates ‘loopholes’ in GMO labeling lawsuit
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated the "loophole" in the U.S. National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard that left out foods like oils and sugars from mandatory labeling.
Dannon Yogurt to Remove GMO Ingredients and Source Milk from Non-GMO Fed Cows
Dannon will work with farmers to maintain company wide standards for animal welfare and soil standards.
The Monsanto Papers by Carey Gillam (BOOK)
The tale of Lee Johnson, a California groundskeeper who was diagnosed with terminal cancer he alleged was caused by his exposure to Monsanto's Roundup herbicides.
EWG sues EPA for inaction on glyphosate petition; violates federal law, puts children at...
In the suit, EWG requests a reduction in the glyphosate tolerance level for oats from 30 ppm to 0.1 ppm and a ban on its use as a pre-harvest desiccant.
US health care ranks last among the 11 developed nations
The Commonwealth Fund's evaluation report noted that "a drastic change in course" is needed to compete with similar nations.
Supreme Court preserves nationwide access to abortion pill mifepristone by mail
The justices' decision will block a previous ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which would require patients to obtain the medication only in-person from a physician.
Higher cancer rates tied to factory farm counties as new study deepens scrutiny of...
Yale researchers found elevated cancer rates in heavily concentrated CAFO counties in California, Iowa, and Texas, adding urgency to concerns about manure waste, nitrate contamination, and rural drinking water safety.
The truth about kratom and its safety problems
"Depending on the amount of active ingredient in the product…taking kratom can be harmful," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned people not to use kratom because of possible harm it can cause.