Tag: Roundup
EPA refuses to allow warning labels for glyphosate
California tried to warn the public about glyphosate but the EPA is siding with Monsanto.
Why is Monsanto losing lawsuits over roundup?
Agrochemical corporation Monsanto created Roundup in the 1970s to help farmers more effectively kill the weeds that harmed their crops. Today, Roundup...
Monsanto seeks to reverse jury verdict in cancer case they lost
The company also argues that the $2 billion verdict was “unsupported, excessive and unconstitutional.”
Over 100,000 people tell the EPA to ban glyphosate
This week the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will decide whether or not to allow glyphosate to be used in the US...
Hawaii bans herbicides on school grounds
“Why I’m here today is to keep this story going and to keep the word out there about the product that I used and about how unsafe it can be for people and especially kids.”
Food companies are still selling products contaminated by Monsanto weedkiller
Despite these newest results the EPA refuses to set strict limits of glyphosate in food.
Up next – trial in Monsanto’s hometown set for August after...
"We want the companies to take responsibility for warning people – even if there is a chance that something would be harmful or hazardous for them, people should be warned."
Monsanto ordered to pay $2 billion in Roundup cancer lawsuit
“We’ve been fighting cancer for more than nine years now and we can’t do any of the things we wanted to do. We really resent Monsanto for that.”
EPA claims glyphosate doesn’t cause cancer
The announcement made by EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler on Tuesday comes at the same time there are currently 13,400 lawsuits against the controversial weedkiller.
Judge in second Roundup cancer trial worked for firm that defended...
This week’s closing arguments followed a recent favorable ruling for the plaintiff – this despite new revelations about Chhabria’s past ties to Monsanto.
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democraciaAbierta has seen a PowerPoint presentation that shows that Bolsonaro’s government intends to use hate speech to isolate minorities of the Amazon.
For millions of dogs, South Korea is hell on Earth
Summer in South Korea brings the brutal Boknal “dog eating days,” when more than a million dogs are tortured and slaughtered for meat.
‘Game-changer’: Sanders unveils Green New Deal plan detailing 10-Year mobilization to avert climate catastrophe,...
"This is a pivotal moment in the history of America—and really, in the history of humanity."
Media bias and movement building: Bernie Sanders’ revolutionary 2020 campaign
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‘A Green New Deal, but for guns’: Parkland students propose groundbreaking gun policy
"If we require a license to drive a car, we should certainly require a license to own a gun."