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GMOs Haven’t Cut Weedkiller Use
Monsanto marketed its potent weed killer glyphosate – brand name Roundup -- and the corn and soybeans genetically engineered to withstand it by claiming that it would replace other, more toxic weed...
EPA: Popular Weedkiller Threatens Wildlife
Does Monsanto’s Glyphosate Cause Cancer?
When the Environmental Protection Agency recently released and then abruptly withdrew a draft document on the cancer risks posed by the pesticide glyphosate, Monsanto jumped at the chance to say that...
French Government Moves to Ban Some Monsanto Glyphosate Weed Killers
Remember when we warned you that Americans are at greater risk of being exposed to Monsanto's glyphosate herbicide than Europeans? Well, that might become even truer if the French government follows...
EPA Watchdog to Investigate Monsanto GMOs and Superweeds
Genetically modified corn and soybeans were supposed to reduce chemical use on farms, but instead they've done the exact opposite by creating herbicide-resistant "superweeds" and increasing the use of...
GMO Labeling Urgent As USDA Frees Growers to Use New Monsanto GMO Corn
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said this week (March 23) it will allow farmers to plant a new strain of genetically modified (GMO) corn created by Monsanto to be tolerant of the week killers...
GMO-Linked Herbicide May Doom Monarch Butterflies
A new study (March 21) concludes that monarch butterflies may go extinct within two decades, largely as the result of widespread adoption of herbicides used with genetically modified corn and soybeans...
Are GMOs Bad for the Environment?
In a recent interview for New York magazine's Grub Street, author and food activist Michael Pollan laid out why he believes that food containing genetically modified ingredients (GMOs) should be...
Top 10 Reasons to Oppose the Senate DARK Act
This week, the Senate Committee on Agriculture will consider a new version of the DARK Act. The House of Representatives has already passed legislation blocking your right to know what's in your food...
Will The Senate Keep Us In the DARK?
Some members of the Senate are trying to lure their colleagues to the dark side by cosponsoring a version of what critics call the DARK – Deny Americans the Right to Know – Act.
How Much of Monsanto’s Weed Killer Is In Your Food?
The Food and Drug Administration plans to start testing food for traces of glyphosate, the world's most commonly used pesticide. I know what you're thinking: the federal government wasn't doing that...
EPA Isn’t Protecting Americans from Monsanto’s Roundup
The Environmental Protection Agency is falling short in its duty to protect Americans from the dangers of glyphosate, the most widely used weed killer in agriculture, according to a scientific review...
Americans At Greater Risk Of Glyphosate Exposure than Europeans
Americans are more likely than Europeans to be exposed to Monsanto's glyphosate weed killer. That's in large part because the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's calculations to determine allowable...
EWG’s Top 10 Agriculture Stories of 2015
As in past years, EWG asked its staff of scientists, policy analysts and governmental and communications specialists to vote on what they considered the 10 most important stories of 2015 in two...
Don’t Let The DARK Act Sneak Through Congress
Some lawmakers are trying to slip the darkest part of the DARK Act onto the must-pass spending bill Congress will consider.
How Industry Twists Science to Downplay the Dangers of Toxic Chemicals
The most egregious flaw of the United States' toothless and outdated system of regulating chemicals is the failure to adequately and independently test chemicals for safety. Because of the...
Billions of Pounds of Monsanto’s Glyphosate Blanket U.S. Farmland
Farmers sprayed 2.6 billion pounds of Monsanto's glyphosate herbicide on U.S. agricultural land between 1992 and 2012, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Glyphosate has been the go-to weed...
Communities Near GMO Fields Sprayed By Monsanto's Glyphosate
One reason nine out of 10 Americans want genetically engineered, “GMO,” food to be labeled is their concern over the escalation of herbicide spraying on hundreds of millions of acres of GMO crops.
Monsanto’s GMO Herbicide Doubles Cancer Risk
Glyphosate – the main ingredient in Monsanto's widely used herbicide Roundup – is a colorless, odorless chemical and might seem innocuous to those who spray it on crops. But in the past few months the...
California Moves To Protect Citizens From Monsanto’s GMO Weed Killer
California officials want to add glyphosate, the main chemical ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, to the state's official list of known carcinogens. This could significantly curb the weed...
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