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200+ Groups Call on Senate to Reject 'Pesticide Industry Loyalist' Scott Hutchins as USDA's Top Scientist

Agricultural workers in Salinas, California. (Photo: Michael Davidson/flickr/cc)

Judge Upholds Landmark Monsanto Verdict, But Slashes Punitive Damages by $211 Million

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

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While Dewayne "Lee" Johnson and his lawyers consider whether to accept a lower amount or move forward with a retrial, they called the new ruling "a triumph for our legal system"

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Beyond Neonics: New Study Shows Glyphosate Also Major Threat to World's Honey Bee Population

Jon Queally, staff writer

"We need better guidelines for glyphosate use, especially regarding bee...

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'I Don't Want to Lie to Myself Anymore': Calling Macron's Timid Steps on Climate Inadequate, French Environment Minister Resigns in Protest

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

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"We strive to maintain an economic model that is responsible for all these...

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"It's About Time": Canada Celebrated for Banning Bee-Killing Neonics While US Backslides

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'Major Victory for Public Health': Court Orders Trump EPA to Ban Pesticide That Harms Kids' Brains

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'An Insult to Our National Wildlife': Trump Reverses Ban on GMOs and Bee-Killing Pesticides in Refuges

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With "Mountainous" Evidence on Plaintiffs' Side, Hundreds of Cancer Cases Against Monsanto Get Green Light

As Trump EPA Attacks Workers and Environment, Trio of Lawsuits Takes Aim at "Outrageous" Pro-Pesticide Agenda

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As Landmark Glyphosate Case Moves to Trial, Man Dying of Cancer to Have Day in Court With Monsanto

New Study Raises Alarm About Exposure to Glyphosate Pesticides at Levels the EPA Claims Are "Safe"

'Huge Win for Pollinators, People, and Planet': EU Bans Bee-Killing Pesticides

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Alarm Sounds After EU Regulators Greenlight Bayer-Monsanto 'Merger From Hell'

Boosting Hopes for Total Ban, EU Regulator's New Assessment Confirms Neonics' Harm to Bees

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Despite Major Public Opposition, EU Reportedly Set to Approve Bayer-Monsanto #MergerFromHell

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Report Illustrates Dire Consequences of Corporate Consolidation Throughout Global Food Chain

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Dangerous Pesticide Preemption Rider Scrapped From 2018 Farm Bill

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Over 130,000 Demand Improved Bee Friendly Pesticide Testing Standards From EU

Earthjustice

California Recommends Few Restrictions on Pesticide Linked to Brain Damage

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Hormone-Disrupting Weed Killer Taints Tap Water for Millions in Corn Belt

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Tests Reveal More Weed Killer Than Some Vitamins in Kids’ Cereals

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Roundup for Breakfast, Part 2: In New Tests, Weed Killer Found in All Kids’ Cereals Sampled

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Ruchi Shroff

Monsanto-Bayer: Eliminating the Name Will Not Erase the History

Alfonso Saldaña, Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap

A Cancer on Society: Monsanto Claims Right Not to Speak About Roundup

Evaggelos Vallianatos

Pesticides Are Making Children Aggressive

Katherine Paul

From 'Sea to Shining Sea,' Industrial Ag Fouls America's Waterways

Sonya Lunder

Pruitt’s EPA Abandoning Duty to Protect Kids From Dangerous Pesticides

Ruchi Shroff

New Study Shows Glyphosate Contaminated Soils Put Half of Europe at Risk

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20 Years of GM Soy in the Southern Cone of Latin America, 20 Reasons for a Definitive Ban

Katherine Paul

Six Reasons We’ll Need to Ramp Up the #ConsumerRevolution under Trumpism

Oya Ayman

Something Strange Is In the Air

David Suzuki, Faisal Moola

Cleaning Up Mercury a Must in Grassy Narrows

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