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EU commission to prolong use of glyphosate for 10 more years after member countries fail to agree

The European Commission will continue the use of the controversial chemical herbicide glyphosate in the European Union for 10 more years after the 27 member countries again failed to find a common position

The Independent UK

‘It’s an abomination’: battle brewing over proposed US laws to protect pesticide companies

Exclusive: Even as juries decide against a herbicide maker, proposed industry-backed measures would limit lawsuits and local use restrictions

The Guardian - US

French child compensated for birth defects caused by glyphosate

The French Pesticide Victims' Compensation Fund is paying compensation to a teenager who has suffered numerous illnesses since birth as a result of glyphosate. This is the first case of its kind in France.

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Does glyphosate cause cancer? Australia’s Roundup case against Monsanto will offer a fresh legal answer

The class action will be decided by a single judge and could be a ‘genuine problem for Monsanto and Bayer if we’re successful’, lawyer says

The Guardian - AU

EU proposes 10-year extension for glyphosate herbicide linked to cancer

The European Commission has proposed to renew the use of the controversial herbicide glyphosate in the EU for 10 years after a report has found no reason to discontinue its use.

Radio France Internationale

Chicago sues Monsanto for PCB pollution over decades

Despite being banned in 1979, products containing PCBs made before that time continue to discharge the chemicals into Lake Michigan and the Chicago River through rainwater, the city alleges.

Chicago Sun-Times

Morning Mail: Attempt to call off Nauru bribery case; Byron Airbnb cap delay; death at flooded Burning Man

Authorities accused of mishandling Nauru bribery investigation; NSW officials mull over proposed cap on Airbnbs in Byron

The Guardian - AU

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US mother accuses GE and Bayer of causing son’s cancer

Crystal Czerno says GE knowingly contaminated nine-year-old son’s school playground with PCB waste while downplaying harm

The Guardian - US

"Oklahoma City bomb, Kurt Cobain, Pokémon, Tiger Woods, MySpace, Monsanto GMOs": Fall Out Boy update Billy Joel's We Didn't Start The Fire, revisit 34 years of history and pop culture

Fall Out Boy make up their own new lyrics to Billy Joel's 1989 hit We Didn't Start The Fire, reference everything from Kurt Cobain and Pokemon, to Donald Trump and Elon Musk

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Bayer reaches $6.9 million settlement with New York over advertising for weedkiller Roundup

Bayer has agreed to pay $6.9 million to settle allegations by New York’s attorney general that it made misleading claims about the safety of the weedkiller Roundup

The Independent UK

Revealed: The secret push to bury a weedkiller’s link to Parkinson’s disease

Internal documents from chemical giant Syngenta reveal tactics to sponsor sympathetic scientific papers and mislead regulators about unfavorable research

The Guardian - US

Toxic chemicals discovered in water after locals complained about 'foul-smelling brown, foamy liquid'

The problem is linked to a quarry used as a dump site and include substances called PCBs which are also known as 'forever chemicals' as they do not break down in the environment

Wales Online

Quarry leaking toxic chemicals into idyllic beauty spot after Monsanto dumps waste

Chemical manufacturer Monsanto used Ty Llwyd quarry - situated in the beautiful Welsh countryside - as a dumping ground for toxic waste and the impact could be disastrous

Daily Mirror

Fighting giants: eco-activist Vandana Shiva on her battle against GM multinationals

The formidable Indian environmentalist discusses her 50-year struggle to protect seeds and farmers from the ‘poison cartel’ of corporate agriculture

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Will the Fox settlement restore confidence in elections?

Dominion Voting Systems has settled its defamation lawsuit with Fox News for $787.5m. Some fear it may not be enough to stop conspiracy theories about the company’s machines in the run-up to 2024 election

The Guardian - US

EPA accused of failing to regulate use of toxic herbicides despite court order

Instead of yanking products, EPA made Monsanto and others amend labels before reapproving dicamba, lawsuit claims

Wales Online

Investigators issue update on toxic waste leaking from quarry

Villagers have long raised their concerns about the site

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | The Rays Can’t Be Stopped

They’re going for history on Thursday afternoon against the Red Sox.

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Commentary: Toxic pesticide drift hurts all of us

When I started farming corn and soybeans on our 320-acre family farm in Greene County, Iowa, in 1976, herbicides like dicamba were a go-to to control weeds. Dicamba is quite toxic, but it helped control broadleaf weeds in my corn crop — until it didn’t.

Fortune

Shareholders are forcing Bayer's CEO out. What do they expect from his replacement?

Incoming Bayer CEO Bill Anderson is taking charge of a company in the midst of a trust crisis.

The Guardian - UK

I once admired Russell Brand. But his grim trajectory shows us where politics is heading

In an age of distortion, public figures have powerful tools and a responsibility. This is an object lesson in how that can go wrong, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Salon

Big Ag's glyphosate conspiracy

Dr. Chadi Nabhan spent years treating patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma before knowing potential link to Roundup

Capital & Main

How Climate Change Threatens California Wine

Longstanding varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon just can’t take the heat.

Capital & Main

Aim for the Stomach

Why the threat to food supplies — and industrial agriculture's role in global warming — is central to the discourse on climate change.

The Guardian - US

People exposed to weedkiller chemical have cancer biomarkers in urine – study

Study measured glyphosate in urine and found high levels associated with signs of oxidative stress

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