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SF politics
fromFuturism
22 hours ago

Trump's US Forest Service Spraying Deadly Toxins on America's Woodlands

The Trump administration has significantly harmed US forests through staff cuts, increased herbicide use, and exploitation of protected areas for profit.
#epa
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days ago
SF politics

AOC Grills Trump Cabinet Member on 'Conflict of Interest'

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez confronted EPA administrator Lee Zeldin over potential conflicts of interest regarding glyphosate and Bayer during a budget hearing.
fromTruthout
1 month ago
SF food

The EPA Is Routinely Failing to Require Warnings on Cancer-Linked Pesticides

The EPA fails to label most carcinogenic pesticides, with only 1.4% of products receiving cancer warnings despite known risks.
SF politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days ago

AOC Grills Trump Cabinet Member on 'Conflict of Interest'

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez confronted EPA administrator Lee Zeldin over potential conflicts of interest regarding glyphosate and Bayer during a budget hearing.
SF food
fromTruthout
1 month ago

The EPA Is Routinely Failing to Require Warnings on Cancer-Linked Pesticides

The EPA fails to label most carcinogenic pesticides, with only 1.4% of products receiving cancer warnings despite known risks.
#roundup
fromTruthout
4 days ago
Public health

The Supreme Court May Stop Thousands From Suing Monsanto for Giving Them Cancer

fromJezebel
2 months ago
US politics

Trump Proclaims that Poison Is Good, and RFK Jr. Suddenly Changes Decades of Opinion on Glyphosate

fromFortune
2 months ago
US news

Bayer reaches $7.25 billion settlement over claims that Roundup caused cancer | Fortune

Public health
fromTruthout
4 days ago

The Supreme Court May Stop Thousands From Suing Monsanto for Giving Them Cancer

The U.S. Supreme Court hears Monsanto's appeal regarding lawsuits linking Roundup to cancer, potentially impacting thousands of similar cases.
fromJezebel
2 months ago
US politics

Trump Proclaims that Poison Is Good, and RFK Jr. Suddenly Changes Decades of Opinion on Glyphosate

fromFortune
2 months ago
US news

Bayer reaches $7.25 billion settlement over claims that Roundup caused cancer | Fortune

fromwww.npr.org
4 days ago

The MAHA movement is mad about glyphosate and Trump's EPA

"You cannot claim to care about health while protecting poison. You cannot tell Americans to eat real food while protecting the cancer-causing chemicals sprayed on it," said Vani Hari at the rally, highlighting the coalition's frustration with the Trump administration's stance on glyphosate.
US news
#supreme-court
Intellectual property law
fromwww.npr.org
5 days ago

Supreme Court heard case on how to label risks of popular weed killer

The Supreme Court's ruling on Roundup labels could impact thousands of lawsuits against Monsanto, now owned by Bayer, regarding cancer claims.
Intellectual property law
fromwww.npr.org
5 days ago

Supreme Court heard case on how to label risks of popular weed killer

The Supreme Court's ruling on Roundup labels could impact thousands of lawsuits against Monsanto, now owned by Bayer, regarding cancer claims.
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Weed Killer May Be Causing Cancer "Hot Spots" Across the Midwest

The analysis by Food & Water Watch found that 60% of counties with high glyphosate use had non-Hodgkin lymphoma rates above the national average, indicating a strong correlation between glyphosate application and cancer incidence.
Cancer
#herbicide-safety
#executive-order
US politics
fromJezebel
2 months ago

MAHA Moms Are Mad That RFK Jr. Now Supports Big Poison

RFK Jr. reversed his long-standing opposition to glyphosate, endorsing it as necessary for national security, prompting anger among MAHA supporters and public-health critics.
Public health
fromTruthout
2 months ago

RFK Jr. Supports Trump Push to Ramp Up Glyphosate Output, Angering MAHA Backers

President Trump issued an executive order increasing production of phosphorus and glyphosate herbicides despite research linking glyphosate to multiple cancers.
#bayer
fromPoynter
2 months ago

Florida says bread contains weed killer. Here's what the science says. - Poynter

"Glyphosate is a weed killer," DeSantis said. "It's the main ingredient you find in Roundup and other weed-killing brands. It's designed to kill plants, it is not meant to be eaten."
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Israel accused of spraying cancer-linked herbicide on farms in southern Lebanon

Lebanon has accused Israel of spraying a herbicide linked to cancer on farmland in the south of the country as a health crime that would threaten food security and farmers' livelihoods. The country's president, Joseph Aoun, condemned what he called an environmental and health crime and a violation of Lebanese sovereignty, and he vowed to take all necessary legal and diplomatic measures to confront this aggression.
World news
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

There is a sense of things careening towards a head': TS Eliot prize winner Karen Solie

Karen Solie's work confronts ecological and social harms directly, refusing to aestheticize suffering while insisting art must keep attention and counteract distraction.
Food & drink
fromTasting Table
7 months ago

What Europe Does Better When It Comes To Food - Tasting Table

Europe enforces stricter additive regulations on some ingredients, but overall food differences are cultural, not uniformly healthier, and often trade off with other factors.
US politics
fromWIRED
7 months ago

MAHA Wants Action on Pesticides. It's Not Going to Get It From Trump's Corporate-Friendly EPA

EPA leadership has increased industry engagement and proposed dissolving the Office of Research and Development amid large staff departures while defending regulatory stances.
#pesticides
Public health
fromtime.com
10 months ago

Are Pesticides in Your Food Harmful?

Pesticides pose potential human health risks, particularly with long-term exposure. Research is needed for safety evaluations.
Cannabis
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 months ago

Toxic pesticide levels found in tampons 40 times higher than legal limit for water

Toxic pesticide levels in tampons exceed legal limits for drinking water, raising health concerns about absorption through vaginal contact.
Women
fromwww.independent.co.uk
11 months ago

Toxic pesticide levels in tampons 40 times higher than allowed in drinking water

Glyphosate, a carcinogenic pesticide, has been found in tampons at alarming levels, raising serious health concerns.
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