While calling the announcement „an important victory to protect the health of Americans,“ Kendra Klein, senior scientist at Friends of the Earth, stressed that „action on this toxic weedkiller can‘t wait until 2023. Major home and garden retailers like Home Depot and Lowe‘s must lead the industry by ending the sales of Roundup immediately.“
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Trump EPA Denounced for ‚Disgusting‘ Decision on Atrazine, Herbicide Tied to Birth Defects
The Trump administration alarmed environmental and public health advocates on Friday with the Environmental Protection Agency‘s decision to reauthorize the use of atrazine, an herbicide common in the United States but banned or being phased out in dozens of countries due to concerns about risks such as birth defects and cancer.
U.S. Court Blocks Sales of Bayer‘s Dicamba Herbicide
German agrochemicals group Bayer AG has been blocked from selling its dicamba herbicide in the United States after an appeals court rejected a federal regulator‘s permit for the product.
International Survey of Herbicide Resistant Weeds Wednesday, December 25, 2019
There are currently 510 unique cases (species x site of action) of herbicide resistant weeds globally, with 262 species (152 dicots and 110 monocots). Weeds have evolved resistance to 23 of the 26 known herbicide sites of action and to 167 different herbicides. Herbicide resistant weeds have been reported in 93 crops in 70 countries. The website has 2853 registered users and 618 weed scientists have contributed new cases of herbicide resistant weeds. View Recent Additions, Site of Action Summary, or the Herbicide Classification System.
Bayer says October U.S. glyphosate trial delayed until February
The number of U.S. plaintiffs blaming Roundup and other glyphosate-based weed killers for cancer has been rising continuously to stand at 18,400 as of July 11, hitting Bayer’s share price.
Brazilian soy farmers concerned with new Bayer biotech herbicide, Dicamba
Brazilian farmers are wary of the imminent introduction of a new genetically modified soy seed technology because of the risks associated with dicamba, a herbicide the biotech product is designed to tolerate. Widely used in the United States, dicamba has been described as a volatile product that drifts off easily and may compromise non-tolerant soybeans.
Monsanto: Do cancer payouts and global protests signal the end for this agrochemical company?
On Sunday, hundreds of “March Against Monsanto” rallies are expected around the world. The campaign group of the same name behind the protests aims to “educate the world about the crimes Monsanto has committed against humanity”.
The marches – which attract people in their millions – are in their eighth year.