Paraquat Papers – Updates to U.S. litigation
Multiple lawsuits are pending in the United States against Syngenta alleging the weedkilling chemical paraquat causes Parkinson's disease. A notice of settlement was filed June 18, 2021 for...
November 18, 2021
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October 29, 2021
2,4-D: Concerns about Cancer and Other Serious Illnesses
Since its introduction in the 1940s, the herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) has been widely used to control weeds in agriculture, forestry, and urban and residential settings. According...
October 20, 2021
Glyphosate Fact Sheet: Cancer and Other Health Concerns
Glyphosate, a synthetic herbicide patented in 1974 by the Monsanto Company and now manufactured and sold by many companies in hundreds of products, has been associated with cancer and other health...
September 27, 2021
Junk Food Makers Target Blacks and Latinos, Increasing Risks From COVID
In the United States, Covid-19 appears to be infecting, hospitalizing and killing black people and Latinos at alarmingly high rates, with data from several states illustrating this pattern. Health...
September 16, 2021
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September 8, 2021
Chlorpyrifos: common pesticide tied to brain damage in children
Scientific research shows that chlorpyrifos, a widely used insecticide, is strongly linked to brain damage in children. These and other health concerns led several countries and some U.S. states to...
August 19, 2021
New analysis of glyphosate industry studies finds them outdated, flawed
See Carey Gillam's article in The Guardian, Corporate studies asserting herbicide safety show many flaws, new analysis finds (July 2, 2021). In this post we provide links to the 53 once-secret...
July 4, 2021
The Dicamba Papers: Key Documents and Analysis
Dozens of farmers around the United States are suing the former Monsanto Co., purchased in 2018 by Bayer AG, and conglomerate BASF in an effort to hold the companies accountable for millions of acres...
June 20, 2021