The Monsanto Papers – Deadly Secrets, Corporate Corruption, and One Man’s Search for Justice
USRTK Research Director Carey Gillam's new book is out now and garnering glowing reviews. Here is a brief description of the book from publisher Island Press: Lee Johnson was a man with simple...
March 1, 2021
EPA’s assessments of chemicals draws criticism from its own scientists
Many U.S. scientists working for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) say they don’t trust the agency’s senior leaders to be honest and they fear retaliation if they were to report a...
February 24, 2021
Another Roundup study finds links to potential human health problems
(Updated February 17, adding criticism of study) A new scientific paper examining the potential health impacts of Roundup herbicides found links between exposure to the weed killing chemical...
February 15, 2021
New study finds glyphosate-related alterations in gut microbiome
A new animal study by a group of European researchers has found that low levels of the weed killing chemical glyphosate and the glyphosate-based Roundup product can alter the composition of the gut...
January 27, 2021
New study examines Roundup herbicide impact on honeybees
A group of Chinese researchers has found evidence that commercial glyphosate-based herbicide products are harmful to honeybees at or below recommended concentrations. In a paper published in the...
January 25, 2021
Neonicotinoids: a growing concern
On January 10, The Guardian published this story about a small rural Nebraska community that has been struggling for at least two years with contamination tied to neonicotinoid-coated corn seed. The...
January 10, 2021
New glyphosate papers point to “urgency” for more research on chemical impact to human health
Newly published scientific papers illustrate the ubiquitous nature of the weed killing chemical glyphosate and a need to better understand the impact exposure to the popular pesticide may be having...
November 23, 2020
New research adds evidence that weed killer glyphosate disrupts hormones
New research is adding worrisome evidence to concerns that the widely used weedkilling chemical glyphosate may have the potential to interfere with human hormones. In a paper published in the...
November 13, 2020
Bayer’s Shady PR Firms: FleishmanHillard, Ketchum, FTI Consulting
Originally posted May 2019; updated November 2020 In this post, U.S. Right to Know is tracking public deception scandals involving PR firms that agrichemical giants Bayer AG and Monsanto have...
November 11, 2020
Bayer’s Monsanto headache persists
The migraine that is Monsanto doesn't appear to be going away anytime soon for Bayer AG. Efforts at settling the mass of lawsuits brought in the United States by tens of thousands of people who...
October 1, 2020