Up Next – Trial In Monsanto’s Hometown Set for August After $2 Billion Roundup Cancer Verdict
After three stunning courtroom losses in California, the legal battle over the safety of Monsanto’s top-selling Roundup herbicide is headed for the company’s hometown, where corporate officials...
May 17, 2019
Sparks to Fly in Closing Arguments at Third Roundup Cancer Trial
After two costly courtroom losses, lawyers for Monsanto and its German owner Bayer AG on Wednesday were set to make closing arguments in what is the third trial brought by people who blame their...
May 8, 2019
SF Roundup Case Demonstrates Importance of Independence in Scientific Evidence
Thisarticlewas originally publishedinSanFranciscoChronicle. By Nathan Donley and Carey Gillam It’s been three weeks since a San Francisco jury found that exposure to Monsanto’s Roundup...
August 30, 2018
Newly released government email communications show a persistent effort by multiple officials within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to slow a separate federal agency’s safety review...
August 17, 2017
New ‘Monsanto Papers’ Add To Questions Of Regulatory Collusion, Scientific Mischief
The other shoe just dropped. Four months after the publication of a batch of internal Monsanto Co. documents stirred international controversy, a new trove of company records was...
August 1, 2017
Moms Exposed to Monsanto Weed Killer Means Bad Outcomes for Babies
Concerns about the world’s most widely used herbicide are taking a new twist as researchers unveil data that indicates pervasive use of Monsanto Co.’s weed killer could be linked to pregnancy...
April 5, 2017
Trump Talk Of Pompeo For Cabinet Could Spell Setback For Consumers
News that President-elect Donald Trump is considering U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo for a cabinet slot illustrates just how dark the days ahead might be for America’s burgeoning “food movement,”...
November 18, 2016
The guys in the C-suites sure must be laughing today. They pulled a fast one on the American public. As the seating chart fills out for the incoming Trump administration, it becomes clear that Team...
November 14, 2016
Keeping Secrets From Consumers: Labeling Law a Win for Industry-Academic Collaborations
You’ve heard the mantra over and over - there are no safety concerns associated with genetically engineered crops. That refrain, music to agrichemical and biotech seed industry ears, has been...
July 15, 2016
Veteran Food and Agriculture Reporter Joins U.S. Right to Know
News Release For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 For More Information Contact: Carey Gillam (913) 526-6190 or Gary Ruskin (415) 944-7350 Veteran Food and Agriculture Reporter Joins...
January 5, 2016