Monsanto Weedkiller Ruling Sparks Backlash Around the Globe Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch Waking Times Glyphosate, the world’s most popular herbicide, is at the center of international scrutiny after a San Francisco court on Friday decided in favor of a California school groundskeeper with terminal cancer
Judge to Decide if Monsanto Roundup Cancer Lawsuits Move . . . - EcoWatch More than 365 pending lawsuits against the agribusiness giant have been centralized in multidistrict litigation under U S District Judge Vince Chhabria The plaintiffs claim they or their loved ones developed non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) due to exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller
EU Approval of Glyphosate Based on Review That Plagiarized Monsanto Studies Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch Waking Times The European Union’s license extension of the world’s most popular weedkiller, glyphosate, was based on a review that heavily plagiarized industry studies, according to a report (pdf) commissioned by European parliamentarians (MEPs)
Collusion or Coincidence? Records Show EPA Slowed Glyphosate . . . - EcoWatch Newly released government email communications show a persistent effort by multiple officials within the U S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to slow a separate federal agency’s safety review of Monsanto’s top-selling herbicide
Holding Monsanto Accountable for Growing Public Outcry Over . . . - EcoWatch Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, has been on the market for 42 years, but is now shown to likely have damaged the environment and may cause cancer in humans Many governments have banned or are considering banning its use entirely
Lorraine Chow - In These Times Lorraine is a freelance writer for EcoWatch Her journalism career began in New York City, where she received a M A from NYU's Arthur L Carter Journalism Institute, and where she worked at
Monsanto Cancer Ruling Sparks Backlash Around the Globe The jury ruled that the plaintiff, Dewayne Johnson, developed cancer from repeated exposure to Roundup, Monsanto's widely used glyphosate-based weedkiller, and ordered the company to pay $289 million in damages