Monsanto

Marker of DNA damage seen in men applying Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides

Marker of DNA damage seen in men applying Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides  Published: 20 December 2023 GMWatch.org New paper is “critical step forward in filling knowledge gaps of glyphosate carcinogenicity in humans”. Report: Claire Robinson A new paper from the US National Institutes of Health reports indications of DNA damage among men applying Roundup and other …

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Revealed: Trump’s Wildlife Service pick has ties to anti-animal protection groups | US news | The Guardian

“At her confirmation hearing earlier this month, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse highlighted Skipwith’s past work for Monsanto, a leading producer of an herbicide that has been linked to negative effects on honeybees and other wildlife.  …..Skipwith’s ties to Giacometto and Gage, and through them to Westlands, raise questions about whether she will be able to act …

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600 people on Monsanto ‘watch lists’ in Germany, France: Bayer

600 people on Monsanto ‘watch lists’ in Germany, France: Bayer AFP•June 17, 2019 The lists were compiled before Bayer took over Monsanto (AFP Photo/PATRIK STOLLARZ) More Berlin (AFP) – US seeds and pesticides maker Monsanto kept lists of around 600 key pro- and anti-pesticides figures in Germany and France alone, its German parent company Bayer …

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Court Docs: Monsanto Paid Chemical Industry Front Group to Claim Cancer-Causing Weedkiller ‘Safe’ and Attack Its Critics

“Emails between Monsanto and the American Council on Science and Health, or ACSH, and related internal Monsanto emails were first made public during the trial last July of a lawsuit by a former California school groundskeeper who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma after using Roundup. The jury awarded Dewayne “Lee” Johnson $289 million in punitive …

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NapaVision 2050: Eyes on Napa: Protecting Our Water from Glyphosate

Eyes on Napa: Protecting Our Water from Glyphosate Last week the city of Napa extended the ban of the use of Roundup to all city properties. Now what about our county usage? Last week City Manager Steve Potter announced to the Napa City Council that the use of Roundup (glyphosate) has been banned from usage by all …

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Trump picks former Monsanto executive to lead U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

SWAMP WATCH: The Center for Biological Diversity highlighted the fact that Skipwith has been working in the Trump administration since April 2017. During this time, the department has had a bulls-eye on protections for migratory birds, endangered species, and national monuments. “Skipwith will always put the interests of her old boss Monsanto and other polluters ahead …

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