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“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 …
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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“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 …
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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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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Judge Upholds Landmark Monsanto Verdict, But Slashes Punitive Damages by $211 Million While Dewayne “Lee” Johnson and his lawyers consider whether to accept a lower amount or move forward with a retrial, they called the new ruling “a triumph for our legal system” by Jessica Corbett, staff writer A California judge on Monday upheld a …
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