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Following $10 billion Roundup settlement, Bayer uses climate program as front to lock in control of farmer data and sell more Roundup
The Growing Climate Solutions Act is a false promise to farmers and a failure on climate; companies like Bayer are showing exactly how they would make money off these schemes.
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New Study: Glyphosate Levels in Children and Adults Drop Dramatically After One Week of Eating Organic
The study is the first to examine how an organic diet affects exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Bayer AG’s (BAYRY) weedkiller Roundup®, the most widely used pesticide worldwide.
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Banning bee-killing pesticides in wildlife refuges
Bees in wildlife refuges are losing their ability to navigate due to toxic pesticide exposure. Help Friends of the Earth to protect these essential pollinators.
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Sen. Schumer, Rep. McEachin, progressive and climate advocates speak out against liability waivers in covid stimulus
Mitch McConnell is much more worried about an imaginary epidemic of lawsuits than he is about the real life pandemic hurting the country
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Mega poultry producer in hot water over fowl advertising, faces joint lawsuit
Sanderson Farms heavily brands itself as “100% Natural” despite routinely feeding its chickens antibiotics and raising them in unnatural industrial sheds.
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EPA is letting a brain-damaging pesticide poison us
Chlorpyrifos – a toxic pesticide – is being allowed to poison our planet thanks to the EPA. Friends of the Earth is pushing Congress to ban it.
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As health crisis worsens, Senate Republicans focus covid relief on polluting corporations
Mitch McConnell released the latest stimulus package for COVID-19 relief in the Senate today.
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Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes: Coming soon to Florida and Texas?
Oxitec has genetically engineered the Aedes aegypti mosquito, known to transmit tropical diseases like dengue fever, zika, and chikungunya.
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Pesticide companies are driving monarchs to extinction
Monarchs have had record declines for two years in a row. The loss is so bad, they need Endangered Species Protection. Learn how you can help!