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The weed killer Roundup will become the latest product in California required to carry a label alerting consumers that exposure is believed to cause cancer, state regulators announced this week.
Call it the anti-Roundup dream team. A coalition of attorneys, invigorated by their lawsuit representing cancer victims against Monsanto Co., is tackling the world’s most popular weedkiller on multiple fronts.
In a move celebrated by scientists and activists, California on Monday announced it would add glyphosate—the active ingredient in the Monsanto-produced weed killer Roundup—to its list of chemicals known to cause cancer.
Labour’s Shadow Environment Secretary Sue Hayman has written an open letter Defra secretary Michel Gove to clarify the government's position on neonicotinoid pesticides.
Soils are polluted due mostly to human activities that leave excess chemicals in soils used to grow food, the United Nations reports.
Recently I was in a roomful of people brought to their feet by an inspiring call-to-action from activist and former Ohio Senator Nina Turner.
At one point, Turner imparted a piece of wisdom she learned from her grandmother.
To get along in life, she said, all you need is a wishbone (so you can dream), a jawbone (so you can speak truth to power), and a backbone (because the road to fulfilling your dreams is paved with setbacks).
It’s not enough to dream. It’s not enough to speak truth to power. We also need the backbone to stay in this for the long haul.
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Glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto's widely used herbicide Roundup, will be added July 7 to California's list of chemicals known to the state to cause cancer, according to a Reuters report Tuesday.
For many ethical consumers, palm oil is a dirty word. Its association with deforestation, the destruction of local communities and forced labour – particularly in Indonesia and Malaysia – makes buying a jar of peanut butter no easy task.
Writers shine a light on relentless, coordinated efforts by internet trolls to silence race analysis in food writing.
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