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Non-Toxic Alternatives to Glyphosate are Available and Economically Feasible – New EU Report

PAN Europe released a new report Thursday in collaboration with the European Greens, which shows that much safer non-chemical alternatives exist for all...

Mexico Confirms Glyphosate Ban Date as Environmental Groups Slam U.S. Govt Interference

The Center for Biological Diversity and Greenpeace México have strongly condemned the United States’ heavy-handed intervention into Mexico’s decision...

Expert Groups Take California Legal Action to Close Loophole on Pesticide Treated Seeds

U.S. Environmental and public health groups filed a legal challenge seeking to close the California Department of Pesticide Regulation’s (DPR) loophole...

GMO Salmon Production Fails as AquaBounty Turns to Non-GMO Salmon Egg Sales

In a major turn-around, the US company AquaBounty says it will stop producing its controversial genetically modified Atlantic salmon in Prince Edward...

Contaminated Wildflower Nectar and Pollen Puts Bees and Humans at Risk – New Irish Study Slams Pre-Harvest Glyphosate Use

Bees are likely to be at high risk from exposure to glyphosate, the most widely used weedkiller in the world, via contaminated wildflower nectar and pollen...

Monarch Butterflies Suffered One Blow From Glyphosate, Then Another From Climate Change

Scientists have three main theories for the persistent decline in the numbers of monarch butterflies, according to a Forbes article written by Jeff McMahon: •...

India’s GM Mustard: An Increasingly Bitter Taste

In a fair world, Aruna Rodrigues would be heralded as an incredible individual for her ongoing struggle to protect the socio-economic and environmental...

GM Crops

New Figures Show Massive Decrease in Planting of GM Crops in European Union

Figures for the area under MON810, the only transgenic GMO crop authorized for cultivation in the European Union, have just been published. And it’s...

US Appeals Court Orders EPA to Protect Endangered Species from Toxic Insecticide Cyantraniliprole

A U.S. federal appeals court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency last week to fulfill its long-delayed mandatory duties to protect endangered species...