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Some just published research in the journal Science completely demolishes claims that the impact of pesticides is declining and that GM crops are contributing to this positive trend, GMWatch reported. Source: GMWatch By Claire Robinson and Jonathan Matthews In fact, the new study shows that not only is the...

Bayer-Monsanto have announced that they will not be asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a $20.6 million verdict awarded to former school groundskeeper,...

Green MEPs Benoît Biteau and Martin Häusling have released a new report stating that new GM technology won’t solve the problems of industrial agriculture...

A scientific study published last week concludes that Florida manatees are chronically exposed to glyphosate because of application of the herbicide to...

The toxic pesticide chlordecone was used on banana plantations in the French West Indies until 1993 but continued to pollute the waters surrounding the...

The use of weed killers can increase the prevalence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in soil, a new study from the University of York in the UK shows. Herbicides...

Internal government emails reveal Monsanto owner Bayer AG and industry lobbyist CropLife America have been working closely with US officials to pressure...

In September 2020, India’s Narendra Modi government circumvented parliamentary procedures to push through three bills that eased restrictions on private...

In January, twenty-six environmental organizations in Italy launched a powerful campaign that prevented the government from passing four bills inspired...

The US Dept of Agriculture (USDA) has proposed that it take over the regulation of GM animals from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Agriculture...