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Environment Committee MEPs Vote for EU Glyphosate Ban in 2020

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Environment and Public Health Committee MEPs have voted by a large majority (39 in favor, with 9 against, and 10 abstentions) for a ban on glyphosate in three years’ time, approving a non-binding resolution. The European Commission warned the vote was an attack on the EU regulatory system and the EU...

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New Groundbreaking Research Shows Glyphosate Persists in Soil

A new research study from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and two Dutch laboratories shows that 45% of Europe’s top soil contains glyphosate...

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Six Middle Eastern Countries Ban Glyphosate Herbicides over ‘Probable Carcinogen’ Fears

Oman’s Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed that six Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar,...

Expert Scientists Attack Journal over Monsanto Influence and Funding for Glyphosate Review

Scientists from four national environmental-health organizations today called on the scientific journal Critical Reviews in Toxicology to retract a review...

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Emmanuel Macron: EU pesticide debate needs more ‘independent expertise’

France and the European Union need independent scientific experts to guide them on divisive environmental issues such as pesticides, French President Emmanuel...

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Dramatic Failure of GM Cotton in India – Farmers and Textile Brands Turn to Organic

A Soil Association report, released Wednesday, reveals how genetically modified (GM) cotton grew to almost obliterate all other cotton production in India,...

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New Global Review Shows Five-Fold Increase in Pest Resistance to GM Crops

A new global assessment, released Tuesday by the University of Arizona, helps scientists explain why cases of pest resistance to genetically modified crops...

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Cornell University Study Shows Glyphosate Damages Soil-Friendly Bacteria

Cornell University researchers have found an agricultural conflict: negative consequences of the weed-killing herbicide glyphosate on Pseudomonas, a soil-friendly...

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Are GMO Pesticides Supertoxins? New Analysis Raises Questions of Food and Environmental Safety

The chief benefit claimed for GMO pesticidal Bt crops is that, unlike conventional pesticides, their toxicity is limited to a few insect species. A new...

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US Court Rules EPA Must Release Details on Enlist Duo’s Harm to Endangered Species

Responding to a lawsuit filed by the Center for Biological Diversity, a federal judge has ruled Friday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

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