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Biotech developers in the EU are lobbying hard to rewrite or remove regulations intended to protect consumers and the environment. With a little ‘help’ from the White House and – thanks to an apathetic mainstream media  – a lack of public awareness, they could succeed. Source: Beyond GM, By Pat...

Lawmakers in Austria’s lower house of parliament voted to ban all uses of controversial herbicide glyphosate on Tuesday, as the substance faces...

Use of Bayer’s contested weedkiller glyphosate, the subject of more than 10,000 lawsuits in the US over claims it causes cancer, will eventually...

Roundup, the world’s top herbicide, has been mired in controversy in recent months as the jurors in three court cases have found it causes cancer. Bayer...

Sustainable Pulse exclusive interview with the Director of Poisoning Paradise, Keely Shaye Brosnan. Poisoning Paradise: Journey to the seemingly idyllic...

A former Monsanto executive serving as a political appointee within the U.S. Department of the Interior used her position to further the agrochemical giant’s...

The United States of America allows the use of 85 pesticides that have been banned or are being phased out in the European Union, China or Brazil, according...

Earlier this week, the National Organic Program (NOP) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture published a memo that will put a stop to the practice of allowing...

Following the recent bans on the use of glyphosate-based herbicides by cities and institutions in the U.S., including Key West, Los Angeles, the University...

Fruit and wine production is among the agricultural sectors with the highest pesticide applications. Yet, the extent to which such public places are affected...