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Roundup weedkiller false advertising settlement

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Roundup weedkiller manufacturers to pay $6.9 million in false advertising settlement

Agrochemical giants Bayer CropScience and Monsanto violated a 1996 agreement to stop making false and misleading claims about the safety of its popular weedkillers, New York’s attorney general found.

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Living on Earth: Beyond the Headlines

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Living on Earth: Beyond the Headlines

Politics

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Factory farms use a quarter-billion pounds of pesticide to feed animals: report

That amount of pesticide usage is likely to harm plant and animal ecosystems, advocates warn.

ICYMI: Bayer launches carbon capture program for farmers in U.S. and Brazil

Bayer AG launched a pilot program in the United States and Brazil on Tuesday that will pay farmers for capturing carbon in cropland soils, making it the latest agriculture company to seek to capitalize on environmental initiatives. One incentive for farmers will be credits toward Bayer products, e.g., RoundUp.

Politics

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Grooming forests could be making fires worse, researchers warn

Using glyphosate is a common forest management practice, but research indicates the practice may be making forests more vulnerable to wildfire.

Impacts

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When residents say 'no' to aerial mosquito spraying

When states use pesticides to slow the spread of insect-borne diseases, should households be allowed to opt out?

ORIGINAL REPORTING

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Roundup weedkiller manufacturers to pay $6.9 million in false advertising settlement

Living on Earth: Beyond the Headlines

Living on Earth: Beyond the Headlines

Factory farms use a quarter-billion pounds of pesticide to feed animals: report

ICYMI: Bayer launches carbon capture program for farmers in U.S. and Brazil

Grooming forests could be making fires worse, researchers warn

When residents say 'no' to aerial mosquito spraying

California struggles to electrify trucks as Trump administration blocks state rules

The hidden cost of powering your phone might be someone else’s cancer

Toxic mine runoff cleanup revives West Virginia waterways and extracts rare earth elements

Scientists call on UN to adopt bold ocean policies to combat climate and biodiversity threats

EU ocean protection plan draws fire for weak enforcement and lack of binding goals

Wildfire smoke from Canada continues to choke U.S. cities as climate patterns worsen

China ramps up solar and wind power as clean energy output shatters global records

Melting ice and microplastics signal deepening disruption in Antarctica’s climate system