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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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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.
www.cbc.ca
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.
undark.org
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?
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