Not all farms are small and cozy....

This is the true scale of how farm animals are raised in parts of the United States. Let’s restore respect for all living beings.

#ActOnClimate #climate change #ClimateEmergency #climate

Great coverage and summary of the dicamba litigation fight by my colleague Bill Freese

thenewlede.org/2024/04/an-her…

We just sued FWS for failing to timely make decisions on protecting 4 bee species under the Endangered Species Act. 'America's bumblebees are in deep trouble, and it's critical for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stop their plunge toward extinction.' dtnpf.com/agriculture/we…

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear should veto SB 16, yet another unconstitutional Ag-Gag bill like ones FarmSTAND has fought across the nation.

farmersadvance.com/story/news/202…

Great investigation here on the new battles that are being waged by industry to keep pesticides in wide use in the U.S.

Trade disputes

Read the whole way through. There's a lot going on in this story

thenewlede.org/2024/03/we-are…

centerforfoodsafety.org/issues/304/pol…

Remember that GE crops, specially Monsanto's 'Roundup Ready' crops and their spraying of Roundup, is the major driver of the Monarchs' sharp decline. We need the govt to choose Monarchs' existence over Monsanto's profits.

nytimes.com/2024/02/07/cli…

The latest reminder: protection under the Endangered Species Act cannot come soon enough. We petitioned for listing in 2014; years ago the govt agreed it was warranted. The Biden admin needs to move monarchs from the 'waiting list' to protected ASAP.

BREAKING VICTORY! 🚨Today a federal court revoked the approval of the notoriously volatile, weed-killing pesticide #Dicamba . Today’s ruling by the U.S. District Court of Arizona overturns the #EPA 's 2020 reapproval of the pesticide. 🐞🦋🐝
centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases…

Another court smacks down U.S. EPA for its law-breaking over dicamba approvals. Ruling impacts Bayer AG @syngenta BASF products The New Lede Johnathan Hettinger Center for Biological Diversity thenewlede.org/2024/02/for-a-…

Dicamba has been banned for the second time, after a federal court found the EPA violated the law in 2020 approval.

My story:

The New Lede
thenewlede.org/2024/02/for-a-…

“Our senior folks don’t have any idea what they are asking us to do.”

“It’s really the call about how much damage we can accept.”

“This is the most in the science involvement from a company I have ever witnessed.”

EPA rushed to approve dicamba in 2020.

thenewlede.org/2024/01/epa-do…

Documents show internal U.S. EPA concerns over dicamba but still a rush to approve under pressure from Bayer AG thenewlede.org/2024/01/epa-do… Johnathan Hettinger The New Lede

The Supreme Court looks ready to overturn 40 years of precedent—encompassing more than 17,000 federal court decisions—so it can award itself even more power over executive policy and veto every regulation it dislikes.

This case isn't really about herring! slate.com/news-and-polit…

For more than two decades, the EPA has failed to implement the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program. Right now, they’re seeking public comment on a new plan to do so.

BREAKING🚨: We just filed a groundbreaking legal action calling on EPA to immediately suspend and cancel the dangerous herbicide glyphosate, laying out how it's current registration is illegal. #glyphosate #pesticides centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases…

Honored to once again represent in the matter and work with Organización en California de Líderes Campesinas, Beyond Pesticides, Rural Coalition, the Farmworker Association of Florida, and Alianza Nacional de Campesinas

Big filing today, one to follow, the result of months of work by our legal and science team. Building on our victory in court last year, throwing out the EPA's cancer safety finding. Without a valid one, there should be no Roundup being sold, period.

theguardian.com/global/2023/de…

Another article, like the Reuters article yesterday, on the increasing cancer liability for Bayer/Monsanto, including the role of our recent victory overturning EPA's cancer safety determination:

nytimes.com/2023/12/06/bus…

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'Bayer has attributed its recent losses to judges allowing juries to hear what it considers to be improper evidence ... Specifically ... a ruling by a federal appeals court ordering [EPA] to reconsider its 2020 finding that glyphosate probably did not cause cancer.'

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Sounds like our victory last year striking down EPA's cancer safety finding is rightly making a big difference in the damages cases:
reuters.com/business/healt…