New study finds glyphosate in kids’ cereals and snack bars
Bad news for anyone who likes to eat cereal, or granola bars, or anything that contains oats at all: a recent study...
Court orders Monsanto to pay $289 million in cancer trial
Agrochemical company Monsanto has been ordered to pay $289 million to school groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson, who...
Beekeepers file a complaint against Bayer after glyphosate was discovered in honey
Beekeepers in France aren't happy with Bayer. Agence France Presse reported (AFP) a beekeeping cooperative in the...
Monsanto will scrap its notorious name after acquisition by Bayer
"Monsanto" is a bad word in environmentalist circles. However, the company name so connected with concerns over...
California man files lawsuit against Monsanto for allegedly hiding dangers of glyphosate
In a monumental trial, DeWayne Johnson will soon become the first person to face Monsanto in court for an alleged...
Unreleased internal FDA emails show glyphosate weedkiller residue in almost every food tested
For the past two years, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been testing food samples for the weedkiller...
European parliament bans Monsanto from entering
Monsanto recently refused to attend a European parliament hearing investigating allegations that the company unduly...
California adds Monsanto’s glyphosate to list of chemicals known to cause cancer
Ever since the World Health Organization (WHO) deemed Monsanto’s glyphosate — a key ingredient in its Roundup...
EPA official accused of killing investigation into Monsanto weedkiller
An EPA official who was in charge of evaluating the cancer risk of Monsanto’s popular Roundup weedkiller has...
Why this city is waging a war on shamrocks
St. Patrick's day is here, and with the plastic shamrocks popping up in stores everywhere, it got me thinking about...
Glyphosate found in Cheerios, Kashi cookies and other popular food items
Once again, residues of the herbicide glyphosate have been found in commonly consumed foods. A new report produced...
93 percent of the world’s seed diversity has vanished the last century
Take a look at modern agriculture, and you'll find very little of it represents how farms looked in the early 1900s....
WHO cancer arm told experts to withhold glyphosate review documents
New evidence has come to light that illustrates the cancer agency of the World Health Organization advised experts...
Here’s the patent that could crush Monsanto and save the world
Monsanto has a new enemy... fungi. Mycologist Paul Stamets holds a patent for insect-killing fungi - or mycopesticides...
SEED: new film exposes startling loss of biodiversity in global crops
If you’ve taken a look around the produce aisle at your local grocery store, you’re lucky if you find more...
Bayer’s proposed $66B Monsanto takeover is “a marriage made in hell”
With little warning, Germany chemical giant Bayer made a bid to take over U.S.-based Monsanto for $66 billion....
Senate passes weak GMO-labeling bill, nullifying Vermont’s pro-consumer requirements
The United States Senate passed a controversial bill Wednesday that would require food makers to disclose genetically...
Don’t let Monsanto and Whole Foods kill GMO labeling
A first-of-its-kind law requiring foods sold in Vermont to declare whether or not they contain genetically modified...
Pesticide industry spending ‘hundreds of thousands of dollars’ to slow U.S. bee protection
Would it surprise you to hear that the pesticide industry is actively working to halt measures that would protect...
Quaker accused of false advertising after glyphosate pesticide found in “100 percent natural” oats
Glyphosate, the widely-used pesticide linked to cancer has been found in lots of food items we consume on a regular...
Activists call on the EPA to ban glyphosate
As evidence mounts regarding the environmental and health problems associated with widespread use of the pesticide...
Shocking new map shows where cancer-causing glyphosate sprayed in San Francisco
San Francisco residents can now see exactly where glyphosate - the carcinogenic herbicide linked to myriad health...
Disturbing new map shows 2748 locations where NYC has recently sprayed cancer-causing pesticide
Bad news, New Yorkers -- if you like to take long walks or pay visits to your local park, you've probably been...
Check this map to see if harmful Roundup pesticide has been sprayed near your neighborhood
Want to know if your favorite neighborhood park or playground is one of the 2,748 in NYC that has been contaminated...
FDA will finally begin testing food crops for cancer-linked herbicide glyphosate
Glyphosate, a powerful herbicide used widely in U.S. agriculture with known links to cancer and autism, has finally...
Monsanto files suit to keep California from declaring Roundup carcinogenic
Business has been tough for Monsanto in the past year: first, the World Health Organization's International Agency...
The 10 most inspiring Inhabitat stories of 2015
Let's face it, environmental news can be downright depressing sometimes - which is why we strive to balance our...
The 12 most jaw-dropping Inhabitat stories of 2015
This year proved the age-old maxim: buyer beware. Not only did we discover that herbal supplements may not contain...
Study finds 85% of tampons, sterile cotton, and sanitary pads contaminated with glyphosate
A recent Argentinean study found that 85 percent of tampons, gauze, and other cotton personal care products contain...
Mark Ruffalo confronts Monsanto chief: “You are poisoning people.”
Mark Ruffalo is perhaps best known for his role as the Hulk, but in real life, Ruffalo is a different kind of superhero....