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05/14/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Environmentalists take EPA to court to reverse its approval of Dow Chemical’s toxic “Enlist Duo” pesticide

The stated mission of the US. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to protect both human health and the environment, ensuring that Americans have access to clean land, air and water. They also promise to review all chemicals in the marketplace for safety. More often than not, though, they have failed to uphold these lofty ideals. […]

09/21/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Researchers share how to conquer herbicide-resistant superweeds that threaten the food supply in the Midwest

In the latest edition of Weed Science, researchers shared new knowledge about how to manage the growth of herbicide-resistant kochia, a weed that takes nutrients from both dryland and irrigated crops across the Great Plains. Kochia usually starts to sprout in late February or early March before the emergence of other summer annual weed species. It […]

02/03/2017 / By David Gutierrez

Farmers and conservation groups suing the EPA for approving Monsanto’s “XtendiMax” pesticide

A coalition of farmer and environmental groups has filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to follow the law in approving Monsanto’s newest herbicide, “XtendiMax” (active ingredient dicamba), for spraying directly on a new generation of genetically modified crops. The plaintiffs in the suit are the Center for Biological Diversity, Center for […]

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