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Tag: herbicide

Posted inAgribusiness

EPA and Bayer had close contact in 2020 reinstatement of dicamba

Avatar photo by Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest September 1, 2021June 27, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

In summer 2020, a federal court ruled the EPA showed too much deference to Bayer when it approved the company’s dicamba herbicide. This invalidated the approval. But, weeks later, Bayer began working the EPA again, according to newly obtained emails.

Posted inAgribusiness

EPA watchdog: Trump officials interfered in 2018 dicamba decision

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Posted inOpinion

Opinion: Bader Farms v. Monsanto could open floodgate of third-party lawsuits

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Posted inOpinion

Opinion: EPA is wrong to allow dicamba be sprayed this growing season

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Opinion: Feds and the Courts need to deliver certainty on dicamba

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Opinion: Dicamba 2021…haven’t we seen this movie before?

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Posted in#agalerts

#AgAlerts: Rural roads; herbicides; climate

by Cynthia Voelkl/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inDicamba on Trial

Dicamba on trial: Peach farmer takes the stand in lawsuit against Bayer, BASF

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Dicamba on trial: Despite assurances to farmers, BASF told pesticide applicators dicamba may cause soybean damage

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Posted inGovernment, Health

FDA finds glyphosate in food samples in its first-ever test for the herbicide

by Kaolin Sewell/The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting October 9, 2018January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

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