The World from PRX

Glyphosate

A photo of Leydy Pech, a Mayan beekeeper
Environment
Mayan beekeepers launch legal battle to protect the environment
Tractor spraying glyphosate
Health & Medicine
Bayer faces billion-dollar losses related to legal claims of deadly Roundup herbicide
Herbicide spreading
Environment
An FDA scientist finds traces of weed killer in many common foods
A man test-sprays glyphosate in a field with tall grass while wearing a blue pack on his back containing the chemical.
Justice
Inside Monsanto’s day in court: Scientists weigh in on glyphosate’s cancer risks
Monsanto protest
Health
Protests and cancer concerns raise doubts for Roundup’s future in Europe
Allen Leonard, research associate with Texas A&M AgriLife Research, uses a custom spray rig to apply herbicide to Roundup Ready alfalfa test plots.
Science
Weed-killing sprays may also be killing our ability to fight bacteria
Terragator
Health
EPA approves a new herbicide for GMO crops and lawsuits follow
Environment
States struggle with highway shoulders as resistance to herbicides mounts