The World from PRX

Herbicides

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
French study raises questions about health effects of genetically modified corn
U.S. launches program to clean up Vietnam-era Agent Orange contamination
Environment
States struggle with highway shoulders as resistance to herbicides mounts
Fighting GM foods, and the weeds they cause
Atrazine
Herbicide Spraying in the Pacific Northwest
Lead – The Washington Roundup
Another Look at Atrazine
Pesticides and Birth Defects
Agent Orange Researcher Passes
EU on Atrazine
Effects of Coca Spraying
Chemical Bio-ethics
Herbicide Toxicity
Malformed Frogs
Dioxin Debate
Agent Orange