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House Farm Bill clears committee with controversial pesticide and livestock provisions intact After days of debate and disagreements, the House Committee on Agriculture on Thursday passed its version of the 2026 Farm Bill, which includes controversial provisions critics say will hamper the abi...

“We’re not asking for much here … it’s pretty common sense for pigs to be able to turn around and lay down comfortably and take a few steps in their group housing setting,” said Julia Johnson of @ciwfusa.bsky.social.
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House Farm Bill clears committee with controversial pesticide and livestock provisions intact After days of debate and disagreements, the House Committee on Agriculture on Thursday passed its version of the 2026 Farm Bill, which includes controversial provisions critics say will hamper the abi...

The House Committee on Agriculture passed its version of the 2026 Farm Bill.

Rebecca Wolf, senior food policy analyst at @foodandwater.bsky.social, called its pesticide provisions “clear handouts to industry.”
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Senate GOP backs speedier chemical reviews; Dems cite health risks Proposed changes to the nation’s premier chemical safety law are necessary for American competitiveness, Senate Republicans said in a hearing on Wednesday, as Democrats warned the changes will harm pu...

“Instead of creating a glide path for increased toxic pollution, the Senate should be rejecting the chemical industry’s bid to make America more contaminated so it can further line its pockets,” Avi Kar, director of toxics at @nrdc.org, said in a statement.
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Bayer wins preliminary court approval for its proposed Roundup class action settlement Bayer’s proposed $7.25 billion class action settlement of Roundup litigation received preliminary approval from a Missouri court on Wednesday, rejecting opposition from a group of lawyers representing...

If approved, Bayer’s proposed Roundup settlement could provide payments averaging between $10,000 and $165,000 to people diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma after exposure to the company’s herbicides.
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Syngenta says it will halt production of its paraquat weed killer.

Our investigation with @theguardian.com previously uncovered internal company documents showing Syngenta knew for decades about research linking paraquat to Parkinson’s disease.
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Senate GOP backs speedier chemical reviews; Dems cite health risks Proposed changes to the nation’s premier chemical safety law are necessary for American competitiveness, Senate Republicans said in a hearing on Wednesday, as Democrats warned the changes will harm pu...

Proposed changes to the nation’s premier chemical safety law are necessary for American competitiveness, Senate Republicans said in a hearing on Wednesday, as Democrats warned the changes will harm public health.
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Bayer wins preliminary court approval for its proposed Roundup class action settlement Bayer’s proposed $7.25 billion class action settlement of Roundup litigation received preliminary approval from a Missouri court on Wednesday, rejecting opposition from a group of lawyers representing...

Chemical giant Bayer’s proposed $7.25 billion Roundup settlement received preliminary approval.

The court rejected objections from lawyers representing about 20,000 plaintiffs who say they developed cancer from using the herbicide.
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Chokehold: The Trump administration’s stealth plan to unleash poisonous air The EPA stopped valuing the lives it could save​​, setting up a deregulatory disaster that will be hazardous to your health.

Op-ed: For the past year, the EPA has bowed to the demands of fossil fuel lobbyists, abandoning its core mission to protect Americans from deadly pollution in our air, water, and land.

Read the full column by Dr. Vijay Limaye of @nrdc.org:
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Report finds over 100 food chemicals companies declared safe without notifying FDA A new report has identified over 100 food chemicals that companies have declared are safe for consumption without notifying the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), leveraging what critics say is a leg...

“I think people should be concerned that the FDA doesn’t know what’s in food and that we have a regulatory process that allows companies to bypass the FDA's safety review process,” said @melaniebenesh.bsky.social, @ewgofficial.bsky.social’s VP of gov't affairs.
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Syngenta says it will stop making paraquat - a pesticide linked to Parkinson's disease Syngenta, maker of a controversial pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease, said on Tuesday that it will stop making its paraquat weed killer by the end of June.

“It’s great news that Syngenta is exiting the paraquat business, but it’s also a reminder that smaller companies will readily fill the void as long as this poison remains approved in our borders,” said Nathan Donley of @biologicaldiversity.org.
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Report finds over 100 food chemicals companies declared safe without notifying FDA A new report has identified over 100 food chemicals that companies have declared are safe for consumption without notifying the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), leveraging what critics say is a leg...

A new @ewgofficial.bsky.social report identifies over 100 food chemicals that companies have declared safe for consumption without notifying the FDA, exploiting what critics call a legal loophole.
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Secret “Paraquat Papers” reveal corporate tactics to protect weed killer linked to Parkinson's disease For more than 50 years, Swiss chemical giant Syngenta has manufactured and marketed a widely used weed killing chemical called paraquat, and for much of that time the company has been dealing with ext...

In partnership with @theguardian.com, The New Lede obtained internal Syngenta files showing the company knew for decades about research linking paraquat to Parkinson’s disease and worked to influence the science and public opinion around it.
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Syngenta says it will stop making paraquat - a pesticide linked to Parkinson's disease Syngenta, maker of a controversial pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease, said on Tuesday that it will stop making its paraquat weed killer by the end of June.

"The voices of the Parkinson’s community, the voices of those who’ve been highlighting the toxic effects of this weed killer … are being heard and they’re having impact,” said Dr. Ray Dorsey.

Syngenta says it will stop making paraquat. ⤵️
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Secret “Paraquat Papers” reveal corporate tactics to protect weed killer linked to Parkinson's disease For more than 50 years, Swiss chemical giant Syngenta has manufactured and marketed a widely used weed killing chemical called paraquat, and for much of that time the company has been dealing with ext...

In partnership with @theguardian.com, The New Lede obtained internal Syngenta files showing the company knew for decades about research linking paraquat to Parkinson’s disease and sought to quietly influence science and public opinion around those findings.
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Syngenta says it will stop making paraquat - a pesticide linked to Parkinson's disease Syngenta, maker of a controversial pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease, said on Tuesday that it will stop making its paraquat weed killer by the end of June.

🚨 Syngenta, maker of a controversial pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease, said on Tuesday that it will stop making its paraquat weed killer by the end of June.
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Health advocates clash with chemical industry as Congress proposes TSCA changes Scientists and health advocates say proposed changes to a key US chemicals safety law would upend protections for children and other vulnerable populations suffering from toxic exposures, while indust...

Scientists Clash With Chemical Firms As #Congress Proposes TSCA Changes

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Industry reports point to potential farm waste energy boom amid federal scrutiny Farmers across the US are leaving potential energy lying on their fields, and have the ability to reap billions of dollars in revenue by turning animal manure, crop and food waste into natural gas, ac...

Researchers at @jhu.edu reviewed the literature on manure digesters and found that when spread on fields, digestate — the leftover material after gas is extracted — can contaminate local waterways with phosphorus, nitrogen, and pathogens.
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Trump executive order on glyphosate is a “fake news fantasy” Wherever Trump looks, he sees existential threats to America that do not exist. He invents fantasy crises as a pretext to exercise emergency powers, like the emergency tariffs just invalidated by the ...

Op-ed: "This executive order underscores the true loyalties of the Trump Administration. Under a veneer of concern for rural communities, its real aim is to protect rich corporations at the expense of everyday Americans."

— @cfstruefood.bsky.social's David Freese
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A new report finds the US could capture enough energy from animal manure, crop residue, and food waste near natural gas pipelines to power roughly 20 million homes each year.
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Not so fast - lawyers for cancer victims see “red flags” in Bayer’s $7.25 billion Roundup settlement deal A group of 14 law firms representing nearly 20,000 plaintiffs is seeking to intervene in Bayer’s proposed class action settlement of Roundup litigation, citing concerns that the settlement deal will n...

Lawyers For Cancer Victims Challenge Bayer’s $7.25B Roundup Settlement

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Health advocates clash with chemical industry as Congress proposes TSCA changes Scientists and health advocates say proposed changes to a key US chemicals safety law would upend protections for children and other vulnerable populations suffering from toxic exposures, while indust...

“Children’s health must come first, yet the chemical industry is now lobbying to weaken the chemical law that protects our families,” the Alliance for Health and Safe Chemicals, a coalition of public health groups, said in a statement.
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Health advocates clash with chemical industry as Congress proposes TSCA changes Scientists and health advocates say proposed changes to a key US chemicals safety law would upend protections for children and other vulnerable populations suffering from toxic exposures, while indust...

“More than 90% of US children two to four years old have multiple neurotoxic chemicals in their bodies,” said @emoryrollins.bsky.social Professor Carmen Marcit.

Scientists say proposed changes to a key US chemical safety law would upend protections for children.
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Industry groups say farmers across the US are leaving potential energy on their fields.

Two new reports argue that turning manure and food waste into natural gas could generate billions in new revenue.

Trump executive order on glyphosate is a “fake news fantasy” Wherever Trump looks, he sees existential threats to America that do not exist. He invents fantasy crises as a pretext to exercise emergency powers, like the emergency tariffs just invalidated by the ...

Opinion: Trump’s executive order on glyphosate is a “fake news fantasy.”

The order misuses wartime authority to protect a pesticide giant, writes David Freese, science director at @cfstruefood.bsky.social.
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Senate Republicans draft bill aimed to speed up new chemical reviews Senate Republicans released a draft discussion bill on Thursday aimed at loosening the nation’s premier chemical safety law with the goal of reducing chemical review delays.

🚨 Senate Republicans released a draft bill on Thursday aimed at loosening the nation’s premier chemical safety law with the goal of reducing chemical review delays.
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Children’s health experts briefed Congress on how phthalates, pesticides, and additives harm kids’ brains.

The briefing comes as Congressional Republicans seek to overhaul the nation’s premier chemical safety law, #TSCA.