Two Maui families with children born with rare illnesses are suing Monsanto and its parent company Bayer. They claim the company knowingly sprayed harmful chemicals that caused their conditions. The Trump administration has proposed a rule to shrink exclusion boundaries near pesticide applications. The rule would cut down on the enforcement of the boundaries established under the Application Exclusion Zone to just within farm owner property. The previous statute extended the exclusion zone to areas outside the farm, where workers and others might come into close proximity to the process and equipment used to spread pesticides. In the European Union, a ban to Bayer’s pesticide known as thiacloprid linked to harming bees was announced this week. Many beekeepers believe a class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids are weakening their bees. Mega-corporations are making a killing off their pesticides — but are they also getting away with murder? New research finds antibiotic-resistant genes that have been inserted into genetically modified food are able to withstand conventional wastewater treatments. The findings, contained in a research paper published in the journal, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, might point to a previously unknown way that bacteria may become resistant to life-saving antibiotics.
Maui mother who’s filed lawsuit against Monsanto: ‘It’s just not right’
Two Maui families with children born with rare illnesses are suing Monsanto and its parent company Bayer. They claim the company knowingly sprayed harmful chemicals that caused their conditions.
https://www.khon2.com/local-news/maui-mother-whos-filed-lawsuit-against-monsanto-its-just-not-right/?fbclid=IwAR3tE3SkfCNkLtlzI2CLX5ZeDkpI-6Apl9S38fok9U6MKFn83j8UmNZgEOA
Trump administration rule to shrink exclusion boundaries near pesticide applications
The rule shrinks enforcement of the boundaries established under the Application Exclusion Zone to just within farm owner property. The previous statute extended the exclusion zone to areas outside the farm, where workers and others might come into close proximity to the process and equipment used to spread pesticides.
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/467357-trump-administration-rule-to-shrink-exclusion-boundaries-near?fbclid=IwAR0H2kIvHwAZtOcaVzOcynErXgxZ2v2tIkC9BbeHggrLr8uxw75PGHAlAes
EU to ban Bayer’s pesticide linked to harming bees
European Union governments widened the EU ban on pesticides linked to harming bees after deciding not to renew their approval for Bayer’s insecticide known as thiacloprid.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-bayer-pesticide/eu-to-ban-bayers-pesticide-linked-to-harming-bees-idUSKBN1X11T5?fbclid=IwAR1CdDo1420d_NEL0EEkUbNlmVO6IcHBmXwpEZin0EpZDPhapUvV7_NRV9M
THE PERFECT CRIME: WHAT’S KILLING ALL THE BEES?
Many beekeepers believe a class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids are weakening their bees.
Mega-corporations are making a killing off their pesticides — but are they also getting away with murder?
https://earthjustice.org/features/bees-beekeepers-neonics-perfect-crime?fbclid=IwAR3dDSbDhb16jdS6LMuMjFVWuYx4BZaX04nKWkbakewNToJkKTbUS40QGNs
Antibiotic-resistant GMO genes persist in sewage sludge, researchers find
Antibiotic-resistant genes that have been inserted into genetically modified food are able to withstand conventional wastewater treatments. The findings, contained in a research paper published recently in the journal, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, might point to a previously unknown way that bacteria may become resistant to life-saving antibiotics.
https://news.wsu.edu/2019/10/18/researchers-find-persistence-antibiotic-resistant-gmo-genes-sewage-sludge/
