#Trump #EPA’s Next Move: Making It Harder to Sue for Getting Cancer from #Roundup

The corporation behind Roundup #herbicide has paid out nearly $11 billion in lawsuits. Now it's backing an EPA rule that would stop the bleeding.

by Schuyler Mitchell, March 21 2025

"Last August, 11 industry-friendly red states, led by Nebraska and Iowa, submitted a 436-page petition asking the agency to amend its labeling rules under the Federal #Insecticide, #Rodenticide, and Fungicide Act, or #FIFRA. The proposed rule change would explicitly prohibit states from labeling #pesticides and #herbicides with warnings about cancer, #BirthDefects, and reproductive harm if those notices contradict the EPA’s risk assessment.

"The states made clear that their ultimate goal is to thwart future lawsuits against pesticide manufacturers. Their petition argued that recent court rulings have created a 'gap in FIFRA’s regulatory framework' that the proposed rule change would plug.

"In January, in a move initiated by the Biden administration, the EPA took a first step of accepting public comment on the rule-making petition, with a deadline of March 24 — though this step is exploratory and does not mean a new rule will be issued. Still, the EPA’s decision could have disastrous consequences if Donald Trump’s second administration is as friendly to the #ChemicalIndustry as it was in his first.

"'It’s telling of the lengths that pesticide manufacturers will go to make sure that nothing interferes with their profit margins,' said Brett Hartl, government affairs director at the Center for Biological Diversity. 'There’s a reality that the industry itself generates much of the data, and they say it’s safe, and then EPA approves that determination.”

Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2025/03/21/trump-epa-monsanto-roundup-bayer-cancer-chemicals/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/VsfWE

Link for public comment:
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0562
#KillThePoor #Ecocide #GlyphosateKills #MonsantoKills #WaterIsLife #LandIsLife #Pollution #RunOff #Cancer #EnvironmentalPollution #USPol #BigChemical #BigAg #RoundupReady #Microbiota #BeeKilling #BayerKills #CenterForBiologicalDiversity

Save this for next time someone asks why they need to buy #organic and stop using #insecticide, #rodenticide, and #pesticide / #pesticides in general.
https://youtu.be/n6zTkQBw7wI

CNVs & #insecticide resistance in #malaria #mosquitoes. GWAS of resistance in An. arabiensis by @MartinDonnelly8 @EricRLucas &co reveals high copy number at the Coeae2g-Coeae6g gene cluster as a novel cause of resistance to #PirimiphosMethyl #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3BtB9QP

The #insecticide protein Vip3Aa is used in genetically engineered crops, but this study shows that a TE insertion into a gut-specific #chitin synthase gene causes Vip3Aa #resistance in the damaging pest Spodoptera #FallArmyworm in the wild #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/4cMeBI9

Revolutionary New Pest Control Tool Discovered by Johns Hopkins
https://scitechdaily.com/revolutionary-new-pest-control-tool-discovered-by-johns-hopkins/ #Biochemistry #Drosophila #Enzyme #Insect #Insecticide #bromotyrosine

My neighbors have subscribed to one of those twice-a-month mosquito-spraying services for over a decade. But the guys always blast it over the fence, coating my nearby strawberries and likely killing small pollinators such as syrphid flies for weeks. I still can't believe this is legal. #pyrethroids #insecticide #chemical #pollinators #mosquitoes #insects #MosquitoShield #swarthmore

Early DDT experiments in Vineyards.
Here, a report on 1943 trials in New Jersey. #DDT was first synthesized in 1874. Its effectiveness as an #insecticide, however, was only discovered in 1939. After 1945, the usage of DDT became widespread in the U.S. – It was banned in 1973

Grrrr. Yet another peaceful morning disrupted by the whine of a gas-powered insecticide sprayer. They come to my neighbor's house every two weeks during the summer. I don't understand why this is legal. #insecticides #pollinators #nature #pyrethroids #insecticide #chemicals #pesticides #mosquito #mosquitoes

How to Get Rid of #FruitFlies — and Stop Them Before They Appear

Fruit flies are a common kitchen pest. Here’s how you can prevent and eliminate them.

by Becky Krystal

"There’s no need to pull out the #insecticide, DeVries says. That’s something you want to avoid in the kitchen, where you are preparing food. It’s also totally unnecessary and won’t solve the problem in the long term. If you want to eliminate the bugs you see flying, DeVries recommends an old-fashioned fly swatter or a vacuum cleaner, which you can empty outside.

"You can also trap them. Dellinger says there are commercial traps out there, but you can make one with materials you likely have on hand. Fill a small jar or container with half an inch of fruit juice, vinegar, apple cider or wine, and add a couple of drops of dishwashing detergent. Cover with plastic wrap and then punch a few holes in the wrap. The flies will be attracted by the bait, but won’t be able to escape because the soap breaks the surface tension of the water, trapping the flies. Another model involves a similar strategy of a bait and soap, but you construct it by cutting a bottle (soda, water, etc.) in half and then inverting the top half and setting it into the bottom to create a funnel, DeVries says."

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies-and-stop-them-before-they-appear?utm_source=pocket-newtab