Thursday, June 23, 2022

 while this could be a good court order its just as possible that the epa will dance around, play some games, and then line up at the round up window looking for more bribe money to continue spraying poison as usual;


The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was ordered by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday, June 17, to reassess whether glyphosate is potentially harmful to humans, wildlife or the environment.

Glyphosate is an active ingredient in Roundup, which is the most widely-used herbicide in the world. Bayer, which acquired the herbicide’s original producer Monsanto in 2018, is facing thousands of claims from people who said that their exposure to Roundup caused their cancer.

However, the herbicide will remain available for sale. According to an agency spokesman, EPA officials are reviewing the 54-page ruling and “will decide the next steps.” They also said that the Supreme Court is also considering whether to hear an appeal from Bayer that could shut down thousands of lawsuits on the cancer claims.

According to Bayer in a prepared statement, they are standing by the EPA’s earlier decision. “We believe that the U.S. EPA will continue to conclude, as it and other regulators have consistently concluded for more than four decades, that glyphosate-based herbicides can be used safely and are not carcinogenic,” the company said.

In a 3-0 decision, the federal appeals court ruled that the EPA did not adequately evaluate the potential impact of glyphosate on human health and endangered species when it reauthorized the use of the product in January 2020........more.......

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