Agriculture

"Concerns over water access are poised to consume summer in the US, as crises in Corpus Christi and across the Colorado River threaten to boil over."

"Monday’s Supreme Court hearing over a federal law governing pesticide regulations left observers largely unsure how the court will rule in the case involving the former Monsanto company and the herbicide glyphosate, with many seeing the ultimate decision as too close to call."

"The House approved a five-year farm bill Thursday after stripping the legislation of liability protections for pesticide manufacturers."

"Labor prosecutors in Brazil filed a lawsuit Wednesday against meatpacking giant JBS, accusing the company of buying cattle from farms where workers were held in slavery-like conditions."

"Scientists are wary of glyphosate. MAHA loathes it. And our yearlong investigation shows California is spraying it everywhere."

"Close to 20 percent of Americans are exposed to water polluted with high levels of potentially cancer-causing nitrates, known to come mostly from agricultural runoff, according to new research published this month."

"Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared skeptical of Monsanto’s argument that federal law prevents state courts from holding the company financially responsible for failing to warn consumers about the risk of cancer from its popular Roundup weedkiller."

"On Monday, the justices will hear arguments over whether a state court rightfully awarded a $1.25 million verdict to a Missouri man who said the maker of the popular Roundup weedkiller failed to caution users about the product’s cancer risk — even as federal environmental regulators have repeatedly concluded that a warning is not required."

"A new study finds that the vast majority of climate-related claims made by the meat and dairy industry don’t hold up to scholarly scrutiny."