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"One of Bayer’s stated key strategies to try to end the litigation ... is getting the Supreme Court to agree ... that if EPA does not require a cancer warning on its glyphosate products, the company cannot be held liable for failing to warn of a cancer risk."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Outstanding investigative journalism by @propublica.org
Follow the money. This is a classic example of why it is imperative to ban financial conflicts of interest among political appointees.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Exposing industry conflict of interest is essential to addressing the problem. We applaud these efforts. EPA should work on behalf of public health, not chemical industry CEOs.
www.eenews.net/articles/jef...
This is good news. Two points we want to highlight from the article:
1. A lawsuit was a driver in this decision and
2. Nathan Donley says generic manufacturers may continue to sell this toxic pesticide, so a ban is important.
www.thenewlede.org/2026/03/syng...
Are you watching today's Senate EPW Committee hearing on the draft bill to gut America's chemical safety law? Industry influence is alive and well.
The chemical lobby wants to gut America's chemical safety law, but fortunately scientists and health advocates are pushing back. And an overwhelming majority of Americans are on the side of science and health, according to a recent Pew Foundation survey.
www.thenewlede.org/2026/02/heal...
What happens when the chemical industry is in charge at EPA. People's health gets sacrificed for industry interests.
www.thenewlede.org/2026/02/epa-...
When polluting industries capture regulatory agencies, people pay with their health. We must remove financial conflicts of interest from policy actions.
www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
“They were very polite in the meeting. In terms of the tone, there was a lot of receptivity. However, in terms of what was said, it felt like we were interacting with a lot of industry talking points.” - Alexandra Muñoz
abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...
Want to learn how "how industry actors manipulate science, lobby policymakers, and undermine democratic decision-making to maintain profits at the expense of human and environmental health"? Check out CIEL's new report.
www.ciel.org/reports/scie...
See this messaging about new chemical reviews being too slow? That is industry messaging. As Dr. Woodruff testified, the majority of delays are because industry hasn't provided data or signed paperwork.
cen.acs.org/policy/legis...
From opioids and tobacco to PFAS and ultra processed foods, internal industry documents show how health-harming corporations lie about their products to increase their profits.
To improve health, we need to remove industry influence from the regulatory process.
Excellent reporting from Heated and a classic example of conflict of interest.
Our scientists would be happy to sit down with these chefs and share how #PFAS contaminates water and impacts health.
San Francisco is taking on ultra-processed food companies for "using deceptive marketing techniques to target children ... to consume their products while knowing that overconsumption of the foods could lead to poor health outcomes..." #ultraprocessedfood
abc7news.com/post/san-fra...
"This is what corporate capture looks like." - Dimitri Abrahamsson
EPA is supposed to protect people from toxic chemicals like D4, not give them a pass.
Have you received a letter from "Dr. B.S."?
One scientist decided to investigate and what he found may shed light on another form of corporate influence.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/s...
Did you know that the Tobacco Industry was behind much of the creation of ultra-processed food?
Researchers are now sounding the alarm that ultra-processed food needs warning labels.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
They are removing scientists from scientific advisory panels and polluting industries are jockeying for the positions. If you want to make America healthy, remove corporate interference from the regulatory process.
www.eenews.net/articles/che...
Scientists and health advocates are trying to address the children's health crisis despite an EPA and administration captured by industry and corporate interests. But transparency and public support can make powerful allies.
undark.org/2025/11/06/t...
BREAKING: Senate hearing on impacts of chemical regulation Thursday. Note that two of the three witnesses are from industry. At least one witness will testify on behalf of science and health.
www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/se...
If you want to keep people safe from harmful chemicals, one good step would be to stop the revolving door between the chemical industry and EPA.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Art + Science No. 5: Big Oil, Regulations, Global Warming, a Calculated Stitch
with Ruth Tabancay
via Zoom on Sunday, September 21, 4:00 to 5:30 PM PST
www.eventbrite.com/e/artscience...
"Just as governments once curbed tobacco industry influence, they must now ban fossil fuel lobbying and disinformation," Miller said.
phys.org/news/2025-09...
"The battle over Roundup and glyphosate, the controversial chemical it contains, is a case study in how regulation, politics and big business are intertwined in the agricultural industry."
Last week the plastics industry stopped the global plastics treaty and now it appears the pesticide industry is succeeding at keeping regulations at bay. We can make America healthy by removing polluter conflict of interest in the regulatory process.
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
Medical advice should be free of financial conflicts of interest, especially when it comes to children. Important study from @drlauraschmidt.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2025/07/22/s...
There is no safe way to recycle plastics that contain thousands of toxic chemicals. Plastics treaty negotiators need to push back on industry's false narrative that we can "recycle" our way out of the plastics crisis.
prheucsf.blog/2025/07/09/s...
@nickchartres.bsky.social @toxicsfree.bsky.social
BREAKING: Trump's EPA appears to be backing down on repealing asbestos ban.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/c...
Silencing critics is part of the polluter playbook.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/c...
