12 results

• Dicamba Should Remain Banned Until Crop Drift Problem Solved, Environmental Groups’ Report States

  August 13, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report calls for the EPA to require dicamba manufacturers to solve its drift problem before allowing the weed killer to return to the market.

• Weed Killer Manufacturers Seek Rehearing Over Dicamba Ban

  July 27, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  Weed killer manufacturers are urging a federal appeals court to reconsider a decision which banned many uses of the weed killer dicamba, which has been linked to widespread crop damage.

• Dicamba Crop Damage This Year On Track To Be Worst Yet, Researcher Warns

  July 14, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  An Iowa agricultral scientist warns that 2020 has seen the most extensive crop damage from dicamba use yet.

• Environmentalists Say EPA Defying Court Ruling That Bans Dicamba

  June 11, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  An EPA order cancelling approval for dicamba in the wake of a court ruling has sewn confusion due to provisions allowing use of the herbicide through July.

• Dicamba’s EPA Approval Revoked By Federal Appeals Court

  June 9, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  The EPA has been forced to reverse its approval of certain dicamba weed killer products after a federal appeals court ruled the agency erred in approving it for over-the-top use.

• Dicamba Exposure Increases Liver Cancer Risks: NIH Study Warns

  May 8, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that exposure to dicamba could increase the risk of liver cancer.

• Lawsuit Calls For Ban On Dicamba Spraying In Upcoming Growing Season

  April 27, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  Several environmental and farming groups are challenging the EPA's decision to approve the weed killer dicamba, which some farmers say was designed to drift onto neighboring fields and kill non-dicamba-resistant crops.

• EPA Approval of Dicamba Under Investigation By Inspector General

  April 13, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  The OIG is investigating the EPA's approval of dicamba, a weed killer which farmers say drifts to neighboring crops and kills them.

• Monsanto, BASF Knew Dicamba Could Destroy Neighboring Fields, Internal Documents Suggest

  April 2, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  Newly revealed internal memos suggest Monsanto and BASF knew that dicamba could drift and destroy other crops as far back as 2009, and anticipated facing a large number of lawsuits.

• Lawsuit Over Weedkiller Crop Damage Results in $265M Verdict Against Monsanto and BASF

  February 18, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A Missouri federal jury has awarded a peach farmer $265 million for damage done to his groves by dicamba herbicide drift.