Bayer’s herbicide is the world’s most heavily used, but resistant weeds and lawsuits left it vulnerable. The race to make up for its failings in fields is a clash of corporate rivals; fistfights over weedkillers.
Southeast Asia's second-largest economy suspended an imminent move to ban three agrochemicals over safety fears. The Donald Trump administration, however, knew how to hit Thailand where it hurts.
Buoyed by scientific and public concern, hundreds of communities around the country are banning the herbicide's use and working toward organic lawn management.
A former Victorian farmer will lead a major class action against German pharmaceutical giant Bayer over claims that long-term exposure to the popular weedkiller Roundup can cause non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.
Regulations should approach herbicides, insecticides and related substances comprehensively instead of going after individual chemicals like glyphosate.
Lawsuits against Bayer are on the rise over claims that the company's weedkiller causes cancer. The legal cases have taken a toll on Bayer's share price and reputation.
The brain-harming metal is discharged directly into the river and carried to it on air currents. Some argue authorities are doing too little to stop both routes of pollution.
