I found another ghost written Monsanto study that said glyphosate was safe. This time the EPA knew about it, told no one, and continued to cite it.
Mother Jones@motherjones.com · last mo.SCOOP: The EPA has known for nearly a decade that an influential 2013 scientific paper that concluded glyphosate is safe was actually ghostwritten by developer Monsanto. But the agency never informed the public and continued to rely on it, according to an EPA memo obtained by Mother Jones.
In 2023, I reported on the foster kids stuck at North Star, a notorious Anchorage psychiatric facility. Some kids stayed months or years—enduring restraints, seclusion, and more—simply because there was nowhere else for them to go. Now, a law aims to change that. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
A Mother Jones investigation helped spur a new Alaska law protecting vulnerable kids
HB 36 will require a review of foster kids' placements in psychiatric hospitals.
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"Did you know monocultures and glyphosate are fuelling more intense forest fires? 🌲🔥 It's time we take a closer look at the link between our land practices and environmental destruction. Check out this thought-provoking article to learn more: www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/c...
🧵 This is a BOMBSHELL story—and one that makes my blood boil. To encourage forest regrowth, the USFS is opting for the cheapest solution: Spraying Roundup—a weedkiller that contains glyphosate, which has been linked to harmful health impacts—on anything that could compete with conifers. (1/3)
We are bombarding America’s forests with Roundup
Scientists are wary of glyphosate. MAHA loathes it. And our investigation shows California is spraying it everywhere.
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Locals didn’t think Roundup was being sprayed near Lake Tahoe. So @paperwords.bsky.social went to find out.
Locals didn't think Roundup was being sprayed near Lake Tahoe. So I went to find out.
And lo and behold.
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🎙️ON AIR: We're talking to @revealnews.org's @paperwords.bsky.social and @wsj.com's Patrick Thomas about the known health impacts of Roundup, how it’s used for fire recovery and why it’s causing a rift in Trump world. ❓What are your Qs about Roundup and glyphosate-based herbicides? 📻 Listen:
Roundup: The Controversial Weedkiller Sprayed Throughout California Forests | KQED
We look at what’s known about the health impacts of Roundup, how it’s used for fire recovery and why it’s causing a rift in Trump world.
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The controversial weed killer Roundup is now being deployed in private and public forests at record rates. We go inside the secret plan that helped make it possible.
We are bombarding America’s forests with Roundup
Scientists are wary of glyphosate. MAHA loathes it. And our investigation shows California is spraying it everywhere.
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A little more than a year ago, @paperwords.bsky.social received a letter from the US Forest Service detailing plans for a new wildfire recovery project. But a single word caught his eye—and alerted him to a secret, Big Tobacco-style campaign with ramifications for our forests.
We are bombarding America’s forests with Roundup
Scientists are wary of glyphosate. MAHA loathes it. And our investigation shows California is spraying it everywhere.
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Scientists are wary of glyphosate. MAHA loathes it. And our yearlong investigation shows California is spraying it everywhere. New from @paperwords.bsky.social:
We are bombarding America’s forests with Roundup
Scientists are wary of glyphosate. MAHA loathes it. And our investigation shows California is spraying it everywhere.
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