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By | May 1st, 2020 | Organic News |

What does junk food have to do with COVID-19 deaths? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cites high levels of obesity and diabetes in victims. With nation consumed by public health and economic crises, Trump moves to allow genetically modified crops in wildlife refuges. Chances are slim that anyone outside the pesticide and farming industries has heard a whisper about isoxaflutole, which earlier this month the Environmental Protection Agency announced it had approved for use on as much as 90 million acres of genetically engineered soybeans in 25 states throughout the Midwest. In Germany, the Bayer AG annual shareholders’ meeting got underway Tuesday, drawing the attention of not only investors and analysts but also activists, lawyers, and cancer patients who want to see Bayer make amends for alleged misdeeds by Monsanto, which Bayer bought two years ago. In Minnesota, thousands of homeowners apply for funding to turn lawns into bee-friendly habitats. Applicants are asking for the aid of up to $350 to plant native grasses and wildflowers.

Thousands of homeowners apply for Minnesota funding to turn lawns into bee-friendly habitats

Thousands apply for the aid of up to $350 to plant native grasses and wildflowers.

Ever heard of isoxaflutole? That’s about to change

Chances are slim that anyone outside the pesticide and farming industries has heard a whisper about isoxaflutole, which earlier this month the Environmental Protection Agency announced it had approved for use on as much as 90 million acres of genetically engineered soybeans in 25 states throughout the Midwest.

What does junk food have to do with COVID-19 deaths?

CDC cites high levels of obesity and diabetes in victims.

With nation distracted by public health and economic crises, Trump moves to allow GMO crops in wildlife refuges

“It’s a no-brainer that this kind of pesticide-intensive agriculture shouldn’t be allowed on public lands that are critical to wildlife conservation and preservation of the unique ecosystems of the southeastern U.S.”

Bayer shareholder meeting draws protests, pleas from cancer patients

The Bayer AG annual shareholders’ meeting got underway Tuesday in Germany, drawing the attention of not only investors and analysts but also activists, lawyers, and cancer patients who want to see Bayer make amends for alleged misdeeds by Monsanto, which Bayer bought two years ago.

 

 

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