Farm bill keeps the system intact
New draft legislation is drawing criticism for preserving corporate advantages in agriculture while weakening state-level protections and shielding pesticide makers from liability.
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EPA reapproves dicamba despite drift damage concerns
The controversial weedkiller — long blamed for off-target crop injury — will be allowed again on soy and cotton, drawing fire from farmers and environmental advocates.
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When “saving a snake” means losing your land
A federal judge overturned an endangered-species designation imposed on private land with no evidence to support it — but most landowners don’t have the resources to fight back.
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Supreme Court to Hear Bayer Case That Could Block Thousands of Glyphosate Claims
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Monsanto v. Durnell, a case that could wipe out pending and future lawsuits over glyphosate — even without granting the chemical industry a blanket immunity from liability.
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Section 453 was quietly removed — and that should worry everyone watching pesticide accountability
This week, the House is set to vote on the Interior–Environment Appropriations bill — without Section 453, the provision that would have made updating pesticide labels significantly more difficult.
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Bailouts won’t fix a system that’s bleeding farmers dry
The crisis isn’t a lack of subsidies, but a food system clogged by consolidation and regulatory bottlenecks.
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Dr. Meryl Nass sounds the alarm on farming, health, and sovereignty
In a hard-hitting CHD.TV series, Dr. Nass exposes how toxic policies, industrial agriculture, and chemical contamination are threatening American farms and the food we eat.
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Breaking the chains on small farms: Five reforms to stop Big Ag overreach
A Door to Freedom Coalition white paper outlines five urgent reforms for USDA, HHS, and EPA — from stopping mandatory electronic ear tags to closing pesticide loopholes — to support rural prosperity and protect public health. Revoking and Clarifying Rules to Help Small Farms and Ranches and Improve Rural Prosperity Door to Freedom Coalition …
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Congress moves to protect polluters in farmland sludge rider
Sewage sludge, rebranded as “biosolids,” has been spread on more than 70 million acres of U.S. farmland, carrying toxic PFAS chemicals into soil, water, and food. After the EPA’s draft report confirmed PFAS are hazardous and likely carcinogenic, Section 507 appeared in both House and Senate appropriations bills to halt the report and block new…
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House bill could slip in legal immunity for pesticide giants
A quiet provision in the Interior Appropriations Bill would block courts and regulators from acting on new evidence of harm, protecting chemical companies at the expense of public health.
