#weedkiller — Public Fediverse posts

World’s most-used weedkiller disrupts honeybee brains https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260804034638.htm

#environment #insects #bees #farming #agriculture #weedkiller #glyphosate

‘This stuff is the devil’: Gardeners say bindweed can run 20 feet deep, keep coming back https://www.allforgardening.com/1887132/this-stuff-is-the-devil-gardeners-say-bindweed-can-run-20-feet-deep-keep-coming-back-2/ #garden #gardening #WeedKiller

Gardeners ‘banned’ from using vinegar to kill weeds for stark reason

Gardeners have been urged to take extreme care if they’re using vinegar as a weedkiller in their garden this summer. And in recent years environmentally conscious gardeners have begun turning to vi…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Frenchvinegar #bees #francais #france #French #garden #Gardening #Vinegar #weedkiller #weeds
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2727794/gardeners-banned-from-using-vinegar-to-kill-weeds-for-stark-reason/

Gardeners ‘banned’ from using vinegar to kill weeds for stark reason https://www.diningandcooking.com/2727794/gardeners-banned-from-using-vinegar-to-kill-weeds-for-stark-reason/ #bees #francais #france #French #FrenchVinegar #garden #Gardening #Vinegar #weedkiller #weeds

How to get rid of garden weeds without digging or chemical killers https://www.allforgardening.com/1857028/how-to-get-rid-of-garden-weeds-without-digging-or-chemical-killers/ #CardboardWeedBarrier #EasyWeeding #garden #gardening #HowToKillWeeds #HowToRemoveWeeds #NoDigGardening #SheetMulching #SustainableGardening #WeedKiller #weeds

One of the world’s most popular weedkillers may be fueling deadly superbugs https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260620100434.htm

#environment #agriculture #farming #weedkiller #weedkillers #glyphosate

Scientists find link between common #weedkiller and #superbugs - The Weather Network

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/lifestyle/health/scientists-discover-surprising-link-between-common-weedkiller-and-superbugs

#SupremeCourt Rejects Lawsuit Alleging #Roundup #Weedkiller Caused #Cancer

The court’s decision is likely to determine the future of thousands of lawsuits against #Bayer, which manufactures the weedkiller, over similar claims.

By Abbie VanSickle
June 25, 2026, 10:50 a.m. ET

"The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with the manufacturer of the weedkiller Roundup, overturning a jury award for a Missouri man who claimed the widely used herbicide caused cancer in a decision that could have sweeping impacts on thousands of other Americans who similarly claim the product sickened them.

In the 7-to-2 decision, written by Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, the majority found that a federal law that regulates pesticides barred the Missouri man’s lawsuit.

Justice Kavanaugh wrote that the Missouri case would “require a cancer warning on Roundup’s label,” which would directly conflict with the label required by the federal Environmental Protection Agency. Because of this conflict, he wrote, federal law “expressly pre-empts” the Missouri man’s claim.

The dispute focused on a single case, a $1.25 million award for John Durnell, a gardener in St. Louis who had used Roundup for decades and claimed that years of exposure to the product led him to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a blood cancer. Mr. Durnell claimed that the company had failed to warn consumers of the dangers of the product.

The ramifications of the decision could be enormous, potentially jeopardizing thousands of lawsuits pending in state and federal courts against Bayer, the German company that acquired Roundup’s original maker, #Monsanto, in 2018.

The legal question before the justices focused on a narrow slice of the broader litigation: whether Bayer can be sued in state-level courts given that a federal agency decided not to issue a warning label for the weedkiller.

The Environmental Protection Agency, which is in charge of labeling pesticides throughout the country, has determined Roundup is safe. Bayer claims that the finding, which allows Roundup to be sold without a warning label, should override claims by Mr. Durnell and others that under state laws, they were injured by the product.

The Trump administration joined the case on Bayer’s side, reversing the position taken by the Biden administration. The Trump administration’s support for the Roundup manufacturer has been controversial among the Make America Healthy Again movement, whose activists had largely supported the president’s political rise.

Government lawyers asserted that once the E.P.A. determined Roundup was safe, Bayer was in fact required to abide by the agency’s decision in its product labeling.

If the company had tried to unilaterally change the product’s label, they argued, it would have violated the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act.

Roundup, which was created by Monsanto in the 1970s, is one of the most popular weedkillers in the world. But concerns over one of its active ingredients — a chemical called #glyphosate that is absorbed by plants, traveling into their roots and blocking an enzyme used for their growth — have prompted one of the biggest waves of class-action lawsuits in U.S. history.

Evidence in lab animals, along with more limited evidence in humans, has shown a link between glyphosate and cancer, and a 2015 report by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer classified it as “probably #carcinogenic to humans.”

The E.P.A. has studied the chemical and determined a cancer warning was not necessary. In February 2020, the agency announced findings that “there are no risks of concern to human health when glyphosate is used in accordance with its current label” and that the chemical was “unlikely” to cause cancer in humans.

After a court challenge, the #EPA withdrew those findings and the chemical’s safety currently remains under formal review.

In his lawsuit, Mr. Durnell said the company should be liable for failing to warn users about the risks of developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma from exposure to glyphosate.

In 2023, a jury in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, a state court, sided with Mr. Durnell. The company appealed the case, which eventually landed at the Supreme Court."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/us/politics/supreme-court-weedkiller-roundup-bayer.html

#USPol #EPAFail #SCOTUSIsCompromised #ImpeachClarenceThomas #ImpeachSamuelAlito #SCOTUS #RoundupKills

Gardener’s mint turned pure black overnight, and commenters suspect herbicide, not heat https://www.allforgardening.com/1818318/gardeners-mint-turned-pure-black-overnight-and-commenters-suspect-herbicide-not-heat-2/ #garden #gardener #gardening #HerbicideDrift #MintPlant #PhotoCredit #PureBlack #WeedKiller

AGENCY LETS FLY WITH CHEMICAL'S FUTURE

The EPA decided yesterday that atrazine weedkiller is unlikely to cause extinction of species. This means it can still be used.

#EPA, #Atrazine, #Weedkiller, #EndangeredSpecies, #EnvironmentalProtection

https://newsletter.tf/epa-atrazine-weedkiller-endangered-species-decision/

The EPA's new decision allows the continued use of atrazine, a weedkiller that has been used for a long time.

#EPA, #Atrazine, #Weedkiller, #EndangeredSpecies, #EnvironmentalProtection
https://newsletter.tf/epa-atrazine-weedkiller-endangered-species-decision/

The best weed killer for lawns in 2026, according to testing https://www.allforgardening.com/1763782/the-best-weed-killer-for-lawns-in-2026-according-to-testing/ #garden #gardener #gardening #SprayNozzle #TurfGrass #WeedControl #WeedKiller #WeedKillers #WeedKillersForLawns

EU trade deal could force UK to restrict use of weedkiller linked to cancer https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/06/eu-trade-deal-could-force-uk-restrict-glyphosate-weedkiller-linked-to-cancer

#EU #UK #UnitedKingdom #environment #farming #pesticides #weedkiller #health #PublicHealth #cancer

Does Epsom Salt Really Kill Weeds? Gardening Pros All Gave the Same Answer https://www.allforgardening.com/1744966/does-epsom-salt-really-kill-weeds-gardening-pros-all-gave-the-same-answer-2/ #AlabamaCooperativeExtensionSystem #DavidRussell #EpsomSalt #garden #gardening #KerrySmith #WeedKiller #WeedManagement

Does Epsom Salt Really Kill Weeds? Gardening Pros All Gave the Same Answer https://www.allforgardening.com/1744431/does-epsom-salt-really-kill-weeds-gardening-pros-all-gave-the-same-answer/ #AlabamaCooperativeExtensionSystem #DavidRussell #EpsomSalt #garden #gardening #KerrySmith #WeedKiller #WeedManagement

Gardeners told to stop using weedkiller in garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1714678/gardeners-told-to-stop-using-weedkiller-in-garden/ #garden #GardenJobs #gardener #gardening #Nature(section) #spring #summer #WeedControl #Weedkiller #weeds

Weeds disappear from your garden with 1 free kitchen item https://www.allforgardening.com/1672832/weeds-disappear-from-your-garden-with-1-free-kitchen-item/ #garden #GardenWeeds #GardenWeedsUk #gardening #HowToGetRidOfWeeds #WeedKiller #weeds #WeedsInGarden

If #DonTheCon clubs a #MAGAt over the head long enough, eventually they're going to realize they're being lied to (hopefully the #NoMoreWars #NationalSecurity #MAGA cultists will be next to fall.) 🙄
#MAHA #MahaMoms #BrainWormBearDumper #Glyphosate #WeedKiller
https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-betrays-another-key-group-of-supporters-with-embrace-of-weedkiller-2488478787645

Trump order seeks to protect weedkiller at center of barrage of lawsuits | Pesticides | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/19/trump-order-protect-weedkiller

"President’s move, which also seeks ‘immunity’ for makers, faces backlash from health advocates and Maha coalition"

As always, corporate profits matter more than human health and the environment.

#Weedkiller #Pesticides #Glyphosate #RoundUp #Bayer
#USA #Trump #RightWing #Capitalism
#Health #Environment

Bayer agrees to pay $7.25bn to settle Roundup weedkiller cancer lawsuits

"The agrochemical maker Bayer and attorneys for cancer patients announced a proposed $7.25bn settlement on Tuesday to resolve thousands of US lawsuits alleging the company failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller Roundup could cause cancer."
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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/17/bayer-proposed-settlement-roundup-cancer-lawsuits
#weeds #herbicide #Roundup #Bellingenshire #weedkiller #glyphosate #cancer

This article also discusses making home-made weed killer from vinegar and soap, but be careful when applying it... Don't apply to flowering plants, and apply at night after the bees have gone home.

#EcoFriendly and #EnvironmentallyFriendly #WeedKiller: Does It Exist?

By Stephanie Osmanski
Updated July 20 2020,

Excerpt:
"Another eco-friendly alternative to weed killer is enlisting the help of animal friends. Good for the environment and entirely non-toxic, goats can scarf down any unwanted weeds from #kudzu, #OrientalBittersweet, and #ailanthus to #MultifloraRosa, #JapaneseHoneysuckle, and mile-a-minute.

"In fact, some companies — such as #Ecogoats and #GoatsEatWeeds — even rent out goats to homeowners that want eco-friendly help controlling their unwanted noxious weeds. Because a goat’s least favorite food is grass, a goat will eat everything else first before munching on your lawn."

Read more:
https://www.greenmatters.com/p/eco-friendly-weed-killer

#SolarPunkSunday #Gardening #Weeds #GoatGoals #Goats #YardGoats #InvasiveWeeds #HireAGoat

War Over a #Weedkiller Might Be Headed to the #SupremeCourt
#Bayer has asked justices to decide whether federal law shields company from lawsuits over its #Roundup #herbicide and #cancer. Democrats and MAHA activists aren’t happy.
Bayer’s Supreme Court petition is latest chapter in yearslong controversy over Roundup, developed by #Monsanto in 1970s as revolutionary weedkiller. Pesticide allows #GMO #crops to grow unimpeded while killing most weeds.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/climate/supreme-court-weedkiller-roundup.html
https://archive.ph/egt2M

From Industry to #EPA: #Lobbyist Now Oversees #Pesticide Rules
#KyleKunkler fought for a restricted #weedkiller that can harm plants and wildlife when it drifts to nearby land.
Until recently, Kyle Kunkler was the top lobbyist for America’s #soybean industry. In that job he once boasted of helping to keep a controversial weedkiller called #dicamba in use.
He’s now at the E.P.A., which wants to allow its use.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/climate/from-industry-to-epa-lobbyist-now-oversees-pesticide-rules.html
https://archive.ph/dQXiM

“This is a dead honeybee. The pollen on her legs is from dandelions. Her tongue is sticking out due to what killed her that was on the dandelions.
It’s spring, dandelions are the bees first food. This bee is dead from weed killer spread on what we see as weeds, but what nature sees as food. Please don’t spray for weeds until you see the blackberries blooming. In this area, weeds, flowers and fruit trees are bees only source of food until middle of June. There are FAR more weeds than flowers or fruit trees, so it's their only food source. No bees, no food crops for us and we all starve.”#bee #pollination #garden #weedkiller #pesticide #environment #weeds #dandelion #death #spring #agriculture #farming #food #foodsecurity

Hmm, wondering if our disused wallpaper steamer might find new life as an enviro-friendly #weedkiller for the driveway?

Seems like it should work. Anyone tried that?

#gardening #DIY

Harmful weedkiller Diquat, banned abroad, remains unregulated in the US, damaging organs and gut. #Weedkiller #Environment #Toxins

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/06/weedkiller-diquat-organ-damage-study

#EPA Proposes Allowing Use of #Dicamba #Weedkiller on Some #Crops
Last year, federal court made certain uses of dicamba illegal after #farmers complained it drifts into neighboring fields, damaging their crops. Ban was scheduled to take full effect this year.
EPA, which reviewed dicamba’s uses and found it poses no risk to human health, is now accepting public comment on its proposed decision. It will then decide whether to greenlight the products.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/climate/dicamba-weed-killer-epa.html
https://archive.ph/FzJDX

Common Weedkiller Ingredient Harms Gut Bacteria and Multiple Organs: Study https://www.ecowatch.com/weedkiller-diquat-toxic-organ-damage-gut-bacteria.html

#environment #health #weedkiller #Gut #GutHealth

So, like, why isn't #RFKjr focusing on this shit?!! Oh, 'cuz the bossman is a total #Corporate SUCK UP!

#Weedkiller ingredient widely used in US can damage organs and gut bacteria, research shows

#Diquat is banned in the UK, EU, China and other countries. The US has resisted calls to regulate it

Tom Perkins
Sun 6 Jul 2025

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/06/weedkiller-diquat-organ-damage-study

#Pesticides #FDA #USPol #FDAFail #BigAg #BigChem