Food & Water Watch • Food & Water Action • 2021 Annual Report
Chemical Linked to Cancer Pulled from Popular Weedkiller For years, Food & Water Watch has been sounding the alarm about glyphosate, the active ingredient in many weed killers including Round-Up. We published research and educated policymakers about its dangers. Glyphosate interferes with hormone levels, even when exposed to low levels: It’s a “probable carcinogen” strongly linked to non- Hodgkins lymphoma; it may be linked to reproductive issues and birth defects; and alarmingly, it’s widely present in our food. Under pressure from us, our allies, and the public, Bayer, the maker of Round-Up, announced it would pull glyphosate from consumer products by 2023. While it will still be produced for large-scale agricultural use, it’s a welcome step in the right direction.
forces factory farms to be accountable for their environmental harms and may have broad implications for how pollution from this industry is regulated nationwide in the future.
and Snake River Waterkeeper, ruling that factory farms in Idaho for the first time will be required to comprehensively monitor and report on their waste discharge into waterways. This decision
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Dairy farm waste discharge frequently pollutes local waterways.
Keeping Factory Farms in Idaho from Polluting Our Waterways
The Ninth Circuit court sided with Food & Water Watch and Snake River Waterkeeper, ruling that factory farms in Idaho for the first time will be required to comprehensively monitor and report on their waste discharge into waterways.
Without proper monitoring, factory farms have been able to pollute the waters of Idaho at will, and hide this pollution from citizens and regulators. The Ninth Circuit court sided with Food & Water Watch
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