/tags/monsanto Monsanto en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Fri, 19 Apr 2024 12:35:28 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-19/missouri-house-initial-ok-pesticide-maker-protections The Missouri House's debate largely focused on Bayer, the company with U.S. headquarters in St. Louis that purchased Monsanto — the original manufacturer of RoundUp pesticide. Fri, 19 Apr 2024 12:35:28 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-19/missouri-house-initial-ok-pesticide-maker-protections Quinn Coffman /law-order/2023-02-16/east-st-louis-says-monsanto-polluted-its-land-it-could-cost-billions-in-fines The lawsuit, originally filed in 2021, accuses the agrochemical giant's plant in neighboring Sauget of polluting East St. Louis. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 23:46:45 GMT /law-order/2023-02-16/east-st-louis-says-monsanto-polluted-its-land-it-could-cost-billions-in-fines Lexi Cortes /health-science-environment/2021-12-14/former-monsanto-companies-to-pay-17-9-million-to-clean-up-sauget-landfills Solutia Inc. and Pharmacia LLC have entered into a consent decree with the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up four former landfills and waste lagoons in Sauget. Tue, 14 Dec 2021 21:57:19 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-12-14/former-monsanto-companies-to-pay-17-9-million-to-clean-up-sauget-landfills Fred Ehrlich, Eric Schmid /economy-business/2021-11-15/corporate-money-keeps-university-ag-schools-relevant-and-makes-them-targets-of-donor-criticism Large donors can put universities in potentially awkward positions when faculty conclusions conflict with the interests of those benefactors. Data collected by Harvest Public Media and Investigate Midwest show corporations have given at least $170 million to ag colleges in the past decade. Mon, 15 Nov 2021 23:01:12 GMT /economy-business/2021-11-15/corporate-money-keeps-university-ag-schools-relevant-and-makes-them-targets-of-donor-criticism Johnathan Hettinger and Sky Chadde | Investigate Midwest; Dana Cronin, Katie Peikes and Seth Bodine | Harvest Public Media /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-03-04/carey-gillams-the-monsanto-papers-gives-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-roundups-legal-battles Carey Gillam’s new book, “The Monsanto Papers: Deadly Secrets, Corporate Corruption and One Man’s Search for Justice,” takes readers behind the scenes as DeWayne "Lee" Johnson’s lawyers plot against the agriculture giant — a case that resulted in a $289 million jury verdict. She discussed it on "St. Louis on the Air." Thu, 04 Mar 2021 20:10:54 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-03-04/carey-gillams-the-monsanto-papers-gives-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-roundups-legal-battles Sarah Fenske /economy-business/2020-10-28/u-s-epa-approves-bayer-basf-dicamba-weedkillers-despite-farmers-concerns Environmental groups plan to challenge the decision, which they say protects the pesticide industry and pits farmers against each other. Wed, 28 Oct 2020 22:35:31 GMT /economy-business/2020-10-28/u-s-epa-approves-bayer-basf-dicamba-weedkillers-despite-farmers-concerns Corinne Ruff /economy-business/2020-08-26/black-farmers-sue-bayer-urging-federal-court-to-take-roundup-off-the-market A group of Black farmers says the ag giant's nearly $11 billion settlement of Roundup-related lawsuits earlier this summer wasn’t enough — they want the corporation to stop selling it. Wed, 26 Aug 2020 22:35:39 GMT /economy-business/2020-08-26/black-farmers-sue-bayer-urging-federal-court-to-take-roundup-off-the-market Corinne Ruff /health-science-environment/2020-06-24/bayer-to-pay-nearly-11-billion-to-settle-current-and-future-roundup-cancer-suits Updated at 6:20 p.m., June 24, with comments from Bayer officials. German biotech giant Bayer AG has agreed to pay up to $10.9 billion to settle tens of… Wed, 24 Jun 2020 19:37:06 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-06-24/bayer-to-pay-nearly-11-billion-to-settle-current-and-future-roundup-cancer-suits Eli Chen /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-02-18/dicamba-verdict-could-be-a-precedent-for-other-farmers-suits A federal jury’s decision last week to side with Missouri’s largest peach producer could have implications for other dicamba-related lawsuits awaiting… Tue, 18 Feb 2020 22:21:11 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-02-18/dicamba-verdict-could-be-a-precedent-for-other-farmers-suits Corinne Ruff /economy-innovation/2020-02-15/monsanto-basf-will-pay-250-million-in-punitive-damages-in-first-dicamba-trial CAPE GIRARDEAU — A federal jury in the first dicamba-related lawsuit to go to trial determined Saturday that Monsanto and BASF should pay $250 million in… Sat, 15 Feb 2020 18:45:44 GMT /economy-innovation/2020-02-15/monsanto-basf-will-pay-250-million-in-punitive-damages-in-first-dicamba-trial Corinne Ruff