herbicide

California’s phaseout follows Vermont’s first-in-the-nation ban of the herbicide, announced in June.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

For decades, Roundup was closely associated with glyphosate, the herbicide first registered in the United States in 1974.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026

Bayer earlier this year proposed a $7.25 billion settlement to resolve claims that its flagship herbicide causes cancer, which the company denies, and is simultaneously pursuing a case before the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

Bayer has spent more than $10 billion settling thousands of cases linked to glyphosate since it acquired the US agrichemical group Monsanto in 2018, developer of the popular herbicide Roundup.

From Barron's ● May 12, 2026

He had been ordered out many times on “search and destroy” missions after planes had sprayed the herbicide Agent Orange to kill any vegetation in their path.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

Human development has replaced previously undisturbed habitat, while widespread agricultural use of pesticides and herbicides has contributed to major declines in pollinator populations.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

In 2001, Fairfax lawmakers enacted a ban on all herbicides, insecticides and rodenticides on public land.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

Farmer Dave Bell, chair of the Voluntary Initiative for the use of Plant Protection, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that he relies on herbicides like glyphosate.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

Chief Justice John Roberts expressed openness to Bayer’s argument that federal law is designed to create uniformity in the labeling of herbicides.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

While the results of weed killers such as sodium arsenite or the phenols are grossly obvious, some other herbicides are more insidious in their effects.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson