Keith Kloor: The agrichemical industry’s favourite writer
Kloor has coached and edited his sources, obscured the industry ties of a source, and selectively reported on information in ways that bolstered industry narratives
2018
GMO potato now classified as high-risk
Non-GMO Project addresses supply chain risks caused by new techniques like CRISPR and RNAi
Groundskeeper accepts reduced $78 million in Monsanto cancer suit
Judge substantially reduced the jury's original $289 million award
Trump EPA bows to Monsanto, reapproves dangerous, drift-prone pesticide
Agency ignores mounting calls to ban dicamba on crops
Meet the next must-have clean food label
Glyphosate is on the cusp of becoming a household name that consumers are trying to avoid
Europeans join forces to call for higher level of protection from pesticides
The current pesticide authorisation system is not fit for purpose, say 118 civil society organisations and 25 experts
Glyphosate is lethal to, and Cry toxins alter the development of, the stingless bee
Study shows GMO-associated toxins shown are harmful to an important pollinator
New study showing organic diets cut cancer risk is a big deal – let’s treat it that way
No study is perfect — but recent findings that organic food consumption cuts cancer risk highlight an opportunity to tackle a deadly, expensive health crisis
"Sea rice": As genetic modification struggles, crossbreeding succeeds
Saltwater cultivation may boost China’s rice production by nearly 20% and will be able to feed more than 200 million people, according to a Chinese researcher
Throwing nature under the bus: GMO bees and robo-bees
Never mind the insect apocalypse, here comes the pesticide-resistant techno-fix. Report by Jonathan Matthews