US Edition
RFK Jr. fought pesticides for years. Now he’s backing their production
- On Sunday, Kennedy posted that he supports Trump's executive order to boost glyphosate production, framing it as necessary for agricultural stability and security.
- The order aims to protect domestic production of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides as critical to agricultural supply chains and grants limited legal immunity to manufacturers following federal directives.
- A longtime critic of glyphosate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. previously sued Monsanto over Roundup and promised in 2024 to ban glyphosate, saying recently he believes it causes cancer.
- Supporters and activists warned that Kennedy's support for the Trump order could fracture MAHA's influence ahead of the midterm elections, amid Bayer's $7.25B settlement proposal and the Supreme Court case backed by the Justice Department.
- Kennedy said he is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the EPA to expedite a future without harmful chemicals, while the EPA teased a forthcoming MAHA agenda addressing food quality and lead pipes.
64 Articles
64 Articles
RFK Jr. Fought Pesticides for Years. Now He's Backing Their Production.
(MedPage Today) -- For years as an environmental lawyer, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. crusaded against a controversial herbicide ingredient known as glyphosate, even winning a landmark case against chemical giant Monsanto by arguing that its Roundup weedkiller...
RFK Jr suddenly fine with industrial pesticides
As an environmental crusader, Robert Kennedy Jr. railed against the use of pesticides in agriculture, blaming them for illness and ecological catastrophe. As Donald Trump's Health and Human Services Secretary, though, he's finally found his peace with glyphosate, backing the president's executive order calling for immunity for its manufacturers. — Read the rest The post RFK Jr suddenly fine with industrial pesticides appeared first on Boing Boin…
MAHA People Are Mad At RFK Jr. And For Good Reason As He Reverses Stance On Glyphosate
One of the more perplexing questions in all of the coverage I've done on RFK Jr. has been whether or not Kennedy is some misguided true believer or if this is all some grift for power, influence, and/or money. While most people who watch how RFK Jr. has operated on the topic of vaccines, for…
RFK Jr. backs Trump’s weed-killer order, and his MAHA movement isn’t happy
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the standard-bearer of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, says President Donald Trump’s order on the weed killer glyphosate will protect the U.S. food chain while also allowing the country to wean itself from the broadleaf herbicide. “I will always tell the American people the truth,” Kennedy wrote to begin a nearly 600-word X post. After describing pesticides and herbicide…
Washington Top News
RFK Jr. fought pesticides for years. Now he’s backing their production
NEW YORK (AP) — For years as an environmental lawyer, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. crusaded against a controversial herbicide ingredient known as glyphosate…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 71% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
