What to Know About the Controversy Surrounding Glyphosate

EPA Chief Met With Bayer CEO Before Trump Moved to Push Company’s Case to SCOTUS

Tens of thousands of people allege they developed cancer from their use of the company’s glyphosate-based herbicides.

Biotech and Pesticide Corporations Are “Winning” Under Trump’s Second Administration

US President Donald Trump created yet another fracture in the already delicate Make America Healthy Again movement by declaring production of glyphosate-based herbicides as “central to American economic and national security”. On February 18, 2026, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate-Based Herbicides.” The order invokes the Def…

What to Know About the Controversy Surrounding Glyphosate

Glyphosate, one of the world’s most widely used ingredients in herbicides, is being debated at the highest levels in the United States as concerns grow over its impact on Americans’ health. President Donald Trump issued an executive order in February to ensure an adequate supply of the chemical, while members of Congress have proposed legislation to regulate its use. Soon, the Supreme Court will hear a lawsuit addressing the widespread allegatio…

EPA chief met with Bayer CEO over Supreme Court fight, agency records show

Top US regulators met with Bayer’s CEO last year to discuss “litigation” issues – including “Supreme Court Action” over its glyphosate weed killer – just months before the Trump administration took a series of steps to boost Bayer’s case at the high court, internal government records show. The June 17 meeting, between officials at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Bayer CEO Bill Anderson and two other top Bayer executives, came as Ge…

War And Herbicide: Renewed Focus On Trump’s Support For ‘Elemental Phosphorus’

US President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on “elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicide” is facing renewed scrutiny for potentially shielding a controversial weapon of war. The order promotes the domestic production of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate. Elemental phosphorus is the raw material used in white phosphorus weapons, which cause severe burns and tissue damage, and […]

New executive order claims glyphosate crucial for nation's food supply

New executive order claims glyphosate crucial for nation's food supply kcpnews2 Wed, 03/11/2026 - 05:00 Image (Nebraska News Connection) Click play to listen to this article. Audio file The Trump administration's move to mandate the use of glyphosate on crops across the United States is drawing strong criticism from environmental scientists.Trump has said farmers must apply the chemical as a matter of national security, and buy it from the ch…