Carey Gillam
@careygillam.bsky.social
Investigative journalist, author, Guardian contributor and Editor of The New Lede
This issue isn't going away... www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIJc... @thenewlede.bsky.social
How Big Ag is trying to strip your right to sue
YouTube video by Environmental Working Group (EWG)
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October 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This issue isn't going away... www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIJc... @thenewlede.bsky.social
Thanks @fastlerner.bsky.social for exposing this continued fraud upon public health. www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.
Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...
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October 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Thanks @fastlerner.bsky.social for exposing this continued fraud upon public health. www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
With a wagging finger, Republicans advance appropriations language favoring pesticide makers.. @thenewlede.bsky.social @foodandwater.bsky.social www.thenewlede.org/2025/07/vote...
After contentious US committee vote, Bayer and allies a step closer to federal protections for pesticides
By Carey Gillam A group of US lawmakers failed on Tuesday to beat back a provision in a congressional appropriations bill that would help protect pesticide makers from being sued and could hinder sta...
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July 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
With a wagging finger, Republicans advance appropriations language favoring pesticide makers.. @thenewlede.bsky.social @foodandwater.bsky.social www.thenewlede.org/2025/07/vote...
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It's as if EPA's new OASES office, the replacement for its science research arm, is named for the oasis it will create for industry. Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta and Dan Costa, former high level ORD officials, discuss what's likely to come next. @thenewlede.bsky.social
www.thenewlede.org/2025/07/qa-a...
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Q&A: A feared return to the "dark ages of science" seen in EPA's dismantling of research unit
By Meg Wilcox The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed on Friday a plan to eliminate its science research arm in a move critics say will
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July 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
It's as if EPA's new OASES office, the replacement for its science research arm, is named for the oasis it will create for industry. Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta and Dan Costa, former high level ORD officials, discuss what's likely to come next. @thenewlede.bsky.social
www.thenewlede.org/2025/07/qa-a...
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A controversial Iowa water report reveals high nitrate and pesticide levels, raising cancer risks and “blue baby syndrome” concerns.
Is Big Ag to blame for Iowa’s drinking water crisis?
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Is Big Ag to blame for Iowa’s drinking water crisis?
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July 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Seeking answers to a cancer crisis in Iowa, researchers question if agriculture is to blame url:https://www.thenewlede.org/2025/06/seeking-answers-to-a-cancer-crisis-in-iowa-researchers-question-if-agriculture-is-to-blame/
June 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Seeking answers to a cancer crisis in Iowa, researchers question if agriculture is to blame url:https://www.thenewlede.org/2025/06/seeking-answers-to-a-cancer-crisis-in-iowa-researchers-question-if-agriculture-is-to-blame/
Several trials have been set to start in the last two years, but in each case, @syngenta.bsky.social has successfully obtained delays. thenewlede.org/2025/06/syng...
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June 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Several trials have been set to start in the last two years, but in each case, @syngenta.bsky.social has successfully obtained delays. thenewlede.org/2025/06/syng...
Bayer flails as Roundup losses mount @biologicaldiversity.org @cfstruefood.bsky.social @thenewlede.bsky.social www.thenewlede.org/2025/06/on-t...
"On the ropes," Bayer seeks escape from costly Roundup litigation
Bayer executives have been warning in recent weeks that after losing billions of dollars to Roundup case settlements and jury awards, they may be ready to give up the fight.
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June 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Bayer flails as Roundup losses mount @biologicaldiversity.org @cfstruefood.bsky.social @thenewlede.bsky.social www.thenewlede.org/2025/06/on-t...
USDA Secretary thanked the EPA for “unleashing regulatory burdens” on farmers and ranchers through its new strategy for insecticide use, including reducing buffer zones designed to protect threatened species from the toxic chemicals. www.thenewlede.org/2025/04/epa-... @thenewlede.bsky.social
EPA applauded for easing regulatory "burdens" on farmers using insecticides
By Carey Gillam Farm groups were cheering moves announced this week by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that will alter protections for endangered species to allow for easier use of certa...
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May 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
USDA Secretary thanked the EPA for “unleashing regulatory burdens” on farmers and ranchers through its new strategy for insecticide use, including reducing buffer zones designed to protect threatened species from the toxic chemicals. www.thenewlede.org/2025/04/epa-... @thenewlede.bsky.social
Reposted by Carey Gillam
Why is Bayer seeking legal impunity in US over glyphosate?
Why is Bayer seeking legal impunity in US over glyphosate?
With Bayer’s CEO Bill Anderson personally attending Donald Trump's inauguration, the German agri-giant Bayer seems to be cosying up to the new administration. Now a draft of the new US Farm Bill contains a section, reportedly “drafted with the aid of Bayer”, that would prevent state and local authorities from setting their own standards on pesticide safety warnings.
euobserver.com
May 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Why is Bayer seeking legal impunity in US over glyphosate?