Monsanto's 5-Step Plan to Make Their "Science" Mainstream
June 27, 2026
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as posted by the channelThis week the Supreme Court sided with chemical giant Monsanto, ruling that the developer of Roundup is shielded from lawsuits claiming that people must be warned that glyphosate might cause cancer under state laws.
SCOTUS ruled that only the federal EPA could require warning labels. It said the EPA was responsive to new information.
However, the court cited multiple EPA reports that relied on peer-reviewed research that Monsanto had secretly orchestrated and ghostwrote. The company presented that research as “independent.” It was part of the company’s effort to convince regulators and the public that their billion-dollar herbicide was safe.
The EPA relied on those secretly ghostwritten studies, and continued to rely on them even after records showed they were ghostwritten. And, now, so as has the Supreme Court.
Reporter Nate Halverson breaks down how these reports went from Monsanto's hands to the mainstream.
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