National Association of Wheat Growers et al v. Bonta United States On November 7, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted a motion filed by several agricultural groups and unions, enjoining California… See details >>
Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association et al. v. EPA United States On 2 November 2023, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeal in Missouri overturned the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision revoking all tolerances for the organophosphate… See details >>
Safe Food Matters and Prevent Cancer Now v. Attorney General of Canada and Minister of Health Canada On November 6, 2023, the Canadian Federal Court dismissed the applications of Safe Food Matters and Prevent Cancer Now, represented by Ecojustice, for partial annulment… See details >>
Newsletter – November 2023 December 1, 2023 Paris, December 1, 2023. Dear readers, This newsletter presents the latest worldwide pesticide litigation news for the month of November. It’s been a dark month for the Earth. Among other things, there was the European Commission’s decision to renew the authorization of glyphosate, a probable carcinogen, for a further 10 years, and the European Parliament’s rejection… Read More
Newsletter No 13 – October 2023 November 3, 2023 Dear readers, On 13 October, the vote by the Member States of the European Union on the European Commission’s proposal to renew the registration of glyphosate for 10 years failed to produce a qualified majority. A new vote is expected on 16 November. Meanwhile, in the United States, Bayer was condamned three times in October… Read More
France: Announcement of a new Ecophyto Plan for 2030 October 30, 2023 Paris, Monday 30 October 2030 – On Monday 30 October, the French government announced a new plan for the management of pesticides up to 2030, known as the “Ecophyto 2030” plan. Launched in 2009 following the Grenelle Environment Forum, the first Ecophyto plan evolved into Ecophyto II in 2016, when the targets set were not… Read More