How we're fighting to ban this dangerous, toxic chemical - and how you can help.
John,
So far Bayer (the corporation that merged with Monsanto) has lost three lawsuits against people who were diagnosed with cancer after consistent, repeated exposure to Roundup.1 And more than 13,000 similar lawsuits have been filed.
It’s been years since the World Health Organization said that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, was “probably carcinogenic to humans.”2 Yet the EPA has consistently sided with Monsanto and refused to regulate this dangerous chemical.
We’ve been fighting to get rid of Roundup for years. Recently, we worked with allied organizations to collect more than 136,000 petitions demanding that the EPA ban Roundup. And earlier this year, our student chapters in California successfully pressured the UC system to put a temporary, partial ban on glyphosate.3
No one should be exposed to unsafe or toxic chemicals, pesticides or herbicides, especially when they’re known to cause cancer. But studies have shown that glyphosate is all around us, in our food, air and water.4 The only way to stop this threat is to get rid of it entirely.
