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Brett Kavanaugh is bad news for science and justice

Jul 17, 2018

It’s official: President Donald Trump’s long-awaited pick for the Supreme Court has seen staunch conservative Judge Brett Kavanaugh nominated as the next Supreme Court Justice. And it’s an appointment that does...

The European Citizen Initiative: between populism and reform

Platonium

Apr 9, 2018

Opinion, Policy

Since the European Commission introduced the European Citizen’s Initiative (ECI) in April 2012, it has proven to be a controversial instrument for citizens to have their voices heard in EU law-making. Roughly 9...

The absurdity of Prop 65

Platonium

Feb 5, 2018

Environment, Health, Policy, Science

Californian coffee drinkers may soon be confronted with a warning label next time they purchase their morning coffee - at least if an ongoing lawsuit alleging the popular beverage to contain harmful amounts of ...

The irony behind banning glyphosate

West Side Story

Nov 27, 2017

Business, Environment, Health, Opinion, Policy

In all, 14 member states voted in favour of extending glyphosate’s EU licence for another five years, while nine voted against, including France. Five countries - Germany, Bulgaria, Poland, Portugal and Romania...

French activists raise the stakes ahead of critical glyphosate review

West Side Story

Sep 8, 2017

Opinion

Earlier this summer, it seemed that a scoop by Reuters had finally put to rest uncertainty still swirling in Europe around the question of whether glyphosate causes cancer. Yet even with more and more evidence ...

How science is silenced in the debate over glyphosate

Connor Fisher

Mar 24, 2017

Opinion, Science

In both Europe and the United States, the current political climate has placed an unprecedented amount of scrutiny on how regulatory policies are crafted and how science influences the debate. The ongoing debat...

Medical school finds “no evidence” glyphosate paper was ghostwritten by Monsanto

West Side Story

Mar 24, 2017

Health, Policy, Science

A brief investigation by officials at New York Medical College concluded that there is “no evidence” that a 2000 paper on the safety of glyphosate was ghostwritten by Monsanto employees. The paper was publis...

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