Article 52CRT EPA faces court over backing of Monsanto's controversial crop system

EPA faces court over backing of Monsanto's controversial crop system

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Carey Gillam
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The ninth circuit court of appeals is being asked to overturn the EPA's approval of a Monsanto herbicide that is allegedly a threat to farm crops across the US

The US Environmental Protection Agency is due in federal court on Tuesday to answer allegations that it broke the law to support a Monsanto system that has triggered "widespread" crop damage over the last few summers and continues to threaten farms across the country.

As farmers prepare to plant a new season of key American food crops, farmer and consumer groups are asking the ninth circuit court of appeals in San Francisco to review and overturn the EPA's approval of a Monsanto herbicide made with a chemical called dicamba.

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