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Wednesday, May 27, 2026

not good "Federal government set to spray 'devastating' herbicide in Tahoe Basin

https://www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/article/lake-tahoe-glyphosate-22270540.php

"Glyphosate is an effective, if potent, weed killer, approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and it’s been widely used by the agricultural industry since Monsanto began selling it as Roundup in 1974. The extensive use of glyphosate on crops has long been controversial: It is known to destroy habitat for monarch butterflies and bees. And in 2015, the World Health Organization’s cancer research division said that glyphosate is “probably carcinogenic to humans.” That opened the door for more than 100,000 lawsuits to be filed against Monsanto by people who had been diagnosed with cancer including non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after using Roundup. Now, the Supreme Court is weighing a case about whether Monsanto is liable for not including a cancer warning on its product..."