Saturday, June 27, 2026

Will Congress act? Critics of the Supreme Court ruling noted that the decision was based entirely on an interpretation of certain language within FIFRA that deals with labeling authority held by the EPA, and does not address the weight of science connecting pesticides such as glyphosate and paraquat to health harms.



#glyphosate US Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat, said on Thursday that the Supreme Court has a history of “unjust” decisions and the “power of the people” is needed to overcome its ruling in the Monsanto case. “I’m going to lead an amendment to strip away this preemptive authority and return it to the people. We now need to rally around both sides of the of the aisle … to undo what the Supreme Court did,” Booker said. Similarly, US Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican, said she would be introducing a bill to strip pesticides companies of liability protections. “These companies purposefully omit labeling information knowing their products cause cancer and other health problems,” she wrote in a post on the social media platform X. “It is time they are held accountable. Enough is enough.”

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