A lawsuit filed against the EPA. in 2017 produced evidence that the agency depended on Monsanto for guidance in label changes for the herbicide dicamba.
Dicamba is the herbicide that in 2017 damaged more than 3.6 million acres of soybeans and other crops in 25 states, according to expert estimates. Dozens of growers have sued Monsanto for the loss in crop revenue.
According to documents filed in the lawsuit, the EPA ignored state officials’ recommendations and allowed Monsanto to dictate the label’s terms and conditions.
Information on this travesty is from Jonathan Hettinger, “EPA Emails: Monsanto Guided Agency’s Herbicide Label Changes, Lancaster Farming (Aug. 11, 2018), p. A21.
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