University of California System Halts Use of Glyphosate Herbicide

by admin | May 22, 2019 | Project News and Views | 0 comments

On May 16th, 2019, Independent Science News published a new article by Jonathan Latham, PhD: “University of California System Halts Use of Glyphosate Herbicide”

Synopsis: Following a student campaign against the spraying of herbicides on its campuses and three legal decisions concluding that glyphosate causes cancer, the University of California has suspended the use of Roundup and glyphosate-based herbicides on all campuses.

Read the full article at: https://www.independentsciencenews.org/news/university-of-california-system-halts-use-of-glyphosate-herbicide/

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