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(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, April 30, 2026) On April 27, 2026, advocates\u2014including Beyond Pesticides\u2014from across the political spectrum came together in front of the U.S. Supreme Court to speak out against the chemical industry campaign, led by Bayer\/Monsanto, the Trump administration, and Republican lawmakers, to shield chemical manufacturers from liability for failing to warn people who have been harmed by their pesticides. Their multi-pronged strategy targets the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Congress, and state legislatures.<\/p>\n

The question of the public\u2019s right to sue chemical manufacturers that do not warn of product hazards was heard before the Supreme Court, as Monsanto argued that people who have been diagnosed with cancer after using the weed killer glyphosate should be prohibited from suing the company for failing to warn on the product label. The chemical manufacturer argued in Monsanto v. Durnell that federal registration of a pesticide preempts legal rights afforded to people under state law under U.S. federalism. The chemical industry is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse decades of jurisprudence and shield manufacturers from liability associated with those who are harmed but not warned about pesticide adverse effects like cancer, neurological or immunological conditions, reproductive dysfunction, and other chronic illnesses.<\/p>\n

Highlighted Quotes from the Rally<\/h2>\n

\u201cThis is a case about people who have been harmed but not warned. Is the court going to allow the chemical industry to hide behind deceptive product labeling on hazards that should have been known and disclosed? On a daily basis, my organization, Beyond Pesticides, hears from people whose health has been harmed\u2014 and they have not been warned. That\u2019s because our weak federal law does not require disclosure of potential threats, like cancer,\u201d said Max Sano, Beyond Pesticides\u2019 senior policy and coalitions associate,<\/strong>\u00a0at the Supreme Court rally. He continued: \u201cAs the son of a naturalized citizen turned small business owner, I grew up with the now fleeting notion of the American Dream. Immigrants and farmworkers, regardless of their legal status, are a cornerstone of what makes our country great. Advocates, including founders of Beyond Pesticides, are in the fight for equity and the common good, a healthy life with clean water and air, a safe workplace, a society that treats all those living within our borders with dignity and humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cInside that building, Monsanto-Bayer will be arguing for the right to poison us and not be held accountable,\u201d said Vani Hari, New York Times Best-Selling Author, food activist, and founder of Food Babe and Truvani<\/strong>. She continued: \u201cLet\u2019s be honest, we wouldn\u2019t be here right now if President Trump didn\u2019t sign that Executive Order. We wouldn\u2019t be here right now if they weren\u2019t inside that building arguing on Monsanto\u2019s behalf. We wouldn\u2019t be here right now if they didn\u2019t submit that amicus brief and that recommendation to the Supreme Court to look at this case when they have lost all over the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been an organic farmer in Maine since the 1970s, and no one can tell me or the other farmers here today that we can\u2019t grow food without all of these toxic chemicals,\u201d said U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME)<\/strong>. She continued: \u201cFor me, this life-long fight has been to make sure everyone has access to healthy food without toxic chemicals and every farmer has the resources that they need to farm organically and regeneratively.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAmericans are under attack. There are four fronts to this war with the German company; they\u2019re attacking our executive branch, our legislative branch at the state level, our legislative branch here in Washington D.C., and the courts,\u201d said U.S. Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY)<\/strong>. He continued: \u201cAnd what do they want? They want a get-out-of-court-free card. We\u2019re not going to give it to them. Was the EPA established to protect the environment and the people? Or was it established to protect foreign corporations when they harmed the environment and the people?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pesticide industry is playing their very last card. They are begging the justices, Congress, and the administration to airlift them out of responsibility so that they can keep making us sick and make every dime they can off of our illness, says Kelly Ryerson, founder of The Glyphosate Girl<\/strong>. She continued: \u201cThat is the pesticide liability shield. Let\u2019s call it what it is\u2014its a bailout from accountability and a request to be placed above the law.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen this country was formed, it was formed because we gave the rights to have police power over health and safety, and gave rights to people to have access to courts. That\u2019s a cornerstone. The 10th<\/sup> Amendment is the cornerstone of this country,\u201d says former U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)<\/strong>. He continued: \u201cAnd what Monsanto is trying to do with the help of the Justice Department and the Trump Administration is to give a special corporate carve out so that Article Six, the Supremacy Clause, will enable preemption of state laws.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, the U.S. uses millions of pounds of pesticides every year, and it is poisoning our air, our soil, our waters, and our bodies. Pesticide companies are raking in billions while the rest of us suffer,\u201d says Sarah Starman, food and agriculture campaigner at Friends of the Earth<\/strong>. She continued: \u201cPeople all across the country\u2014rural and urban, left and right\u2014are coming together to demand healthier food and less exposure to toxic chemicals.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m here with anyone who believes that our indiscriminate use of pesticides is wrecking the environment, pushing wildlife to extinction, and creating a toxic soup of chemicals that are making us sick and polluting our water and air.\u201d said J.W. Glass, senior EPA policy specialist at the Center for Biological Diversity<\/strong>. He continued: \u201cThe science is clear\u2014pesticides like glyphosate, atrazine, paraquat, and dozens of others that are banned in other countries but still ludicrously allowed in the United States are making us sick and pushing pollinators and wildlife to extinction.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCenter for Food Safety has a lot of experience with the EPA, and it comes from suing them and winning cases. And for us it\u2019s a no-brainer: EPA deserves zero trust,\u201d said Bill Freese, science director at Center for Food Safety<\/strong>. He continued: \u201cIn one of our lawsuits, a federal court actually revoked EPA\u2019s human health assessment, and it was because EPA denied glyphosate could cause cancer but at the same time it said, \u2018Well, it might just cause non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.\u2019 It\u2019s not just ‘might’ EPA, thousands of Roundup victims can tell you glyphosate causes cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Call to Action<\/h2>\n

Please see here to see a recording of the speech at the rally delivered by Max Sano, senior policy and coalitions associate at Beyond Pesticides.<\/p>\n

Alongside the rally, Beyond Pesticides and Center for Food Safety hosted a webinar analyzing in real-time the oral arguments and questions from the bench in Monsanto v. Durnell <\/em>before the Supreme Court. For additional information, please see our backgrounder document<\/a>. For more information on the issues before the U.S. Congress, see Advocates Call on Congress To Reject House Agriculture Committee Farm Bill and Extend Current Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

JUST RELEASED:<\/strong> The webinar, Monsanto v. Durnell\u2014Real-Time Analysis with George and Jay<\/strong>, a critique with audio from the Supreme Court session on one of the most foundational cases on pesticides in decades, Monsanto v. Durnell, can be viewed at [Click here] U.S. Supreme Court Analysis of Oral Arguments in Monsanto Case<\/a>.<\/p>\n

All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/em><\/p>\n

Source<\/strong>: Backgrounder Document<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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