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Trump Prioritizes Roundup; Supreme Court to Hear Glyphosate Lawsuits

4/28/2026

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Trump Invokes Production Act

President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act in February, designating Roundup herbicides a national-security priority.
The Supreme Court set Monday arguments on the glyphosate preemption case that could dismiss tens of thousands of lawsuits.
WHO’s IARC labeled glyphosate “probably carcinogenic,” while the U.S. EPA maintains it is safe.
John Durnell, a St. Louis gardener with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, is suing Bayer.

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Zeldin Slams DeLauro

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin called Rep. Rosa DeLauro “uninformed” and told her to drink glyphosate during a heated budget hearing.
The Trump administration filed an amicus brief supporting Bayer in the Supreme Court glyphosate preemption case.
Zeldin claimed the Trump EPA pursued tougher polluter enforcement than the Biden administration.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro said the Trump EPA’s budget is a climate-change denier manifesto.

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Hari rallies glyphosate

Vani Hari led a “People Versus Poison” rally outside the Supreme Court to denounce the administration’s glyphosate support.
The U.S. President Donald Trump administration filed an amicus brief supporting Bayer in the Supreme Court glyphosate preemption case.
MAHA coalition mailed EPA administrator Lee Zeldin, accusing expanded chemical approvals of harming health goals.
Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree warned the glyphosate support could fracture the MAHA movement before 2026.

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Trump Invokes Production Act

President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act in February, designating Roundup herbicides a national-security priority.
The Supreme Court set Monday arguments on the glyphosate preemption case that could dismiss tens of thousands of lawsuits.
WHO’s IARC labeled glyphosate “probably carcinogenic,” while the U.S. EPA maintains it is safe.
John Durnell, a St. Louis gardener with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, is suing Bayer.

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