DISSENT Magazine – Bart Elmore ▪ April 1, 2017

Monsanto elemental phosphorous plant, Soda Springs, Idaho (Kevin Beebe / Flickr)
The world’s most widely used herbicide, Roundup, has faced intense scrutiny in recent weeks, since documents surfaced revealing a close relationship between Monsanto, the creator of Roundup, and EPA officials tasked with regulating herbicide use in the United States. One email exchange included a Monsanto executive boasting that an EPA official had told him he “should get a medal” if he could “kill” an agency investigation into the herbicide.