Herbicide, definition of

A chemical pesticide designed to control or destroy plants, weeds, or grasses.

• EPA backs the use of toxic herbicide chemical glyphosate
  The toxic chemical glyphosate, a common herbicide, has been found to be a threat to public health and a recognized carcinogenic. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is caught between a weed and a hard place as they defend the big-money herbicide...
• Court orders Monsanto to pay $289 million in cancer trial
  Agrochemical company Monsanto has been ordered to pay $289 million to school groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson, who said the Bayer subsidiary's chemical products gave him cancer...
• Beekeepers file a complaint against Bayer after glyphosate was discovered in honey
  Beekeepers in France aren't happy with Bayer. Agence France Presse reported (AFP) a beekeeping cooperative in the northern part of the country filed a legal complaint against the chemical giant after the controversial herbicide glyphosate was found in...
• Scientists discover plants have 'brains' that decide when to sprout
  Researchers are quickly learning that plants are far more complex than once thought. Not only has it been determined that plants are capable of sensing and preparing for drought conditions, a team from the University of Birmingham recently learned that...
• Over 200 tons of poisonous herbicides are dumped on North Americas wild lands every year
  New data has emerged on how widespread the use of herbicides, including glyphosate, has become in North American federal and tribal land. In 2010 alone, 200 tons of the stuff was sprayed on natural wild lands to help curb the growth of invasive plant...
• Activists call on the EPA to ban glyphosate
  As evidence mounts regarding the environmental and health problems associated with widespread use of the pesticide glyphosate—aka Monsanto’s Roundup—consumer advocacy groups are mobilizing to work for government action...
• Shocking new map shows where cancer-causing glyphosate sprayed in San Francisco
  San Francisco residents can now see where glysophate lurks in their city. After creating a map of areas contaminated with glysophate, sold as Roundup by Monsanto, for New York City, Reverend Billy & The Stop Shopping Choir have targeted San Francisco....
• Disturbing new map shows 2748 locations where NYC has recently sprayed cancer-causing pesticide
  Bad news, New Yorkers -- if you like to take long walks or pay visits to your local park, you've probably been exposed to glyphosate, the cancer-linked main ingredient of Monsanto's Roundup herbicide...
• The 12 most jaw-dropping Inhabitat stories of 2015
  FDA finds majority of herbal supplements at GNC, Walmart, Walgreens, and Target don’t contain what they claim – instead cheap fillers like wheat and soy powder
• 12 most jaw-dropping Inhabitat stories of the year
  FDA finds majority of herbal supplements at GNC, Walmart, Walgreens, and Target don’t contain what they claim – instead cheap fillers like wheat and soy powder