"Bayer [last] week put a halt to its latest courtroom battle over allegations that its weed killing products cause cancer, settling a Missouri case after four weeks of testimony and just as the trial was coming to a close and just ahead of important US Supreme Court consideration."

"State regulations limiting gas-powered lawn equipment for public properties went into effect this month. Users are warming up to the cleaner, quieter tools."

"The top federal lab on native bees is set to close under President Trump’s budget." 

"Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed sweeping legislation Sunday to slap warning labels on potentially tens of thousands of food and beverage packages — a move that could have ripple effects across the country." "The measure applies to 44 dyes or additives commonly found in baked goods, candy and drinks, and could force the food industry to change what it sells."

"The US Forest Service will begin the process to repeal the agency’s 2001 Roadless Rule, which protects millions of acres of national forest land from logging nationwide, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Monday."

"U.S. Sen. Mike Lee of Utah single-handedly appears to have produced what just might be the most unified, and broadly dispersed, opposition to anti-conservation legislation ever considered by Congress."

"Record-smashing daytime temperatures near 100 degrees are expected for millions from the Plains to the East Coast this week, while nighttime temperatures may stay above 80 in some metropolitan areas."

"The proliferation of new fungicides in the U.S. agricultural sector may be raising resistance to critical antifungal medications in humans and animals, infectious disease experts are warning."