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On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

Roundup transformed farming in the U.S. Could it change regulation too?

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

WBUR

News, On Point, Npr, Talk Show, Daily

4.33.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

The Supreme Court will soon rule on who gets to decide when a product needs a cancer warning – and who can sue if they’ve been exposed. At the center of the highly politicized debate is America’s most successful weedkiller, Roundup.

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In 1974, the Monsanto Company introduced a new product that quickly became one of the most widely used herbicides in the world.

1:30.4

It's been sprayed on lawns and yards across the United States and on millions of acres of American farmland.

1:34.5

Roundup Herbicide by Monsanto.

1:37.1

There's never been a herbicide like it before.

1:41.2

Applied to actively growing weeds at the proper stage of growth,

1:45.0

Roundup translocates down and throughout the entire plant.

1:50.0

In a matter of days, Roundup controls many of the toughest grasses and weeds,

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