The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Deutsche Bahn to stop using cancer-linked pesticide on its tracks German state-owned rail operator Deutsche Bahn is to stop using glyphosate on its tracks and is looking for substitutes to replace the weedkiller, one of its board members said in an interview Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190614/deutsche-bahn-to-stop-using-controversial-pesticide-on-its-tracks Fri, 14 Jun 2019 17:43:50 +0200 deutsche-bahn-to-stop-using-controversial-pesticide-on-its-tracks Social Democrats demand ‘trust building’ from Merkel after pesticide debacle The Social Democrats (SPD) have reacted angrily to a vote by German Agricultural Minister Christian Schmidt (CSU) to allow the controversial weedkiller glyphosate to be used in the EU for an additional five years. https://www.thelocal.de/20171128/pesticide-controversy-poisons-mood-ahead-of-tricky-coalition-talks Tue, 28 Nov 2017 15:55:20 +0100 pesticide-controversy-poisons-mood-ahead-of-tricky-coalition-talks Monsanto takeover would be 'diabolical': environmentalists A proposed tie-up between Bayer and Monsanto may still face numerous hurdles but it has already inflamed opinion in Germany where most people oppose genetically modified foods. https://www.thelocal.de/20160524/monsanto-deal-disastrous-and-diabolical-environmentalists Tue, 24 May 2016 16:04:41 +0200 monsanto-deal-disastrous-and-diabolical-environmentalists Pesticides kill more river life than was thought Pesticides may kill off water insects and other small aquatic life by as much as 42 percent, according to an analysis of German, French and Australian rivers and streams, published on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130618/50367 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:00:00 +0200 50367 High levels of poison found in Rhineland water Experts have found illegal levels of poisonous chemicals in waters across the western German state North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), a regional paper reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130201/47699 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:31:00 +0100 47699 Illegal pesticides found on German produce Illegal pesticides have been found on German-grown berries sold in the nation’s supermarkets, environmental protection organisation Greenpeace said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100726/28753 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:28:00 +0200 28753