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Trump administration backs Bayer as Roundup fight moves toward Supreme Court
- The Trump administration urged the Supreme Court to hear Bayer's Roundup case to curb thousands of cancer lawsuits.
- The government argues federal pesticide law should override state-level failure-to-warn lawsuits.
- Bayer argues glyphosate is safe when used as directed, challenging regulatory status differences.
- Bayer notes the EPA determines pesticide labels, limiting state-level warnings.
- The administration's stance boosted Bayer stock to its highest in years, Reuters reports.
- Bayer faces tens of thousands of lawsuits linked to Roundup and has paid billions in settlements.
- The case centers on whether federal law should override state-level claims about Roundup warnings.
- Bayer emphasizes food security and regulatory clarity as stakes in the ruling.
- The Supreme Court decision could limit thousands of claims against Bayer.
- The article notes regulators disagree internationally on glyphosate safety.
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