Ag News Briefs
Quick Hits on Issues Affecting Ag From Around the World
The following are news briefs on issues affecting agriculture from around the nation and world.
(LAST UPDATED: 8/22/2017 AT 3:39 P.M.)
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Company Behind Dakota Access Oil Pipeline Sues Greenpeace
(AP) -- The company that built the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline filed a lawsuit against Greenpeace and other groups on Tuesday, alleging that they disseminated false and misleading information about the project and interfered with its construction.
In its lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in North Dakota, Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners requests damages that could approach $1 billion.
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The company alleges that the groups' actions interfered with its business, facilitated crimes and acts of terrorism, incited violence, targeted financial institutions that backed the project and violated racketeering and defamation laws. The company seeks a trial and monetary damages, noting that disruptions to construction alone cost it at least $300 million and requesting triple damages.
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Heavy Rains Lead to Water Rescues in Kansas City Area
(AP) -- Several streets were flooded and blocked off from traffic in the Kansas City area on Tuesday after overnight rains pounded the region, prompting numerous rescues of stranded motorists and others who scrambled to safety atop rooftops.
Kansas City's police and fire departments reported receiving more than 130 calls for water rescues, with dozens of others fielded in the suburbs. There were no immediate reports of deaths linked to the deluge, which the National Weather Service said dumped record-breaking rainfall in some areas.
As much as 9 inches of rain on one city neighborhood between Monday night and Tuesday morning. A large swath of the region saw 4 to 6 inches.
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EU Brobes Bayer's Planned Bbuyout of Monsanto
(AP) -- The European Union's anti-trust watchdog said Tuesday that it has launched a probe into German chemical maker Bayer's planned acquisition of U.S. seed and weed-killer company Monsanto.
The European Commission, which polices competition in Europe, said it has concerns that the merger may reduce competition in areas like pesticides and seeds.
Monsanto in September last year accepted an offer from Bayer to pay $57 billion to its shareholders and assume $9 billion in debt. Were it to go ahead, the buyout would create the world's largest integrated pesticides and seeds company.
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