Monsanto now refers to itself as a “sustainable agriculture” company with no concept of what “sustainable” really means, as they recklessly violate all of its principles USDA data shows that glyphosate use has increased 12-fold since 1996, when the first GE crops were introduced. This dramatic increase has cut the monarch butterfly population by 90 percent San Diego is suing Monsanto for polluting the Coronado Bay with PCBs; the city says Monsanto knew the risks but chose to protect profits when prolonging the use of PCBs prior to the chemical being banned