The state of Colorado received a fair bit of national attention during the 2018 midterm elections. Democrats did well in the state, successfully flipping a Republican-held Congressional seat in suburban Denver they had been chasing for the better part of a decade. And Jared Polis became the first openly gay person to be elected as the governor of … [Read more...]
Bayer/Monsanto Hit With $2 Billion Verdict in Roundup Case
Earlier today, a jury concluded that Monsanto's Roundup caused an elderly couple to suffer non-Hodgkin lymphoma after years of using the herbicide. The jury awarded Alberta and Alva Pilliod a combined total of $2.055 Billion in damages. Today’s verdict in Pilliod v. Monsanto was the third consecutive loss suffered by Bayer AG, which acquired … [Read more...]
States Ban Pesticide that EPA Refuses to Ban
The Environmental Protection Agency’s inaction regarding setting standards for PFAS in drinking water has come under fire in recent months, and now Trump’s EPA is dropping the ball again, many say. This time, the EPA is refusing to ban a dangerous chemical, chlorpyrifos, found in pesticides used in agricultural and non-agricultural settings. … [Read more...]
E-Mails Show Monsanto Counted On Support From Trump
Donald Trump speaking at Conservative Political Action Conference (Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore, CC 2.0). When the Environmental Protection Agency released an initial draft finding in late April that glyphosate – the herbicide in Roundup, one of the most popular weedkillers in the world – was safe, it was the product of years of study from the … [Read more...]
Democratic House Majority Boasts Productive First 100 Days
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (Photo Credit: Center for American Progress Action Fund, CC 2.0) New Presidents are obsessed with “The First 100 Days,” a term originally coined during the Franklin Roosevelt administration to refer to the incredibly productive legislative start to Roosevelt's presidency. Political observers have long … [Read more...]
EPA Rules Roundup Is Safe Despite Serious Health Concerns
Farmer pours unlabeled chemical into large industrial barrels. The German industrial giant Bayer, which now owns Monsanto, is currently facing thousands of lawsuits related to Roundup, the most popular weedkiller in the world. Plaintiffs are alleging – with some success – that they or their family members have suffered severe health problems, … [Read more...]
EPA’s Proposed Toxic Chemical Regulations Criticized As Too Weak
For years, scientists and environmental activists have been pushing the Environmental Protection Agency to strictly regulate the family of fluorinated chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These chemicals have been infiltrating soil and groundwater in locations across the country. The EPA finally took the first step in … [Read more...]
Judge Orders Mediation in Roundup Case
In an effort to organize and settle some of the thousands of lawsuits filed against Bayer AG and Monsanto, the maker of the once-popular weed killer, Roundup, a federal judge has ordered the company to pursue mediation with one plaintiff claiming that Roundup caused her cancer. Even though Bayer execs still maintain there’s no legitimate … [Read more...]
Lawsuit Being Settled Between 3M and Alabama Water Authority
3M probably doesn’t agree with that old saying that there’s no such thing as bad publicity because all they’ve had recently is bad publicity. 3M has been all over the news in recent months for its defective earplugs as well as for for contaminating groundwater around its chemical plants, and now one of the lawsuits against the home and office giant … [Read more...]
Federal Court Dismisses Trump Administration’s Repeal of Coal, Oil Valuation Rule
A federal court has struck down the Trump administration’s repeal of an Obama-era policy aimed at boosting revenue for taxpayers, according to Reuters. The policy changes how energy companies value sales of coal, oil and gas extracted from federal and tribal land. The decision, which found the Interior Department’s repeal of the so-called … [Read more...]
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