Saturday, May 4, 2024

Judge blocks California from putting cancer warning on Roundup

So far, juries in three trials have ordered the company to pay billions after concluding that the product did cause cancer.

‘Black Sludge’ Pours Out Of Texas Town’s Faucets Days After FBI Arrests Nearly Every...

The problem is summed up in just a few words: "There's not really anyone in charge."

Food companies intentionally make their products addictive, and it’s making us sick

Foods with unnaturally high levels of sugar and salt keep Americans snacking their way to obesity.

3,240 potentially harmful chemicals found in food packaging

More than 3,200 potentially harmful chemicals have been measured in “food contact materials (FCMs),” like packaging and processing equipment, utensils and reusable food containers.

Monsanto Ordered to Pay $46.5 Million in PCB Lawsuit in Rare Win for Plaintiffs

Long Beach says it has “incurred substantial costs” cleaning up the chemicals and is seeking compensatory and punitive damages for public nuisance and costs of suit.

COVID-19 means good times for the Pentagon

While Americans are overwhelmed by the pandemic, the Pentagon and its boosters are exploiting the emergency to feather their own nests

BREAKING: Lawyers sue Morton County, Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier for excessive force against water protectors

The group seeks an immediate injunction to prevent the Morton County Sheriff’s Department and other agencies from using impact munitions against the protestors.

Impending Trump Dakota Access easement is illegal, Standing Rock Sioux say

The move to grease the wheels for dirty energy infrastructure sets the Trump administration up for more clashes with protesters.

Chemical catastrophe: daily disasters spotlight America’s toxic time bomb

U.S. struggles with daily hazardous chemical incidents, underlining systemic safety lapses.

Online charter schools are not a solution to education in a pandemic

Coronavirus and racism combined with online charters would create a plague of injustice that will never be wiped out.