Tag: Monsanto
Up next – trial in Monsanto’s hometown set for August after...
"We want the companies to take responsibility for warning people – even if there is a chance that something would be harmful or hazardous for them, people should be warned."
Bayer investigates its shady PR firm after ‘Monsanto File’ scandal in...
"This is a very important discovery because it shows there are objective strategies to silence strong voices."
Monsanto ordered to pay $2 billion in Roundup cancer lawsuit
“We’ve been fighting cancer for more than nine years now and we can’t do any of the things we wanted to do. We really resent Monsanto for that.”
EPA claims glyphosate doesn’t cause cancer
The announcement made by EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler on Tuesday comes at the same time there are currently 13,400 lawsuits against the controversial weedkiller.
Monsanto found liable for French farmer’s illness
A French appeals court ruled Thursday that Monsanto was liable for causing illness in a farmer who inadvertently inhaled one of its...
Monsanto ordered to pay $80M after causing man’s cancer
The jury found Monsanto guilty of negligence and failing to adequately warn consumers of Roundup weed killer’s cancer risks.
Jury finds Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer contributed to man’s cancer
“Although the evidence that Roundup causes cancer is quite equivocal, there is strong evidence from which a jury could conclude that Monsanto does not particularly care whether its product is in fact giving people cancer..."
Judge in second Roundup cancer trial worked for firm that defended...
This week’s closing arguments followed a recent favorable ruling for the plaintiff – this despite new revelations about Chhabria’s past ties to Monsanto.
Miami bans the use of glyphosate in a step to improve...
Miami now joins Miami Beach and Stuart, two cities in Florida who have also banned glyphosate.
EU approval of glyphosate based on review that plagiarized Monsanto studies
"Just as tobacco companies can no longer talk about the health benefits of smoking, the chemical industry shouldn't be able to write its own authorization for its own potentially harmful products."
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Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
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DNC approach to Israel is political malpractice and moral failure
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Speeding up the ‘kill chain’: Pentagon bombs thousands of targets in Iran using Palantir...
The system, known as Project Maven, relies on technology by Palantir and also incorporates the AI model Claude built by Anthropic. Israel has used similar AI targeting programs in Iran, as well as in Gaza and Lebanon.
Searching for solace in a nuclearized world
The nightmare of Fukushima 15 years later.
The US bombs kids so Palmer Luckey can have nice things
Because for every bomb the U.S. and Israel drop, a bunch of men in cushy offices profit off all the death.