LISTEN: Glyphosate, Bayer, and the courts
TNL Editor in Chief Carey Gillam joins the radio show KZFR radio’s Ecotopia show to discuss the current legal landscape around Bayer and glyphosate.
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WATCH: The latest twists and turns in Bayer’s Roundup litigation battle
The New Lede Editor-in-Chief Carey Gillam talked with attorney and consumer advocate Whitney di Bona from Drugwatch about a flurry of recent legal maneuvers in the battle over Bayer’s proposed $7.25 billion class action settlement of Roundup litigation.
Researchers call for urgent new policies to rein in ultra-processed foods
Wide consumption of ultra-processed foods is the product of a corporate playbook drawn up by “Big Tobacco” decades ago that is contributing to a rising tide of health problems, according to a series of papers published Wednesday by the American Journal of Public Health.
Pollution and cancer are on the ballot in Iowa
For the first time, the health and environmental damage from farming has moved from the margins to the apex of political priorities in Iowa, an agriculture colossus that is the nation’s largest grain and pork producer.
Living on Earth: Cancer and CAFOs
Managing editor Brian Bienkowski joined the Living on Earth radio show to discuss new research linking concentrated animal feeding operations, CAFOs, to increased cancer risk in nearby communities.
Bayer’s proposed Roundup settlement violates Constitution, new legal filing claims
Bayer’s proposed $7.25 billion class action settlement is a “sweetheart deal” that violates the US Constitution by running “roughshod over basic due process rights, according to a court filing Thursday that seeks to undo the nationwide program.
Investigate Midwest panel discuss cancer, pesticides and environmental risks
TNL Editor-in-Chief Carey Gillam joined an Investigate Midwest panel discussion on pesticides and public health.
Health advocates demand federal action in nitrate “health emergency”
More than 80 health and environmental groups are calling on federal agencies to use emergency powers to protect Americans from a “public health emergency” driven by industrial farming practices that are dangerously polluting drinking water.
US judge calls proposed Bayer Roundup settlement a “filthy” deal
In a tense hearing on Thursday, a federal judge who has been overseeing thousands of cases in nationwide Roundup litigation expressed scathing criticism of a proposed class action settlement that Roundup maker Bayer is pushing forward in a Missouri court.
Supreme Court justices weigh Monsanto bid to block warning lawsuits
Members of the US Supreme Court peppered lawyers for the former Monsanto Co. with a barrage of questions over pesticide regulation on Monday, wrestling over whether federal law preempts state actions that permit consumers to sue companies for failing to warn of product risks such as cancer.