Just under 100 plaintiffs have filed a class action suit against the Midwest chemical company, 3M, and several other defendants, who manufactured substances, known as perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs). Plaintiffs claim that the PFCs – which were used in firefighting foam at the nearby Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington – contaminated the ground … [Read more...]
EPA Reverses Obama Administration’s Suggestion to Ban Pesticide
On March 29th, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decided to overturn an Obama-era suggestion to ban a pesticide known as chlorpyrifos, which has been linked to nerve damage in children. Scott Pruitt, the EPA administrator, signed an order allowing farmers to use the substance. Chlorpyrifos is used to treat several kinds of crops, including … [Read more...]
Unsealed Documents Suggest Collusion Between Monsanto and the EPA
Judge Vince Chhabria, of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, unsealed several documents pertaining to an active ingredient in Monsanto’s widely used herbicide, Roundup. The documents included internal emails and email exchanges between the company and federal agencies, namely the Environmental … [Read more...]
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