CAMP VERDE, Ariz.—When they were young men nearly 60 years ago, Dennis Blessman, David Lucas, and Jerry “Doc” Spulecki survived the war in Vietnam, only to fight another battle at home against a silent killer, Agent Orange, decades later. The men now suffer from similar “presumptive” conditions of service-related exposure to the highly toxic herbicide—ischemic…
50 Years After Last US Soldier Left Vietnam, Veterans Still Dying From Agent Orange
Are Lab-Grown Foods a Threat to the Health of the American People?
Commentary Now that companies promoting lab-based dairy and lab-grown foods are getting FDA approval, it’s time to have an uncomfortable but important discussion about the push to reinvent the American diet. Lab-based dairy, we’re told, is the future. Removing dairy cows from the equation means fewer methane emissions. The environment wins. But you know who…
‘Immoral and Corrupt’: New Documentary Sheds Light on Alleged Dangers of Roundup Weed Killer
With thousands of consumers alleging their cancer and other diseases were caused by Roundup weed killer, a new documentary is shining light on the issue with testimony from experts and witnesses. The documentary, titled “Children of The Vine,” by filmmaker Brian Lilla is currently being screened across the country in hopes of sparking further dialogue…
Farmer Groups Press Biden to Not Allow States to Use Own Product Safety Labels
A coalition of 54 agriculture groups is urging the Biden administration to drop its support for allowing states to impose their own warning labels—in addition to federal labels—on consumer products. The request came after U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar asked the Supreme Court to refrain from taking up an herbicide liability case known as Monsanto…
Chinese Scientist Sentenced to 29 Months for Stealing From Monsanto
A Chinese national was sentenced to 29 months in prison on April 7 after pleading guilty to stealing a trade secret from his U.S. employer earlier this year, a crime that Justice Department officials said would benefit the Chinese regime. Xiang Haitao, 44, a legal permanent U.S. resident formerly from Missouri, worked for U.S. agribusiness…
Supreme Court Could Decide Fate of Monsanto/Bayer RoundUp Cancer Suits
On Dec. 13, the Supreme Court asked the Solicitor General to offer the United States’ views on “Monsanto vs. Hardeman”—the latest move in what could be a landmark case for multibillion-dollar litigation linking the pesticide RoundUp to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, if the Supreme Court agrees to review the case. After a call for the views of…
Jury Orders Bayer to Pay $62 Million Over Contaminated US School Building
A U.S. jury on Wednesday ordered Bayer AG to pay $62 million to students and others who say they were exposed to toxic chemicals made by the company’s predecessor, Monsanto Co, in a school building in Washington state. The verdict was the second against Bayer over polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, at the Sky Valley Education…
Bayer Reaches $2 Billion Deal Over Future Roundup Cancer Claims
Bayer AG struck a $2 billion deal to resolve future legal claims that its widely used weedkiller Roundup causes cancer, the German company said on Wednesday. Bayer has been struggling to finalize the settlement of claims that Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides cause non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer. Bayer inherited the business and the…
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