On this edition of Your Call’s One Planet series, we’ll have a conversation about the legal battle over the safety of Monsanto's widely used Roundup weed killer. A jury in Oakland recently awarded a couple $2 billion after finding that Roundup caused their cancer.
Monsanto-Bayer faces an additional 13,000 lawsuits across the country. What is the significance of these lawsuits? And how does the federal government regulate chemicals that are harmful to our health?
Guests:
Carey Gillam, veteran journalist, researcher, and author of Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science
Claudia Polsky, assistant clinical professor of law and the founding Director of the Environmental Law Clinic at UC Berkeley
Web Resources:
The Guardian: The EPA is meant to protect us. The Monsanto trials suggest it isn't doing that
E&E News: Monsanto lost again on Roundup. What's next for glyphosate?
SF Chronicle: Monsanto hit with staggering $2 billion verdict in Roundup cancer suit