13 Jul, 2026

Roundup, cancer and the difference between scientific and legal causality

When the Supreme Court handed Monsanto a major victory in the Roundup lawsuit on Thursday, the headlines read like a scientific event: a case over whether Roundup causes cancer. But Monsanto v. Durnell did not settle this question. The court held that the federal pesticide law preempts a state failure-to-warn claim when the Environmental Protection […]

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RFK Jr. to act in legal challenge to ultra-processed foods

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. kicked off a challenge to the food industry Sunday, announcing on CBS’s “60 Minutes” that he plans to follow through on a plan outlined by former Food and Drug Administration chief David Kessler to overhaul ultra-processed foods. “We will follow up on David Kessler’s petition,” Kennedy said on “60 […]

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