SALEM, Ore. – Monsanto will pay nearly $700 million for allegedly polluting Oregon with “polychlorinated biphenyls,” or “PCBs.” Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum’s office said PCBs are toxic compounds formerly used in coolants, electrical equipment and hydraulic oils. They were ...
(NBC News) A California jury has awarded a couple who claim the popular weed killer Roundup caused their cancer $2 billion in damages. Alberta and Alva Pilliod say when they used Roundup, manufactured by Monsanto, they didn’t believe it was ...