Supreme Court bars state courts from suing over Roundup labeling, shielding Monsanto from tens of thousands of pending cancer injury claims.
Australia’s push to eliminate residential asbestos confronts millions of contaminated homes and raises questions about who pays for removal.
Asbestos litigation faces a convergence of medical, legal, and procedural obstacles that can leave sick victims unable to prove exposure or causation before the statute of limitations expires.
Supreme Court preemption ruling overturns failure-to-warn claims in Roundup litigation, reshaping the path forward for injured plaintiffs.
Kentucky’s $1 billion opioid settlement share is funding addiction treatment in rural Appalachian counties, but 90% of local funds remain unspent as implementation challenges mount.
Minnesota awards $20 million from a 3M settlement to restore contaminated rivers and protect fishing access in the Twin Cities area.
Decades-old asbestos exposures continue harming Duluth residents through latent diseases that emerge years after the initial contact with the toxic mineral.
North Carolina and New Jersey officials criticize EPA’s $450 million Chemours PFAS settlement for disproportionately favoring West Virginia.
Playgrounds across the country may harbor asbestos-contaminated sand, yet most have never been tested for the carcinogenic mineral.
Government closure exposes risks lurking in buildings constructed before asbestos dangers were understood.