Category: Toxic Chemical Exposure
Hawaii County Considers Banning Roundup Weed-Killer
The Hawaii County Council is considering a bill that would ban spraying of Monsanto’s Roundup on government-owned lands, according to Big Island Video News.
Lumber Liquidators Stock Drops on Regulatory Concerns
August 5, 2015 -- Lumber Liquidators stock has plunged another 27% after the company announced impending action by state regulators, according to CNBC. The company’s stock price has plummeted over 70% this year, nearing $13 in trading today and a...
Shareholder Lawsuits Pile Up Against Lumber Liquidators
July 17, 2015 -- A slew of shareholder lawsuits have been filed against Lumber Liquidators, the retailer of formaldehyde-laden laminate flooring whose stock has dropped from $117 to under $20. According to the National Law Journal, shareholders filed a consolidated...
OSHA Calls DuPont “Severe Violator” After Deaths in Texas
July 10, 2015 -- Following last year’s deadly gas leak at a chemical plant in Texas, government regulators have put DuPont in its “severe violator enforcement program” and warned that the incident shows the company has a “failed safety program.”...
WHO Finds More Carcinogenic Insecticides and Herbicides
Three months after declaring Monsanto’s weedkiller Roundup a “probable” human carcinogen, the cancer division of the World Health Organization has found more insecticides and herbicides that might also cause cancer.
France Bans Roundup in Home Gardens Over Cancer Concerns
Roundup, a popular weed-killer made by Monsanto, has been banned from garden centers in France just weeks after it was declared a “probable” human carcinogen by the World Health Organization.
Over 100 Lumber Liquidators Lawsuits Centralized in Virginia
June 16, 2015 -- Federal judges have centralized more than 100 lawsuits against Lumber Liquidators into the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The order (PDF) was filed on June 12 and establishes a Multi-District Litigation (MDL...