Supreme Court considers blocking lawsuits alleging weed killer causes cancer

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2 thoughts on “Supreme Court considers blocking lawsuits alleging weed killer causes cancer

  1. This has the potential to be wildly destructive. Megacorporations are barely being held accountable for their pollution and public health risks as it is. This has the potential precedent to give megacorporations the ability to pollute and make people sick with impunity.

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