by Jonathan Latham, PhD Piecemeal, and at long last, chemical manufacturers have begun removing the endocrine-disrupting plastic bisphenol-A (BPA) from products they sell. Sunoco no longer sells BPA for products that might be used by children under three. France has a national ban on BPA food packaging. The EU has banned ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has rejected claims filed by 2 families in Boise, Idaho, who alleged the USDA’s pesticide treatment contaminated their crops and poisoned a cattle herd.
In a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter called for a quick resolution to the tort claim filed by the 2 families. Otter defended the families, telling Sec. Thomas Vilsack that neither family was at fault for the damages and debts they have racked up by allowing the USDA to treat the fields.
Otter wrote:
The pest control company Terminix has agreed to pay $10 million to a family of 4 that was seriously sickened following a fumigation at a U.S. Virgin Islands resort.
Of the $10 million, $8 million will go towards fines, while another $1 million will go to pay restitution to the EPA. The remaining $1 million will fund a community service project in the Virgin Islands, according to federal authorities.
