Environmental Politics

Pesticide PAC Money Surges Into States As Firms Seek To Limit Damage Awards

"As pesticide companies struggle to cap legal payouts to plaintiffs who claim they were injured by Roundup and other products, money from two political committees affiliated with major pesticide manufacturers has surged into state-level politics."

Source: U.S. RTK, 11/05/2024

Police In Brazil Indict Colombian Fish Trader In Journalist Killing

"Brazilian police have indicted a Colombian fish trader as the person who planned the slaying of Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips in the Amazon in 2022, they announced Monday."

Source: AP, 11/05/2024

"Trump Will Push To Get Fluoride Out Of Drinking Water, RFK Jr. Says"

"Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged Saturday that a future Trump administration would seek to remove fluoride from drinking water as a Day 1 goal, reversing a decades-old intervention widely credited for boosting public health."

Source: Washington Post, 11/04/2024

"London Protesters Demand Water Companies Clean Up Sewage-Tainted Rivers"

"Holding signs with slogans including “stop the plop” and “species not feces,” thousands of people marched in London on Sunday to demand a cleanup of Britain’s sewage-clogged waterways."

Source: AP, 11/04/2024

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