U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that state courts cannot hold Monsanto liable for labeling shortcomings in pesticides like Roundup, as federal law preempts such claims. The decision overturned a $1.25 million verdict awarded to John Durnell, who claimed Roundup caused his non-Hodgkin lymphoma, with Justice Brett Kavanaugh writing the majority opinion and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissenting.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Monsanto (now owned by Bayer), shielding the company from state liability over its weed killer Roundup. The decision held that federal law preempts state claims regarding pesticide labeling, with Justice Kavanaugh writing the majority opinion and Justice Jackson dissenting.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that state courts cannot hold Monsanto liable for labeling shortcomings in Roundup, citing federal preemption under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The decision overturned a $1.25 million Missouri verdict awarded to John Durnell, who claimed Roundup caused his non-Hodgkin lymphoma, with Justice Brett Kavanaugh writing the majority and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissenting.

EPA chief Lee Zeldin, under Trump, has rescinded environmental regulations, eliminated departments, and terminated scientists, drawing criticism from journalist Elizabeth Kolbert. Trump praised Zeldin as 'our secret weapon.'