With the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) releasing its new PFAS strategic roadmap, U.S. manufacturers will soon be required to provide much more information to the agency about the so-called “forever chemicals” they’re producing. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widely used, long-lasting chemicals that…
A Georgia man and his wife of 47 years recently filed a new paraquat lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. The couple claims that the husband, who was exposed to paraquat, has now suffered serious injuries because of it.…
A North Carolina firefighter has filed a new firefighting foam lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. He claims that after being exposed to toxic firefighting foams for years—including the cancer-causing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the foams—he has…
Despite the fact that in November 2018, leading e-cigarette maker JUUL Labs announced it would temporarily stop selling most of its flavored nicotine pods for its e-cigarettes in retail stores, a new study says the action was too little, too late. At the time, the…
Previous research has indicated that JUUL e-cigarettes, which are popular among teenagers, deliver substantially more nicotine than other types of e-cigarettes. According to a study published in Tobacco Regulatory Science in January 2020, subjects exposed to aerosol from JUUL had 5-8 times more nicotine in…
As health officials continue to search for explanations behind a recent epidemic of vaping-related illnesses, a new danger has hit Morgantown, West Virginia. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, two local high school students recently overdosed on heroin-laced vape pens. The students have been hospitalized. The…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) states that diesel exhaust is a mixture of gases and particulates produced during the combustion of diesel fuel, and that workers exposed to diesel exhaust “face the risk of health effects ranging from irritation of the eyes and…
The European Union planned to vote this year on extending the approval license for Roundup. That vote was initially delayed because of an ongoing debate about the safety of glyphosate, the main herbicide in Roundup. European officials met in Brussels in early October to discuss…
On September 12, 2017, a Tennessee man filed a new Roundup lawsuit against manufacturer Monsanto. The case is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. But as all federally-filed Roundup lawsuits were consolidated in California last October, this case will…
Currently, there are about 250 Roundup lawsuits filed against manufacturer Monsanto that are pending in the Northern District of California, where all federally-filed cases have been consolidated. U.S. District Court Judge Vince Chhabria was assigned to oversee the Roundup Multi-District Litigation (“Roundup MDL”). Judge Chhabria…
