The case is one of thousands brought by people who got non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after applying Monsanto’s Roundup. Two FIFRA regulations will likely loom large at argument.
The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing Monsanto v. Durnell, a case that could determine whether people harmed by pesticides can still bring so-called failure-to-warn claims under state law.
Community, conservation, and Indigenous-led organizations challenged a Montana Public Service Commission protective order that shields NorthWestern Energy’s letters of intent to provide electricity service to data centers from public view.
Patti Goldman, Attorney, Northwest Office: “When people use pesticides in their fields or on their lawns, they don’t expect to get cancer. Yet this happens, and when it does, state court lawsuits provide the only real path to accountability.”
An independent and strong judiciary is an essential pillar of our democracy. Without judicial review, federal agency actions can go unchecked, no matter how unlawful they are.
H.R. 1163, the Prove It Act, would further a dangerous deregulatory agenda to restrict federal agencies from protecting our environment, health, safety, workforce, and civil rights.