A look at health concerns as Roundup case reaches Supreme Court
About this episode
The episode discusses health concerns related to the Supreme Court case over Roundup, a widely used weedkiller linked to cancer allegations.
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could reshape a years-long legal fight over Roundup, the most widely used weedkiller. The chemical has been a critical tool for industrial agriculture across the world, but thousands of lawsuits allege a key ingredient is linked to cancer. Justice correspondent Ali Rogin discussed the debate with Helena Bottemiller Evich of the Food Fix newsletter. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
People in this episode
Host: Ali Rogin
Guest: Helena Bottemiller Evich
Topics covered
- health concerns
- Roundup case
- Supreme Court
- legal fight
- cancer allegations
- industrial agriculture
Keywords
- Roundup
- Supreme Court
- health concerns
- cancer
- legal fight
- industrial agriculture
- Ali Rogin
- Helena Bottemiller Evich
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: PBS News, Food Fix
Products: Roundup
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