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May 31, 2019
LA County sues Monsanto, says it polluted waterways
Less than three weeks after an Oakland jury ordered Monsanto to pay over $2 billion when it found the company’s top-selling Roundup herbicide caused a couple’s cancer, Los Angeles County filed a suit Thursday alleging Monsanto polluted the county’s lakes and rivers with other toxic chemicals.
Less than three weeks after an Oakland jury ordered Monsanto to pay over $2 billion when it found the company's top-selling Roundup herbicide caused a couple's cancer, Los Angeles County filed a suit Thursday alleging Monsanto polluted the county's lakes and rivers with other toxic chemicals.
The lawsuit's allegations echo those of several other municipalities around the country -- that the Monsanto-created chemicals polychlorinated ...
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