In March 2019, a California jury awarded plaintiffs in a Roundup lawsuit $80 million in damages. This was the first bellwether Roundup lawsuit to go to trial in the consolidated MDL. The plaintiff claimed he developed cancer after spraying Roundup for three decades. In a…
Could fracking cause cancer? That’s what a group of Pennsylvania residents are concerned about. More than a hundred recently signed a letter to Governor Tom Wolf, asking him to “begin an investigation into cancers diagnosed in all counties where shale gas drilling, fracking, and infrastructure…
A new study by researchers from UC Riverside and Portland State University have determined that the nicotine levels in the popular JUUL e-cigarettes are high enough to be toxic to living cells. This study adds to the evidence that JUUL can be particularly dangerous, especially…
E-cigarette maker JUUL Labs recently announced that the company is pulling some products from the market, but according to some health experts, the company’s actions will not be enough to stem the vaping epidemic among teenagers. Just last month, the Centers for Disease Control and…
Mold issues continue to plague Pennsylvania schools. Following Southern Huntingdon County, Dubois Area, Central Dauphin School District, and East Pennsboro School District, the Burgettstown Area has announced school closings to deal with mold. Burgettstown Shuts Down Middle School/High School Because of Mold According to WTAE…
Researchers recently shared some concerning information: e-cigarettes, like traditional cigarettes, may increase the risk of oral cancer. Benjamin Chaffee, from the University of California, San Francisco, shared his findings at the 96th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) in London, England.…
Several schools in Pennsylvania have recently closed because of mold. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), mold exposure can create certain health problems, including eye, skin, nose, and throat irritation, allergic reactions, and asthma attacks. They note that it’s not enough simply to kill…
When electronic cigarettes first came onto the market, they were advertised as being “safer” than regular cigarettes because they didn’t contain tobacco. Recent studies have cast doubt on this idea, however, with evidence showing that several of the other ingredients present in the e-cigarette nicotine-solutions…
A new study has again illustrated the dangers of using e-cigarettes. The study was published in the European Respiratory Journal, and found that e-cigarette vapor may increase the risk of pneumonia infections. This is in addition to the other dangers found in previous studies, including…
In October 2016, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated all federally-filed Roundup lawsuits into one court in the Northern District of California. These are all cases filed by plaintiffs who claim that after using the herbicide for an extended period of time,…
