Environmental Working Group (EWG) 132d ago

Bayer has announced a proposed $7.25 billion class action settlement to address tens of thousands of U.S. lawsuits claiming its Roundup weedkiller caused cancer — including future cases. The deal must still be approved by the court and ties into a key Supreme Court fight over weedkiller warnings. Editor-in-chief Carey Gillam explains. To read more: https://www.thenewlede.org/2026/02/bayer-proposes-7-25-billion/ ------ The New Lede, a project of the Environmental Working Group, is a nonprofit newsroom specializing in coverage of environmental issues that are critical to the health and well-being of people everywhere. We are helping drive an evolution of the environmental news landscape with a strict adherence to objectivity and an advocacy only for the truth. EWG has no influence on editorial decision making. Please keep environmental journalism vibrant and support our work: https://act.ewg.org/cXWUG66dJEeFKovViPxgpQ2 And follow us on socials: Substack: https://thenewlede.substack.com/ Twitter: @thenewledenews Bluesky: ‪@thenewlede.bsky.social‬ Facebook: The New Lede Instagram: @thenewlede