A federal jury last week ordered Monsanto to pay $80 million to a California cancer victim who had used the weedkiller Roundup for 30 years. Bayer, which purchased Monsanto, reportedly plans to appeal the verdict. What do you need to know about Roundup, its ingredient glyphosate, and its potential to cause cancer? Kaiser Health News has a look. For example, did you know Roundup isn't the only weedkiller that contains glyphosate?
Also, The Washington Post has more on why politicians from both parties haven't done more to regulate pesticides.
