Tennessee bill would expand weed-killer manufacturers’ legal immunity • Tennessee Lookout
The Republican-backed bill, which passed the Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, provides pesticides and herbicide companies, including Bayer, which owns Roundup, with broader protection from lawsuits. Senate Bill 527, sponsored by Sen. John Stevens of Huntingdon, provides legal immunity to pesticide manufacturers unless federally approved labels warn of illness. The Environmental Protection Agency label […]
