"In internal EPA emails obtained by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that she read into the record at a Congressional hearing Tuesday, the multinational conglomerate also told a Zeldin senior advisor it wanted to discuss its case before the Supreme Court."
"Bayer promised to “provide a small thanks” to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin for removing warnings about Roundup, the company’s herbicide that has been the subject of tens of thousands of cancer lawsuits, according to internal emails revealed at a Congressional hearing Tuesday.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, said she obtained the emails, which were written by one of Zeldin’s senior advisors, through a Freedom of Information Act request. The emails, she said, show Zeldin has a conflict of interest with one of the world’s largest companies that has fought for years to not be held liable for its product.
The email from Zeldin’s senior advisor references a situation that started years ago, when California required the active ingredient in Roundup, glyphosate, be labeled a known carcinogen. However, a federal appeals court struck down the warning.
Then, last year, the EPA updated its webpage on glyphosate and produced a letter stating it would not approve a label for Roundup that included the warning it causes cancer. Bayer used the letter in its appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, which heard the company’s argument on Monday that it should have legal immunity from such claims."
