East Bay School District Bans Chemical Found In Roundup Weed Killer
The Mount Diablo Unified School District voted unanimously to ban the active ingredient found in the Roundup weed killer from school property Monday evening.
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The Mount Diablo Unified School District voted unanimously to ban the active ingredient found in the Roundup weed killer from school property Monday evening.
Hayward company Reflexion says it's on the verge of getting federal approval for what it believes will be a groundbreaking new treatment for late-stage cancers.
An Alameda County Superior Court jury Monday awarded more than $2 billion in damages to a Livermore couple, who claimed Roundup weedkiller caused both of them to develop cancer.
A jury will begin deliberating Thursday in the case of a Livermore husband and wife who claim that Monsanto Co.'s Roundup herbicide caused both of them to develop cancer.
Despite two multi-million dollar damage verdicts by San Francisco juries, the Environmental Protection Agency reaffirmed Tuesday that the popular weed killer Roundup is safe for people to use.
An East Bay jury ordered Chevron Corp. to pay the families of two brothers a combined $21.4 million.
For the second time in a year, a San Francisco federal court civil jury has awarded a Bay Area cancer victim million of dollars in damages because of exposure to Monsanto Co.'s Roundup herbicide.
A federal jury in San Francisco unanimously ruled Tuesday that exposure to Monsanto Co.'s Roundup herbicide was a substantial factor in causing the non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of a Sonoma County man.
A jury in federal court in San Francisco will decide whether Roundup weed killer caused a California man's cancer in a trial starting Monday that plaintiffs' attorneys say could help determine the fate of hundreds of similar lawsuits.
Peter Magowan, a key figure who helped build the San Francisco Giants' baseball dynasty in the 2010's, died on Sunday in his San Francisco home. He was 76 years old.
An emotional procession was held in San Ramon for SRPD K-9 officer Hector. The 7-year-old dog succumbed to cancer on Sunday.
Monsanto filed a notice of appeal in San Francisco Superior Court challenging a jury verdict in favor of Dewayne Johnson on Tuesday.
Veteran Pleasanton police officer Kyle Henrickson is in a battle for his life and the courage he has displayed has inspired the residents of Pleasanton.
A new study looked at the long-term health benefits of fish oil and Vitamin D supplements when it comes to heart disease, and cancer and found African-Americans benefited the most.
A Northern California groundskeeper says he will accept a judge's reduced verdict of $78 million against Monsanto after a jury found the company's weed killer caused his cancer.
A San Francisco judge announced Wednesday she was ready to order a new trial in a $289 million judgment against agribusiness giant Monsanto awarded to a cancer-stricken Bay Area former groundskeeper.
A jury's $289 million verdict in favor of a school groundskeeper who says Roundup weed killer caused his cancer will face its first court test Wednesday.
Monsanto has asked a San Francisco judge to throw out a jury's $289 million award to a former school groundskeeper who said the company's Roundup weed killer left him dying of cancer.
PG&E has agreed to identify storage yards with treated poles and implement technologies to reduce toxic dioxin runoff to levels that pose lower risk to human health and wildlife.
Grammy-award winning singer Olivia Newton-John says she has been diagnosed with cancer for the third time in three decades.
Hector, one of the San Ramon Police Department's three K-9 dogs, is off-duty these days. The seven-year-old Sable German Shepherd has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy treatments every three weeks.
A team of scientists is claiming that baby poop contains beneficial bacteria that can be turned into a cancer-fighting "cocktail."
A man who won a landmark lawsuit against the agricultural giant, Monsanto, is speaking out for the first time.
In an emotional interview on 'CBS This Morning' Friday, Stevie Wonder revealed some of his last words to his longtime friend and fellow music legend Aretha Franklin before her death.
Teachers, staff members, administrators and even lunchroom workers who pay into the Florida retirement system transferred 75 sick days to Goodman.
