Children living near Driscoll's strawberry farms have a 38% higher childhood cancer rate than average.
But Driscoll's can't be sued for any of it.
They don't own a single farm, grow a single berry or apply an ounce of pesticides themselves
They are a genetics and marketing company making $3 billion a year, licensing plant patents to over 700 farms and taking a cut.
Their president said it himself: "Driscoll's is not involved in the fruit farming"
Researchers identified 13 pesticides linked to childhood cancer when sprayed within 2.5 miles of a home.
98.5% of those leukemia-linked pesticides were applied in Watsonville, California (Driscoll's main strawberry operation).
- Schools sit just yards from the fields
- 41,000 lbs of pesticides applied within 1 sq mi of an elementary school
- Pesticides linger in the air for up to 72 hours
Driscoll's is currently #1 strawberry in the U.S.
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Xbox needs to move faster, deepen our connection with the community, and address friction for both players and developers.
Today, we promoted leaders who helped build Xbox, while also bringing in new voices to help push us forward. This balance is important as we get the business back on track.
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Texas just launched a legal investigation into Lululemon over "forever chemicals" (PFAS) found in their activewear.
These are the same chemicals linked to cancer, infertility and hormone damage and millions of people wear them pressed against their skin every single day.
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The family of Kendrick Johnson filed another lawsuit. It’s reported from the family that the authorities fabricated their reports, and the judge is also accused of joining to cover up this young man’s murder. The story of Kendrick Johnson is very sad; the young man was found at his school murdered, rolled up in a mat. The school had no video footage, and the suspects were never arrested or subpoenaed, although they were suspected of witness tampering. How ironic their father was an FBI agent. The family continues to seek Justice.
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