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Monsanto Wheat Lawsuit Filed by Farmers in 7 States Settled

2015-03-21 14:41:08| Chemicals - Topix.net

Monsanto will settle a slew of class action lawsuits over genetically modified wheat for $350,000, it announced Wednesday. According to NBC News , the suits were brought by farmers in seven states: Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

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Bias complaints at Daimler Portland plant settled for $2.4M

2015-01-29 20:00:54| Automakers - Topix.net

Daimler Trucks North America has settled discrimination complaints filed by six workers at its Portland plant by agreeing to pay $2.4 million. The complaints against the subsidiary of German automotive giant Daimler AG included an allegation that an employee threatened a black worker with a noose and said he'd drag the man behind a truck.

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Bias complaints at Daimler Portland plant settled for $2.4M

2015-01-29 19:53:27| Auto Dealers - Topix.net

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Wyoming House Votes to End Ban on Teaching Climate Science as Settled Science

2015-01-27 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Journal: Wyoming's House of Representatives approved legislation Monday by a 39-21 vote that paves the way for public school educators to teach students that the climate is changing as a result of human activity. The bill, sponsored by Republican Rep. John Patton, repeals a measure that prevents the Wyoming State Board of Education from adopting a science curriculum that treats man-made climate change as scientific fact. Wyoming lawmakers enacted the ban as a footnote to a state budget approved last...

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