The Beginning of the End for Monsanto? Communities Fight Back Against Chemical Contamination [1]

By Carolanne Wright [2]
Contributing Writer for Wake Up World

One of the most hated corporations on the planet, Monsanto [3] is on the hot seat once again. This time, the city of San Jose in the United States is suing the biotech giant over waterway chemical pollution. According to the lawsuit, Monsanto knew for decades polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are toxic to the environment and people — yet continued to manufacture and sell the chemicals regardless.

San Jose isn’t the only American city to hold Monsanto accountable for its corrupt ways — Spokane, Washington has recently filed a similar lawsuit. Part of an up and coming trend seen across the United States, communities are standing up to the corporation and making their voices heard.