Episode 981 • • 2:45:58 - 2:49:16
981: Talking Tubes
European Radioactive Pollution and Glyphosate Ban Deadlock
A cloud of radioactive Ruthenium-106 was detected over Europe, with experts tracing the source to the Ural Mountains region in Russia or Kazakhstan. Meanwhile, EU member states remain deadlocked over a five-year license extension for the weed killer glyphosate, marketed as Roundup. While some health agencies link the chemical to cancer, U.S. studies have found no firm connection, leading to a regulatory stalemate.