Investigation Into USFS Use of Roundup | Chico State Human Identification Lab | Catriona McPherson’s ‘The Dead Room’
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The town of Chester, seen in this file photo from 2021, survived the Dixie Fire. Questions are now being raised about how a chemical weed killer is being used on National Forest land in the area. CapRadio file photo
Investigation Into USFS Use of Roundup
A popular weedkiller has long been at the center of a heated debate about whether a key ingredient causes cancer. That debate made its way to the Supreme Court yesterday as oral arguments began over whether to block thousands of lawsuits alleging the maker of the weedkiller Roundup failed to warn people it could cause cancer. This tension has reached an inflection point with the Trump Administration. President Trump supports the use of glyphosate and recently signed an executive order boosting its production and providing manufacturers with legal immunity. As all of this is unfolding a new investigation hones in on California and the widespread use of this controversial weed killer across forests ravaged by wildfires in Lassen, Yosemite and Tahoe. Nate Halverson is a Senior Reporter and Producer for the radio show and podcast Reveal and he joined us with his investigation.
Chico State Human Identification Lab
Established in 1972, the Chico State Human Identification Lab has been working to solve the mysteries of unidentified human remains, aiding investigations and helping to bring closure to families. This work has taken its team of forensic anthropologists into natural disaster zones, to the battlefields of World War II to identify long-lost servicemembers. Director Dr. Ashley Kendell and forensic anthropologist Dr. Colleen Milligan join Insight to shed more light on the lab’s work, including a recent expedition to Poland.
Catriona McPherson’s ‘The Dead Room’
Catriona McPherson has a mind for mystery. The Winters-based crime fiction author is back with her latest stand alone novel. Set in Scotland, where McPherson is from, “The Dead Room” is a psychological thriller with an audiobook narrator at the center of the tale. It will be released this Friday, May 1, with a book launch scheduled at the Avid Reader in Davis.
