70 countries have banned this pesticide. It’s still on sale in the U.S.
Paraquat has drawn scrutiny for its possible links to Parkinson’s disease. It’s one of the most widely used pesticides in the ...
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Analysis: Trump EPA Approved 100-plus Products With Pesticides Banned Elsewhere or Slated for U.S. Phaseout
the EPA is quietly encouraging their ongoing use.” For this analysis the Center analyzed records of pesticide products approved in 2017 and 2018. The records, obtained through the Freedom of ...
The Cool Down on MSN1d
EPA proposes restrictions on toxic pesticide usage on fruit: 'What we really need is reinstatement of the full ban'
"You have to go through a scientific advisory panel review, get input from the secretary of agriculture, and there are ...
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EPA Petitioned to Halt Export of U.S.-Banned Pesticides to Developing Countries Unless Approved by Their Governments
The ongoing manufacture of these banned pesticides in the United States also unfairly harms U.S. fenceline communities. “The Biden EPA must end the horrifically immoral U.S. legacy of squeezing ...