Sri Lanka’s ban on agrochemicals lowers suicide rates, earning “Policy Oscar”
The country of Sri Lanka has received the Future Policy Special Award 2021 from Pesticide Action Network Asia Pacific. The
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Texas grape growers sue over dicamba herbicide drift damage
Neal Newsom has battled many foes since 1986 to protect his 150 acres of grapevines near Plains, Texas, including cold
Glyphosate herbicide linked to preterm births
Exposure to a chemical found in the weed killer Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides is significantly associated with preterm births,
Government watchdog issues scathing report of Trump EPA abuses to approve dicamba weedkillers
Agency deliberately ignored policy to approve dicamba in 2018 A recent report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) details
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Iowa farmer leads class action lawsuit against makers of paraquat herbicide
First glyphosate herbicide was the target of lawsuits over its connection to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma cancer, and now makers of paraquat