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"WATCH: Parkinson’s And Pesticides – Inside The Fight Over Paraquat"

"Mounting scientific evidence links the pesticide paraquat to Parkinson’s disease, a debilitating and deadly brain disease on the rise in the US. Syngenta, the longtime international maker of the weed-killing chemical, knew of this link decades ago but spent the intervening years questioning and undermining research, internal corporate records obtained by The New Lede show. Now the company is facing thousands of lawsuits brought by people blaming the weed killer for causing Parkinson’s disease."

Source: The New Lede, 11/06/2025

"Traces of Old Farm Chemicals Contaminate Water Across the U.S."

"Even though it delivers airtight data and analysis essential for understanding and managing the risks industrial societies pose to water, land, and health, the U.S. Geological Survey is a federal science agency that rarely attracts public notice."

Source: Circle of Blue, 11/03/2025

"Trump Administration Dismisses Risks of Atrazine, a Farm Herbicide"

"Experts say its continued use will likely harm hundreds of endangered species, rendering some extinct."

Source: Civil Eats, 10/30/2025

"How Big Agriculture Got Its Way In The Latest MAHA Report"

"Alarmed by the first MAHA commission report, the agriculture industry mobilized to shape the next installment. Those efforts seemingly paid off."

Source: Washington Post, 10/07/2025

"Calif. Sanctions Stark Disparities in Pesticide Exposure During Pregnancy"

"If you’re young, pregnant and Latina, chances are you live near agricultural fields sprayed with higher levels of brain-damaging organophosphate pesticides."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/03/2025

"Pesticides in Your Produce? Probably."

"If you eat a daily serving of fruits and vegetables, critical components of a healthy diet, you’re likely ingesting a hefty dose of pesticides too, new peer-reviewed research shows."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/25/2025

"In Washington, A Battle Builds Over A Right To Sue Pesticide Makers"

"It’s been seven years since Germany’s Bayer bought US agrochemical giant Monsanto, inheriting not only the company’s vast portfolio of seeds and pesticide products, but also more than 100,000 lawsuits alleging Monsanto’s popular Roundup herbicide causes cancer. Bayer, which has so far paid out billions of dollars in settlements and jury verdicts to cancer victims, has been working – so far in vain – to put an end to the litigation and to block any future such cases."

Source: The New Lede, 09/25/2025

"G.O.P. Plan on Pesticides Faces Revolt From MAHA Moms"

"The provision in the government funding bill could shield pesticide companies from billions of dollars in lawsuits."

Source: NYTimes, 09/16/2025

MAHA Report Critics Say Corporate Pressure Wins Over Public Health

"A long-awaited and highly controversial report issued on Tuesday by the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) Commission provides a few “crumbs” for public and environmental health advocates, but big wins for powerful food and chemical industries seeking to skirt limits on their products and practices."

Source: The New Lede, 09/11/2025

House Bill Amending Clean Water Act Could Mean Dirtier Water in Iowa and US

"A bill drastically reducing the scope of the Clean Water Act passed through committee in the U.S. House and will likely reach the floor for debate later this month. The legislation would narrow the definition of bodies of water that qualify for protection under the Clean Water Act and would remove laws requiring permits before discharging pesticides or manure-contaminated stormwater from factory farms into waterways."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/10/2025

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