Tag: herbacide

The legislation passed with broad bipartisan support in Vermont's general assembly after extensive medical research linked the pesticide to a significantly increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.

The first-of-its-kind research studied the link between multiple widely used pesticides and common childhood cancers compared to previous research, which looked at exposure to one pesticide.

“This vote brings us one step closer to significantly reducing chemical pesticide use by 2030."

Tell Home Deport and Lowe's to remove Roundup from store shelves and help protect both human and pollinators' health.

Miami now joins Miami Beach and Stuart, two cities in Florida who have also banned glyphosate.

While Bayer continues to argue that there is no correlation between glyphosate and cancer, the second trial out of around 9,300 pending lawsuits will start in February.

The bill, SB3095, completely bans the use of chlorpyrifos, a highly toxic neurotoxin that causes significant damage to brain development in children.

"I am planning a regulatory draft as a first building block in the strategy to minimize use of glyphosate."

During the week-long hearing – dubbed "Science Week" – epidemiologists, oncologists, toxicologists and other scientists representing both sides will offer testimony about glyphosate.