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Tag: Defoliants and Herbicides

World

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

September 15, 2025September 15, 2025Maxine Joselow and Hiroko TabuchiComments Off on 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.

World

R.F.K. Jr. Has Unlikely Allies in His Drive to Limit Atrazine

May 20, 2025May 21, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on R.F.K. Jr. Has Unlikely Allies in His Drive to Limit Atrazine

An unlikely group is coalescing around the health secretary’s drive for restrictions on atrazine, which is linked to cancer, birth defects and low sperm counts.

World

Monarch Butterflies Are Placed on IUCN Red List

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022Catrin EinhornComments Off on Monarch Butterflies Are Placed on IUCN Red List

Researchers cited climate change and habitat loss. But they also said the public can help give the insects a boost.

World

Roundup Maker to Pay $10 Billion to Settle Cancer Suits

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020Patricia CohenComments Off on Roundup Maker to Pay $10 Billion to Settle Cancer Suits

Bayer faced tens of thousands of claims linking the weedkiller to cases of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Some of the money is set aside for future cases.

World

France Didn’t Ban Pesticides Near Towns. So Mayors Are Doing It Themselves.

September 18, 2019ADAM NOSSITERComments Off on France Didn’t Ban Pesticides Near Towns. So Mayors Are Doing It Themselves.

A mayor banned pesticide use on the farms surrounding his village. Even though he was prosecuted for doing so, dozens of other mayors have followed his lead.

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West Africans Deported by the U.S. Sue Ghana for Rights Violations

September 18, 2025Ruth Maclean

Drones vs. Lasers

September 18, 2025KATRIN BENNHOLD

Drones vs. Lasers

September 18, 2025KATRIN BENNHOLD

Exxon Urges Europe to Repeal Rules to Make Companies Track Climate Pollution

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025Rebecca F. Elliott and Somini Sengupta

U.S. to Cut Out Nongovernmental Groups in Refocusing Health Aid

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025EDWARD WONG

José María Tojeira, 78, Dies; Pursued Killers of His Fellow Priests

September 18, 2025ADAM NOSSITER

Climate Activists Argue 3 Executive Orders Violate Their Constitutional Rights

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025KAREN ZRAICK

E.P.A. Keeps Polluters on the Hook to Clean Up ‘Forever Chemicals’

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025HIROKO TABUCHI

Wildfire Smoke Will Kill Thousands More by 2050, Study Finds

September 18, 2025Sachi Kitajima Mulkey and Harry Stevens

Do Reptiles Have Moods, Too?

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025Brandon Keim
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