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A Study Is Retracted, Renewing Concerns About the Weedkiller Roundup

Academic and Scientific Journals, Agriculture and Farming, Bayer AG, Cancer, Chemicals, Conflicts of Interest, Defoliants and Herbicides, Environmental Protection Agency, Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Liability for Products, Monsanto Company, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Research /

Problems with a 25-year-old landmark paper on the safety of Roundup’s active ingredient, glyphosate, have led to calls for the E.P.A. to reassess the widely used chemical.

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A Mysterious Death of a Teen Worker at a Nebraska Hog Farm

Agriculture and Farming, Chemicals, Deaths (Fatalities), DuPont Co, Factory Farming, Family Business, internal-open-access, Livestock, Nebraska, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Pigs, Pillen, Jim, Pork, Workplace Hazards and Violations /

A 17-year-old worker died at a pork producer in Nebraska run by the governor’s family. Two investigations later, the boy’s mother is still searching for answers.

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MAHA Moms Are Angry at the E.P.A. Lee Zeldin Is Trying to Win Them Back.

Beck, Nancy B, Chemicals, Children and Childhood, Dekleva, Lynn Ann, Environment, Environmental Protection Agency, Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Kunkler, Kyle, Pesticides, Pollution, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, United States Politics and Government, Zeldin, Lee M /

A split is emerging within Trump’s base as health activists accuse Mr. Zeldin of leading the agency to prioritize chemical industry interests over public health.

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