
By Julia Conley Common Dreams Concerns about the safety of paraquat, a highly toxic herbicide, pushed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2021 to ban its use on golf courses — but the weedkiller is still permitted for agricultural use, and a new first-of-its-kind analysis shows how the EPA’s continued approval of the substance […]
EPA Allows Highly Toxic Weedkiller on Food Crops — But Not Golf Courses