New documents reveal what a company didn’t disclose about weedkiller paraquat
Over the last several decades, countries around the world have banned the weedkiller paraquat because of its risks to human health and links to Parkinson’s disease. So why does the US remain one of the world’s last large markets for widespread paraquat use? An investigation by The New Lede reveals major clues buried in thousands of internal Syngenta records.
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Syngenta’s secrets – What the company didn’t tell the EPA about its “blockbuster” paraquat pesticide
