pesticide
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Durnell, a case centered on whether individuals can sue the pesticide manufacturer over claims that glyphosate, the main ingredient in the popular weed killer Roundup, causes cancer.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
These vulnerabilities may be influenced by pesticide exposure.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
They claim Monsanto wants the EPA, not judges, to interpret the pesticide law.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
To the right, he pointed, was an old grass runway where pesticide planes once landed and took off.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Along with destroying breeding areas, adult mosquito populations were also attacked with the widespread use of the pesticide dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, better known as DDT, much of it sprayed from planes.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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