LA MOTTE, Iowa — Ray Bickel spent over a decade driving a truck through giant corn and soybean fields in Clinton County, Iowa, applying pesticides. He says it was good work,
Lessie Ann Patterson lived in Monticello, Illinois, for 25 years before dying in 2015 from glioblastoma, a rapidly advancing brain cancer with an average survival time of 12 to 18
A former Florida rancher battling Parkinson’s disease reflects on years of using paraquat, as thousands of lawsuits claim the herbicide contributed to their illness and new documents shed light on the ongoing legal fight.
After decades of negligence, the EPA has suspended re-registration of DCPA, a herbicide tied to lifelong health risks, especially for pregnant women and their unborn children. But why did the agency take so long to act? This column explores the troubling timeline of inaction, the failures in oversig
