Paraquat has been linked to Parkinson’s disease and just a sip is fatal, but tens of thousands of pounds of it are being released in the Mississippi Basin.
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