- Of the pesticides used in US agriculture, 322 million pounds are of pesticides banned in the EU, 26 million pounds are of pesticides banned in Brazil and 40 million pounds are of pesticides banned in China. Pesticides banned in the EU account for more than a quarter of all US pesticide use https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12940-019-0488-0 4 comments science
- Many pesticides used in the US, tens to hundreds of millions of pounds annually, have been banned or being phased out in EU, China and Brazil. The EPA has all but abandoned non-voluntary cancellations, making pesticide cancellation largely an exercise that requires consent by the regulated industry. https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12940-019-0488-0 25 comments science
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- RFK Jr. wants more scrutiny of chemicals, but Trump’s EPA did the opposite https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/rfk-jr-wants-scrutiny-chemicals-trump-epa-did-opposite-rcna171844 28 comments
- California still allows this herbicide banned in 58 countries - CalMatters https://calmatters.org/commentary/2022/11/california-herbicide-regulation-farm-health-paraquat-crop/ 26 comments
- U.S. still using many pesticides banned in other countries | Science News https://www.sciencenews.org/article/united-states-pesticides-banned-other-countries 23 comments
- Op-ed: What the Pesticide Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know https://foodrevolution.org/blog/pesticide-industry-misinformation/ 2 comments
- EU, Brazil and China Have Banned Way More Harmful Pesticides Than the USA https://www.treehugger.com/environmental-policy/eu-brazil-and-china-have-banned-way-more-harmful-pesticides-usa.html 0 comments
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