PBS airs our glyphosate reporting
“They’re taking away the choice of being surrounded by a toxic chemical,” says Tahoe resident and three-time Olympian Hannah Teter about the US Forest Service’s spraying of herbicide around her home town. The Supreme Court decided last month that the maker of Roundup, the world’s most widely used weed killer, can’t be held responsible for […]
Tahoe resident and Olympic athlete Hannah Teter expressed her concern over the US Forest Service's practice of spraying herbicide containing glyphosate around her hometown. The Supreme Court recently ruled that Monsanto, the manufacturer of Roundup, cannot be held accountable for not warning users about potential health risks associated with glyphosate, one of its key ingredients. This herbicide has been widely used in agriculture for many years, and numerous lawsuits claim that exposure to the chemical has led to cancer.
Our analysis of pesticide reports from California, based on millions of records, reveals that the usage of glyphosate in state forests has increased fourfold in the last decade. This herbicide is being sprayed not only in Yosemite and Lassen Volcanic National Park but also in various other national forests across the country. Local residents are furious about the fact that while these areas are being restored after wildfires, they might be exposed to a harmful substance in the process. PBS NewsHour has covered our reporting on this issue, and you can view the story here.
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