{
  "id": 16018740,
  "title": "EU moves to loosen rules on pesticide use as experts sound the alarm",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/eu-moves-to-loosen-rules-on-pesticide-use-as-experts-sound-the-alarm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T08:07:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DW English (Top Stories)",
    "slug": "dw-english-top-stories",
    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/eu-moves-to-loosen-rules-on-pesticide-use-as-experts-sound-the-alarm/a-79646422?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-mrss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The European Union wants to relax rules for pesticides, saying it will be easier for farmers to adopt more environmentally friendly options. But health and environmental experts say the risks are far too great.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "EU moves to loosen rules on pesticide use as experts sound the alarm",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/eu-moves-to-loosen-rules-on-pesticide-use-as-experts-sound-the-alarm-16020024",
        "published": "2026-10-22T08:07:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}