{
  "id": 2452799,
  "title": "U.S. Forest Service, timber companies spraying record amounts of glyphosate in California",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/u-s-forest-service-timber-companies-spraying-record-amounts-of-2452799",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-21T22:25:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour Science",
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/u-s-forest-service-timber-companies-spraying-record-amounts-of-glyphosate-in-california"
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  "summary": "An investigation by the Center for Investigative Reporting has revealed that glyphosate is being sprayed in California forests at record levels by timber companies and the U.S. Forest Service. Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, kills vegetation that competes with young trees. The weedkiller has been the subject of lawsuits alleging exposure caused cancer. Nate Halverson reports.",
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        "published": "2026-08-21T22:25:58.000Z"
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  "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."
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