{
  "id": 2474907,
  "title": "Bipartisan majorities in US favor banning glyphosate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/bipartisan-majorities-in-us-favor-banning-glyphosate",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-22T02:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-bipartisan-majorities-favor-glyphosate.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "According to a recent survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, two-thirds of Americans, or 66%, favor a ban on the herbicide glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup weedkiller. This support for a ban is bipartisan, with majorities of both Republicans (70%) and Democrats (69%) expressing the same view. Even among self-identified independents, 56% favor banning glyphosate. Despite this widespread support, the survey found that many Americans are not well-informed about glyphosate. Most respondents had heard little about the herbicide in recent months, with only 16% reporting they had heard a moderate amount or more. This lack of awareness was consistent across both MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) supporters, who make up 26% of survey respondents, and non-supporters, who comprise 40% of respondents.",
  "summary": "Two-thirds of Americans favor banning the use of the herbicide glyphosate, the active ingredient in the popular weedkiller Roundup, on crops grown in the United States, according to a nationally representative survey conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania.",
  "key_points": [
    "66% of Americans favor banning glyphosate",
    "Majorities of Republicans (70%) and Democrats (69%) support ban",
    "56% of independents favor glyphosate ban despite low awareness"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The broad, bipartisan support for banning glyphosate suggests a shift in public opinion that could pressure lawmakers to take action against the herbicide, despite many Americans' limited knowledge of it.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}