{
  "id": 767266,
  "title": "California bans paraquat, highly toxic herbicide outlawed in more than 70 countries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/california-bans-paraquat-highly-toxic-herbicide-outlawed-in-more-than-767266",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/13/california-paraquat-ban-pesticide"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "State is US’s largest user of pesticide that is virtually proven to cause Parkinson’s disease California is banning paraquat, a highly toxic, controversial herbicide used across millions of acres of American cropland. Public health advocates characterize it as a deadly substance that is virtually proven to cause Parkinson’s disease. It is already outlawed in more than 70 countries, including…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}