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Environment & Energy

TexasTowelie

(116,744 posts) Tue Oct 8, 2024, 09:32 PM Oct 8

Rep. Greg Casar, others call for ban on herbicide (paraquat) linked to Parkinson's, cancer - KXAN

U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, D-Austin, is leading calls for a ban on the use of a herbicide that has been linked to serious health risks.

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Rep. Greg Casar, others call for ban on herbicide (paraquat) linked to Parkinson's, cancer - KXAN (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 8 OP

Decades ago, glyphosate, one of the key ingredients of Roundup, also has no_hypocrisy Oct 9 #1

no_hypocrisy

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1. Decades ago, glyphosate, one of the key ingredients of Roundup, also has

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Wed Oct 9, 2024, 04:00 AM

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linked to Parkinson's disease.

As an aside, also decades ago, I marched in D.C. against the U.S. government condoning the spraying of pot plants in Latin and South Americas with Paraquat.

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