Essential herbicide, but at what cost? Paraquat remains in US despite bans elsewhere

(NEW YORK) -- The number of nations where paraquat, an agricultural herbicide, is allowed to be used continues to dwindle, yet paraquat continues to receive stamps of approval from federal regulators in the United States. "Contrary to these dozens of countries, which have looked at the exact same data and have found that paraquat is

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