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Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat?
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NEW report & interactive storymap
Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat? traces the supply chain of a toxic weedkiller from fossil fuels to U.S. farms.
The U.S. imports virtually all its paraquat from China & the UK, where it is banned.
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9b20...
Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat? traces the supply chain of a toxic weedkiller from fossil fuels to U.S. farms.
The U.S. imports virtually all its paraquat from China & the UK, where it is banned.
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9b20...
You've heard that paraquat is linked to Parkinson's disease. But did you know that the Syngenta plant that formulates this pesticide also generates heavy air pollution in Cancer Alley?
Residents of St. Gabriel Louisiana reflect on the role of the agrochemical industry in their community.
Residents of St. Gabriel Louisiana reflect on the role of the agrochemical industry in their community.
In this Cancer Alley town, residents are not giving up the fight for cleaner air
As the older generation of the Cancer Alley town St. Gabriel, Louisiana continues to die of cancer and chronic disease, local activists maintain the fight for stricter emissions testing.
As the older generation of the Cancer Alley town St. Gabriel, Louisiana continues to die of cancer and chronic disease, local activists maintain the fight for stricter emissions testing.
In this Cancer Alley town, residents are not giving up the fight for cleaner air
As the older generation of the Cancer Alley town St. Gabriel, Louisiana continues to die of cancer and chronic disease, local activists maintain the fight for stricter emissions testing.
veritenews.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
You've heard that paraquat is linked to Parkinson's disease. But did you know that the Syngenta plant that formulates this pesticide also generates heavy air pollution in Cancer Alley?
Residents of St. Gabriel Louisiana reflect on the role of the agrochemical industry in their community.
Residents of St. Gabriel Louisiana reflect on the role of the agrochemical industry in their community.
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"Carbon capture ain't a solution, it's just more pollution."
You can learn more about carbon capture and storage and its danger to Louisiana's history and traditions by visiting wetlandsnotwastelands.org
You can learn more about carbon capture and storage and its danger to Louisiana's history and traditions by visiting wetlandsnotwastelands.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"Carbon capture ain't a solution, it's just more pollution."
You can learn more about carbon capture and storage and its danger to Louisiana's history and traditions by visiting wetlandsnotwastelands.org
You can learn more about carbon capture and storage and its danger to Louisiana's history and traditions by visiting wetlandsnotwastelands.org
Mass quantities of pesticides and other hazardous materials enter the US via the Port of New Orleans every year, putting local communities at risk of chemical disaster.
Learn more at pesticidestorymap.com.
Learn more at pesticidestorymap.com.
A fire erupted on a container ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, prompting a response from 100+ firefighters. abc7.com/post/fire-erupts-con...
Firefighters battle container ship fire at Port of LA; shelter-in-place order issued
A shelter-in-place order was issued for nearby communities as crews battled a container ship fire at the Port of Los Angeles.
abc7.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Mass quantities of pesticides and other hazardous materials enter the US via the Port of New Orleans every year, putting local communities at risk of chemical disaster.
Learn more at pesticidestorymap.com.
Learn more at pesticidestorymap.com.
"We need to get off of this pesticide treadmill, and we can't just ban one chemical at a time. We need to be looking at these as classes of chemicals." @publicnewsservice.bsky.social
app.publicnewsservice.org/story/report...
app.publicnewsservice.org/story/report...
Report: Pesticide banned in 70+ countries widely used in NC
A new analysis showed the harmful life cycle from production to application of a widely used pesticide in North Carolina.The chemical paraquat is a quick-acting herbicide used for weed control.
app.publicnewsservice.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"We need to get off of this pesticide treadmill, and we can't just ban one chemical at a time. We need to be looking at these as classes of chemicals." @publicnewsservice.bsky.social
app.publicnewsservice.org/story/report...
app.publicnewsservice.org/story/report...
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NEW FINDINGS: We found sixteen pesticides linked to learning disabilities, autism and hormone disruption in Target-brand baby food.
foe.org/toxic-pestic...
foe.org/toxic-pestic...
Toxic Pesticides in Target’s Baby Food
Friends of the Earth found a cocktail of toxic pesticides in two non-organic baby food products made by Target’s house brand, Good & Gather.
foe.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
NEW FINDINGS: We found sixteen pesticides linked to learning disabilities, autism and hormone disruption in Target-brand baby food.
foe.org/toxic-pestic...
foe.org/toxic-pestic...
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🧵 After Hurricane Helene made landfall in Georgia in 2024, a BioLab chemical warehouse in Conyers caught on fire, sending toxic smoke through neighboring towns.
Teresa Ervin-Springs was living nine miles away at the time of the explosion.
themargin.us/features/bre...
Teresa Ervin-Springs was living nine miles away at the time of the explosion.
themargin.us/features/bre...
November 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🧵 After Hurricane Helene made landfall in Georgia in 2024, a BioLab chemical warehouse in Conyers caught on fire, sending toxic smoke through neighboring towns.
Teresa Ervin-Springs was living nine miles away at the time of the explosion.
themargin.us/features/bre...
Teresa Ervin-Springs was living nine miles away at the time of the explosion.
themargin.us/features/bre...
Inside Michigan's most polluted zipcode, burdened by trucking and industry, residents are asking for the gov't to look at the cumulative impact of pollution before approving new permits or renewing old ones
Everyone deserves to breathe safely.
abcnews.go.com/US/video/res...
Everyone deserves to breathe safely.
abcnews.go.com/US/video/res...
November 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Inside Michigan's most polluted zipcode, burdened by trucking and industry, residents are asking for the gov't to look at the cumulative impact of pollution before approving new permits or renewing old ones
Everyone deserves to breathe safely.
abcnews.go.com/US/video/res...
Everyone deserves to breathe safely.
abcnews.go.com/US/video/res...
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The truth about Paraquat is here... Our new report, released jointly with Coming Clean and Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, "Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat?" uncovers the hidden costs of this deadly pesticide. See the storymap and read the report here: pesticidestorymap.com/
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Designed to Kill This multimedia series illustrates the climate and health harms of pesticides across their toxic lifecycle: including fossil fuel extraction, m
pesticidestorymap.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The truth about Paraquat is here... Our new report, released jointly with Coming Clean and Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, "Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat?" uncovers the hidden costs of this deadly pesticide. See the storymap and read the report here: pesticidestorymap.com/
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Mounting evidence links the pesticide paraquat to Parkinson’s disease, and records show Syngenta knew for decades.
Now the company faces thousands of lawsuits.
Watch our full video breaking down the fight over paraquat:
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/para...
Now the company faces thousands of lawsuits.
Watch our full video breaking down the fight over paraquat:
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/para...
November 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Mounting evidence links the pesticide paraquat to Parkinson’s disease, and records show Syngenta knew for decades.
Now the company faces thousands of lawsuits.
Watch our full video breaking down the fight over paraquat:
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/para...
Now the company faces thousands of lawsuits.
Watch our full video breaking down the fight over paraquat:
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/para...
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Paraquat imports rises, even as countries ban the herbicide. Evidence links exposure to #Parkinsons and other health harms. The supply chain drives pollution while profits flow mostly to foreign owners. The report recommends bans and transition support. #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalJustice #Paraquat
November 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Paraquat imports rises, even as countries ban the herbicide. Evidence links exposure to #Parkinsons and other health harms. The supply chain drives pollution while profits flow mostly to foreign owners. The report recommends bans and transition support. #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalJustice #Paraquat
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Did you know that more than 1 billion pounds of pesticides are used in the US every year?
And they don't just disappear. They pollute the air, water, and soil long after they're applied.
Tell the EPA to ban #pesticides that other countries already consider too dangerous to use ➡️ bit.ly/4otOUCz
And they don't just disappear. They pollute the air, water, and soil long after they're applied.
Tell the EPA to ban #pesticides that other countries already consider too dangerous to use ➡️ bit.ly/4otOUCz
November 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Did you know that more than 1 billion pounds of pesticides are used in the US every year?
And they don't just disappear. They pollute the air, water, and soil long after they're applied.
Tell the EPA to ban #pesticides that other countries already consider too dangerous to use ➡️ bit.ly/4otOUCz
And they don't just disappear. They pollute the air, water, and soil long after they're applied.
Tell the EPA to ban #pesticides that other countries already consider too dangerous to use ➡️ bit.ly/4otOUCz
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A new report and accompanying interactive #storymap unpacks the supply chain of #paraquat and underscores the true #costs of #pesticide products, from #manufacturing to use in the fields. Part of the Pesticide Mapping Project! @pesticideaction.bsky.social #ComingClean ➡️ Blog: ow.ly/gXMw50XnR0M
Report on Weed Killer Paraquat Identifies True Hazard Costs from Manufacturing to Use - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
A new report unpacks the supply chain of the infamous herbicide paraquat and underscores the true costs of pesticide products.
ow.ly
November 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
A new report and accompanying interactive #storymap unpacks the supply chain of #paraquat and underscores the true #costs of #pesticide products, from #manufacturing to use in the fields. Part of the Pesticide Mapping Project! @pesticideaction.bsky.social #ComingClean ➡️ Blog: ow.ly/gXMw50XnR0M
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Activists are suing Trump over a proclamation that gives 50 chemical manufacturing facilities, mostly in Texas and Louisiana, a 2-year exemption from limits on cancer-causing pollutants
insideclimatenews.org/news/2210202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/2210202...
Gulf South Residents and Green Groups Sue Trump and EPA Over Toxic Air Pollution Exemptions - Inside Climate News
The lawsuit fights a White House proclamation exempting 50 chemical manufacturing plants from hard-won restrictions on cancer-causing pollutants.
insideclimatenews.org
October 22, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Activists are suing Trump over a proclamation that gives 50 chemical manufacturing facilities, mostly in Texas and Louisiana, a 2-year exemption from limits on cancer-causing pollutants
insideclimatenews.org/news/2210202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/2210202...
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The Senate is set to confirm industry lobbyist Douglas Troutman to lead EPA’s chemical safety office. His appointment would mean that all four top toxics offices at EPA are now occupied by former chemical lobbyists, alarming advocates over public, consumer, and worker health protections.
October 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The Senate is set to confirm industry lobbyist Douglas Troutman to lead EPA’s chemical safety office. His appointment would mean that all four top toxics offices at EPA are now occupied by former chemical lobbyists, alarming advocates over public, consumer, and worker health protections.
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BREAKING NEWS: Community, Health, and Environmental Groups Sue to Stop President Trump’s Unlawful Toxic Air Pollution Exemptions
Learn more: environmentalintegrity.org/news/groups-...
Learn more: environmentalintegrity.org/news/groups-...
October 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Community, Health, and Environmental Groups Sue to Stop President Trump’s Unlawful Toxic Air Pollution Exemptions
Learn more: environmentalintegrity.org/news/groups-...
Learn more: environmentalintegrity.org/news/groups-...
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The HON rule controls dangerous air pollutants and can reduce pollution-related cancer risks around these facilities by approximately 96%. Trump’s effort to exempt this rule for 50 of the country’s most toxic chemical manufacturing plants is unlawful and puts us all in danger.
October 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The HON rule controls dangerous air pollutants and can reduce pollution-related cancer risks around these facilities by approximately 96%. Trump’s effort to exempt this rule for 50 of the country’s most toxic chemical manufacturing plants is unlawful and puts us all in danger.
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Imports of the toxic pesticide paraquat have risen steadily since 2008, according to a new report from @pesticideaction.bsky.social, @stoptoxics.bsky.social, and Alianza Nacional de Campesinas.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/para...
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/para...
October 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Imports of the toxic pesticide paraquat have risen steadily since 2008, according to a new report from @pesticideaction.bsky.social, @stoptoxics.bsky.social, and Alianza Nacional de Campesinas.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/para...
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/para...
"Giant, foreign-owned companies are the ones profiting from weak US pesticide regulations,” said Deidre Nelms, spokeswoman for Coming Clean and author of Tuesday’s report.
Farming without pesticides is the only viable way to protect the health of the people who grow and harvest our food.”
Farming without pesticides is the only viable way to protect the health of the people who grow and harvest our food.”
US imports of paraquat, a pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease, have climbed sharply even as dozens of countries ban it.
From 2015 to 2022, the US imported between 40M and 156M pounds of paraquat each year.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/para...
From 2015 to 2022, the US imported between 40M and 156M pounds of paraquat each year.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/para...
Paraquat imports climb despite concerns about health impacts
The US has been importing increasing amounts of paraquat, a pesticide widely used in farming that is linked to Parkinson’s disease, even as other countries have banned the chemical amid growing concer...
www.thenewlede.org
October 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"Giant, foreign-owned companies are the ones profiting from weak US pesticide regulations,” said Deidre Nelms, spokeswoman for Coming Clean and author of Tuesday’s report.
Farming without pesticides is the only viable way to protect the health of the people who grow and harvest our food.”
Farming without pesticides is the only viable way to protect the health of the people who grow and harvest our food.”
NEW report & interactive storymap
Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat? traces the supply chain of a toxic weedkiller from fossil fuels to U.S. farms.
The U.S. imports virtually all its paraquat from China & the UK, where it is banned.
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9b20...
Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat? traces the supply chain of a toxic weedkiller from fossil fuels to U.S. farms.
The U.S. imports virtually all its paraquat from China & the UK, where it is banned.
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9b20...
Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat?
Storymap
storymaps.arcgis.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
NEW report & interactive storymap
Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat? traces the supply chain of a toxic weedkiller from fossil fuels to U.S. farms.
The U.S. imports virtually all its paraquat from China & the UK, where it is banned.
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9b20...
Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat? traces the supply chain of a toxic weedkiller from fossil fuels to U.S. farms.
The U.S. imports virtually all its paraquat from China & the UK, where it is banned.
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9b20...
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Consumers in New Mexico and beyond may soon see a new warning label put on everything from nonstick pans and furniture to cosmetics and baby clothes that contain intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). cen.acs.org/policy/New-M... #chemsky 🧪
New Mexico proposes world’s broadest use of PFAS warning labels
The state’s proposed requirements have not been done anywhere else and stem from a 2025 law that also outlaws PFAS in certain products
cen.acs.org
October 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Consumers in New Mexico and beyond may soon see a new warning label put on everything from nonstick pans and furniture to cosmetics and baby clothes that contain intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). cen.acs.org/policy/New-M... #chemsky 🧪
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Trump and RFK Jr. promised to protect kids and communities from toxic pollution, but instead they're giving polluters a free pass to emit more pollution that causes cancer, asthma and other serious health problems.
Trump and RFK Jr. aren't making America healthy again—in fact, they're making our nation's health care worse. @cmkelly.bsky.social explains how the administration is undermining its own MAHA agenda:
October 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Trump and RFK Jr. promised to protect kids and communities from toxic pollution, but instead they're giving polluters a free pass to emit more pollution that causes cancer, asthma and other serious health problems.
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🌾🚜Today is #GlobalFertilizerDay, but the truth is:
Chemical fertilisers poison our food, pollute water & air, and tie food prices to fossil fuel markets.
➡️ foodrise.org.uk/failing-not-...
@ciel.org @amisdelaterre.org @pesticideaction.bsky.social @grain.org @etcgroup.bsky.social @iatp.bsky.social
Chemical fertilisers poison our food, pollute water & air, and tie food prices to fossil fuel markets.
➡️ foodrise.org.uk/failing-not-...
@ciel.org @amisdelaterre.org @pesticideaction.bsky.social @grain.org @etcgroup.bsky.social @iatp.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🌾🚜Today is #GlobalFertilizerDay, but the truth is:
Chemical fertilisers poison our food, pollute water & air, and tie food prices to fossil fuel markets.
➡️ foodrise.org.uk/failing-not-...
@ciel.org @amisdelaterre.org @pesticideaction.bsky.social @grain.org @etcgroup.bsky.social @iatp.bsky.social
Chemical fertilisers poison our food, pollute water & air, and tie food prices to fossil fuel markets.
➡️ foodrise.org.uk/failing-not-...
@ciel.org @amisdelaterre.org @pesticideaction.bsky.social @grain.org @etcgroup.bsky.social @iatp.bsky.social
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1/ This week, there have been at least three dangerous chemical releases at industrial facilities in Texas, including an explosion at a plant in Mount Belvieu that injured three plant workers.
Three people hurt in Mont Belvieu explosion, plant fire, officials say
A plant explosion sent 3 people to the hospital in Mont Belvieu and caused extensive damage.
www.khou.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
1/ This week, there have been at least three dangerous chemical releases at industrial facilities in Texas, including an explosion at a plant in Mount Belvieu that injured three plant workers.
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~40% of the ENTIRE corn crop of the US is used to make ethanol. This gets blended with gasoline to power well under 10% of our vehicle miles. If we converted 100% of our vehicles to EVs installing solar on a small fraction of the land this corn is grown on would power them all.
October 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
~40% of the ENTIRE corn crop of the US is used to make ethanol. This gets blended with gasoline to power well under 10% of our vehicle miles. If we converted 100% of our vehicles to EVs installing solar on a small fraction of the land this corn is grown on would power them all.
"When the Biden-Harris administration came in, they did not just create plans in a vacuum, they went and listened to people in the community” to learn what projects were needed, “and financing flowed from those discussions,” Michele Roberts of #EJHA.
Trump is targeting Democrats with $30 billion in funding cuts amid the government shutdown — but the entire economy will be harmed, particularly women and people of color.
Trump Is Using the Shutdown to Supercharge His War on Equity
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October 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
"When the Biden-Harris administration came in, they did not just create plans in a vacuum, they went and listened to people in the community” to learn what projects were needed, “and financing flowed from those discussions,” Michele Roberts of #EJHA.