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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

Study Finds High Levels of #Roundup-Type #Weedkiller in #Tampons in the #UK
#Glyphosate, an #herbicide linked to #cancer, is also abundant in the #UnitedStates.

Toxic pesticide levels found in tampons 40 times higher than legal limit for wate
Glyphosate, a pesticide linked to cancer, found at very high levels in menstrual products in the UK, according to report
theguardian.com/environment/20

The Guardian · Toxic pesticide levels found in tampons 40 times higher than legal limit for waterBy Helena Horton
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DoomsdaysCW

#Trump #EPA’s Next Move: Making It Harder to Sue for Getting Cancer from #Roundup

The corporation behind Roundup #herbicide has paid out nearly $11 billion in lawsuits. Now it's backing an EPA rule that would stop the bleeding.

by Schuyler Mitchell, March 21 2025

"Last August, 11 industry-friendly red states, led by Nebraska and Iowa, submitted a 436-page petition asking the agency to amend its labeling rules under the Federal #Insecticide, #Rodenticide, and Fungicide Act, or #FIFRA. The proposed rule change would explicitly prohibit states from labeling #pesticides and #herbicides with warnings about cancer, #BirthDefects, and reproductive harm if those notices contradict the EPA’s risk assessment.

"The states made clear that their ultimate goal is to thwart future lawsuits against pesticide manufacturers. Their petition argued that recent court rulings have created a 'gap in FIFRA’s regulatory framework' that the proposed rule change would plug.

"In January, in a move initiated by the Biden administration, the EPA took a first step of accepting public comment on the rule-making petition, with a deadline of March 24 — though this step is exploratory and does not mean a new rule will be issued. Still, the EPA’s decision could have disastrous consequences if Donald Trump’s second administration is as friendly to the #ChemicalIndustry as it was in his first.

"'It’s telling of the lengths that pesticide manufacturers will go to make sure that nothing interferes with their profit margins,' said Brett Hartl, government affairs director at the Center for Biological Diversity. 'There’s a reality that the industry itself generates much of the data, and they say it’s safe, and then EPA approves that determination.”

Read more:
theintercept.com/2025/03/21/tr

Archived version:
archive.ph/VsfWE

Link for public comment:
regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-
#KillThePoor #Ecocide #GlyphosateKills #MonsantoKills #WaterIsLife #LandIsLife #Pollution #RunOff #Cancer #EnvironmentalPollution #USPol #BigChemical #BigAg #RoundupReady #Microbiota #BeeKilling #BayerKills #CenterForBiologicalDiversity

The Intercept · Trump EPA’s Next Move: Making It Harder to Sue for Getting Cancer from RoundupBy Schuyler Mitchell
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BellingenNSW

Connell Park is currently undergoing redevelopment.
The park is the shire's primary sporting facility.
Various herbicides were used in the sport field construction. >>
bellingen.nsw.gov.au/Services/

The following herbicides were used:
• Glyphosate
• Halosulfuron-Methyl
• Metsulfuron Methyl
>>
bellingen.nsw.gov.au/files/sha
#herbicide #glyphosate #Bellingen #sport #children #soil #risks #FossilFuel #climate

Connell Park, Bellingen
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wyvernsrose

Evergreen trees are shedding leaves. Is chemical spray drift to blame?: Harry Barclay says the peppercorn tree on his property loses its leaves when nearby cotton farms spray their plants with defoliant, but the environmental regulator says there is no proof of a link. abc.net.au/news/2025-01-29/far #agriculture #chemicalspray #herbicide

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Ms. Que Banh

*We have a similar longtime movement in #BritishColumbia for same government approved aerial herbicide toxic spraying issue #StopTheSprayBC *

#FirstNations and #environmentalists have denounced the practice of aerial #herbicide spraying on #forestlands for decades. This year, #Indigenous groups in Northern #Ontario have announced a ban on blanket herbicide use, while in #NovaScotia, residents have resorted to peaceful #DirectAction to enforce their own ban.

The #ForestIndustry routinely dumps tons of chemicals like #glyphosate, the main ingredient in #Roundup weedkiller, on logged areas to kill off naturally-regenerated trees and shrubs in favour of commercial #TreeFarms. The problem is, these herbicides are #lethal to frogs, lizards, and salamanders. They wipe out #MedicinalPlants and berry bushes that Indigenous people and #wildlife rely on. Glyphosate, a suspected #carcinogen, #contaminates #rivers and #groundwater far and wide through indiscriminate spraying.

watershedsentinel.ca/articles/

#CDNpoli#StopTheSpray#Ecocide
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The Bee Guy

Late?
Guilty as charged.
But you know what I’m not guilty of?
I’m not guilty of spraying the #poison #glyphosate on to any part of this #planet and into the bodies of practically every living creature.
How about you?

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 321

A recent Finnish study which exposed #bumblebees to field realistic doses of the #glyphosate based #herbicide Roundup found that the bumblebees' fine-color discrimination & long-term memory were significantly impaired.

#bees
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