Paraquat is banned in more than 70 countries, but millions of pounds of paraquat are sprayed in the U.S. every year. Paraquat threatens the people who apply the chemical, those who work on farms, and others who live nearby.
Research and studies available to the public, along with well-documented federal actions – and inactions – detail more than 60 years of government failure to protect the public from the dangers of the toxic pesticide paraquat.
Meet Larry Wyles, a Pennsylvania farmer and former basketball player, who sprayed paraquat on his farm for years and was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Join the Environmental Working Group and The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research to heed Larry's call on the government to ban Paraquat now. Paraquat is already banned in more than 50 countries, yet is still used in the U.S. today.
A number of states across the nation are weighing bills and regulatory actions to prohibit use of the toxic weedkiller paraquat entirely or near public schools, signaling growing support for banning the chemical.
WASHINGTON – The Vermont House on Friday took decisive action to protect public health, passing a bill that would ban the use and sale of the highly toxic herbicide paraquat in the state.
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One state has banned use of the toxic weedkiller paraquat, another is phasing out its use and 13 other states are weighing bills to prohibit it entirely or near public schools...
While more that 70 countries have banned paraquat, millions of pounds of this dangerous chemical are still being sprayed in the US annually, posing serious threats to agriculture workers and nearby communities.
