Although banned in Europe, atrazine, a dangerous corn pesticide linked to cancer and endocrine disruption, continues to be used on millions of acres of farm land across the U.S. While environmental organizations have long lobbied the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban the toxic chemical, biotech giant Syngenta, the producer of atrazine, has enlisted former Republican vice-president Bob Dole as a spokesperson for atrazine. Atrazine has recently gained further bad press due to studies showing that it causes deformities in frogs. In addition, Syngenta has recently sunk over a quarter of a million dollars into lobbying the EPA to keep the pesticide legal. The EPA has responded by re-registering atrazine as legal and safe. Learn more…
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