Barlow, who is now 70, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s a few years ago. He is now among more than 6,200 people suing the ...
Dave Jilbert was diagnosed with Parkinson's after he used a paraquat product at his Ohio vineyard. He's now suing the ...
Evidence linking one of the nation’s most widely used commercial weed killers to Parkinson’s disease first emerged in the 1980s. Yet, even as mounting evidence shows the potent compound destroys brain ...
Terri McGrath, 69, tours her family’s old vineyard in St. Joseph, Mich., on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. McGrath was diagnosed ...
Perhaps, but take a careful look at the product you select. Does it contain glyphosate, a chemical linked to health concerns? On farms or other commercial places, is the chemical paraquat in the mix?
Joe Biden may be a lame duck but he is much sought-after in his final days in office, as pleas for last-minute actions grow. Among them: a petition signed by more than 53,000 people urging Biden to ...
(Beyond Pesticides, July 23, 2025) The pesticide manufacturer Syngenta has settled several lawsuits in federal courts in Pennsylvania and Illinois in recent months and is seeking a global settlement ...
An Opp farmer, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, is suing a company, accusing them of being responsible for his ...
Despite being banned in China, a dangerous pesticide that endangers farmworkers is flowing from Chinese manufacturers into ...
This report highlights, among other notable points, “that every stage of the paraquat supply chain—which spans the globe—emits greenhouse gases and toxic air pollutants.” With SinoChem as the lead ...
Sixty-seven (67) countries have banned paraquat, a toxic chemical used to control weeds that was discovered in the 1950s subsequently widely used throughout the world in agriculture. Despite a deadly ...
A weed-killing pesticide banned in over 70 countries was recently found to have potentially adverse affects on public health and wildlife in California, according to officials. Preliminary scientific ...