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Amid PFAS pollution lawsuits, Perdue wants to increase its discharges. Residents are skeptical



For years, Perdue Agribusiness has been embroiled lawsuits over claims it polluted local groundwater with PFAS, the cancer-causing "forever chemical." So neighbors were skeptical when Perdue asked to increase the treated wastewater it pours in a local stream.

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EPA coordinated with Bayer on reapproval for controversial herbicide dicamba



The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) worked directly with pesticide maker Bayer in approving the controversial herbicide dicamba earlier this year, presenting the company with different options for how to reduce drift and runoff and then aligning on those options in the final decision, according to internal agency records.Β Β 

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Industry interests spent big money to stop California from banning PFAS pesticides



An ambitious bill to keep toxic β€œforever chemicals” off California produce lost its teeth after the chemical and agricultural industries spent hundreds of thousands of dollars lobbying against it.

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