DoomsdaysCWDec 12

A Month After #Trump Doubles Down on #Atrazine, #WHO Dubs It ‘Probably #Carcinogenic to Humans’

“It is outrageously irresponsible that we still allow use of this dangerous #poison in the United States,” said the Center for Biological Diversity’s environmental health science director.

Jessica Corbett
Nov 21, 2025

"Just a month after the Trump administration doubled down on the alleged safety of atrazine, a United Nations agency said on Friday that the pesticide—which is banned by dozens of countries but commonly used on #corn, #sugarcane, and #sorghum in the United States—probably causes #cancer.

" 'It is outrageously irresponsible that we still allow use of this dangerous poison in the United States,' said Nathan Donley, the Center for Biological Diversity’s environmental health science director, in a Friday statement. 'This finding is just the latest indictment of the industry-controlled US #pesticide oversight process that is failing to protect people and #wildlife from chemicals linked to numerous health harms.' "

https://www.commondreams.org/news/atrazine-herbicide

#CommonDreams #EPAFail #Bayer
#ToxicPesticides #Monocrops
#Monocrap #BigAg #BigChem #Poison #USPol #WorldPol #Pesticides #CenterForBiologlicalDiversity

A Month After Trump Doubles Down on Atrazine, WHO Dubs It 'Probably Carcinogenic to Humans' | Common Dreams

After the Trump administration doubled down on the alleged safety of atrazine, the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer said that the pesticide probably causes cancer.

Common Dreams
DoomsdaysCWDec 11

Breaking down the use of #glyphosate in the U.S.

by Pam Dempsey, #InvestigateMidwest May 26, 2019

"#Glyphosate is the most used #pesticide on U.S. agricultural crops, with the nation using an estimated 287 million pounds in 2016, according to an analysis by the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting.

"And sales continue to grow, with market researchers predicting the glyphosate market to grow to $8.5 billion to $10 billion annually by 2021 up from $5 billion now.

"Of 400 pesticides used on agriculture crops across the U.S, glyphosate is used at least three times more than all others, according to an analysis of data estimates from the U.S. Geological Survey.

"The second-most used weed killer in the U.S. is #atrazine – with 75.4 million pounds used on U.S. agriculture crops in 2016.

"In 2016, the #Midwest used 65 percent of the nation’s total agriculture glyphosate use on crops. The U.S. Census defines the Midwest as a 12-state area including: #Illinois, #Indiana, #Iowa, #Kansas, #Michigan, #Minnesota, #Missouri, #Nebraska, #NorthDakota, #Ohio, #SouthDakota, and #Wisconsin.

"All total – the Midwest used 188.7 million pounds of glyphosate on crops and cropland in 2016 – up from 4.6 million pounds in 1992."

Read more:
https://investigatemidwest.org/2019/05/26/breaking-down-the-use-of-glyphosate-in-the-u-s-2/

#EPAFail #Bayer #ToxicPesticides
#Monocrops #Monocrap #BigAg
#BigChem #Corruption #Poison #Crapitalism #CapitalismKills #RoundUpKills #USPol #WorldPol #Roundup #Glyphosate

Breaking down the use of glyphosate in the U.S.

Of 400 pesticides used on agriculture crops across the U.S, glyphosate is used at least three times more than all others, according to an analysis of data estimates from the U.S. Geological Survey.

Investigate Midwest
Suweb RezaDec 3

Simulation of branched serial first-order decay of atrazine.

🌱 Atrazine decays faster in adapted soils.
🧪 Hydroxyatrazine is a main metabolite.
🔬 BSFOD model aids in understanding atrazine's degradation.

#Atrazine #BSFOD #EnvironmentalScience #Agriculture #Pub2Post

tnyp.me/y2zVjzhz/m

DragofixNov 24

WHO’s Cancer Research Arm Finds Atrazine Is Probable Human Carcinogen https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/whos-cancer-research-arm-finds-atrazine-is-probable-human-carcinogen-2025-11-21/

#UnitedStates #USA #US #environment #health #PublicHealth #cancer #pesticides #Atrazine

WHO’s Cancer Research Arm Finds Atrazine Is Probable Human Carcinogen

The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer found today that atrazine, the second most widely used pesticide in the United States, is “probably carcinogenic to humans.” The cancer designation was determined by a working group of 22 expert cancer researchers from 12 different countries. The researchers identified evidence from human epidemiological studies, animal studies, and laboratory assessments of whether atrazine exhibits key characteristics of a carcinogen, like DNA damage and oxidative stress.

Center for Biological Diversity
DragofixNov 23

Atrazine, an endocrine-disrupting herbicide banned in Europe, is widely used in the U.S. https://usrtk.org/pesticides/atrazine/

WHO’s Cancer Research Arm Finds Atrazine Is Probable Human Carcinogen https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/whos-cancer-research-arm-finds-atrazine-is-probable-human-carcinogen-2025-11-21/

#health #PublicHealth #UnitedStates #USA #US #environment #environment #agriculture #pesticides #herbicide #Atrazine

Atrazine, an endocrine-disrupting herbicide banned in Europe, is widely used in the U.S.

Atrazine has been banned in Europe since 2004, but it is the second-most widely used weed killer in the United States. A significant body of research suggests it is an endocrine disruptor. It is also linked to various cancers, premature birth and more.

U.S. Right to Know
Karen E. Lund 💙💛Nov 20

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services released its assessment of the dangerous pesticide atrazine. They found that atrazine does not pose an extinction risk to a single protected animal or plant species that was evaluated, despite a mountain of evidence demonstrating atrazine’s toxicity.

We need supporters to comment on FWS’s biological opinion for atrazine and highlight the dangers and inconsistencies with their assessment.

#Atrazine #CFS #Petition

https://nation.centerforfoodsafety.org/atrazine25?

DragofixMay 23, 2025

MAHA Report Names Atrazine, Glyphosate Health Risks; Offers No Solution https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/maha-report-names-atrazine-glyphosate-health-risks-offers-no-solution-2025-05-22/

#health #environment #atrazine #glyphosate

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬May 20, 2025
#RFK. Jr. Has Unlikely Allies in His Drive to Limit #Atrazine
In Europe, #weedkiller atrazine has been banned for nearly two decades because of its suspected links to reproductive problems like reduced sperm quality and birth defects.
In the #UnitedStates, it remains one of the most widely used #pesticides, sprayed on #corn, #sugarcane and other #crops, result of years of industry #lobbying. It has been detected in #drinkingwater of 40M Americans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/climate/atrazine-manosphere-maha-kennedy.html
https://archive.ph/yXCLN
R.F.K. Jr. Has Unlikely Allies in His Drive to Limit Atrazine

An unlikely group is coalescing around the health secretary’s drive for restrictions on atrazine, which is linked to cancer, birth defects and low sperm counts.

The New York Times
DragofixMar 23, 2025

Atrazine Poisons Wildlife — Give It the Boot https://act.biologicaldiversity.org/cDIa3JUcPUqtlSnpkOUYgA2?utm_source=Mastodon

#environment #wildlife #AnimalRights #Atrazine

Atrazine Poisons Wildlife — Give It the Boot

The herbicide atrazine is making frogs croak — and not in a good way. Tell the EPA to ban it once and for all.

DragofixMay 8, 2024
Atrazine, an endocrine-disrupting herbicide banned in Europe, is widely used in the U.S. #UnitedStates #environment #agriculture #herbicide #Atrazine https://usrtk.org/pesticides/atrazine/
Atrazine, an endocrine-disrupting herbicide banned in Europe, is widely used in the U.S.

Atrazine has been banned in Europe since 2004, but it is the second-most widely used weed killer in the United States. A significant body of research suggests it is an endocrine disruptor. It is also linked to various cancers, premature birth and more.

U.S. Right to Know