A New California Bill Aims to Ban Paraquat. Yep, That Toxic Stuff Is Still Around.
When Americans of a certain age hear the word “paraquat,” the first thing that might leap to mind is Mexican weed. That’s because, in the late 1970s, the United States government thought it would be a good idea to pay the Mexican government to spray this pote…
Harvesting almonds in Livingston, California.Dave Getzschman/Merced Sun-Star/AP
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