Environmental

Analysis: California’s Poorest Counties Hit Hardest by Spraying of Glyphosate

54 Percent of ‘Probable Carcinogen’ Pesticide Applied in Eight Poorest Counties

Cougar Photo of glyphosate application courtesy Flickr/Chafer Machinery.

OAKLAND, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2015.  A new report finds that more than half of the glyphosate sprayed in California is applied in the state’s eight most impoverished counties. Glyphosate, commonly known as Roundup, is classified as a probable carcinogen by the World Health Organization and may get a similar designation from the state of California in…

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