herbicide
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California’s phaseout follows Vermont’s first-in-the-nation ban of the herbicide, announced in June.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Pesticide and herbicide use is commonplace and these chemicals affect the fitness of bees, causing them to die off.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
In its most recent quarter, the company exceeded profit expectations after its dicamba herbicide was reapproved for use in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Bayer has spent more than $10 billion settling thousands of cases linked to glyphosate since it acquired the US agrichemical group Monsanto in 2018, developer of the popular herbicide Roundup.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
But Americans pronounce the h in herbaceous, herbicide, and herbivore.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
In 2001, Fairfax lawmakers enacted a ban on all herbicides, insecticides and rodenticides on public land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
They also tested resistance to pure glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides, which are among the most widely used weedkillers worldwide.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
Farmer Dave Bell, chair of the Voluntary Initiative for the use of Plant Protection, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that he relies on herbicides like glyphosate.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
Chief Justice John Roberts expressed openness to Bayer’s argument that federal law is designed to create uniformity in the labeling of herbicides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
As yet insufficient time has elapsed to reveal the full effect of the new chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides and of the modern herbicides.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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Biodiversity and Humans - Middle School and High School
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