"Other states should follow Vermont's lead." ...

A Republican governor has signed a ban on the pesticide, which is commonly used for farming fruits and potatoes.

Lawmakers cite studies linking weedkiller to Parkinson’s as pressure mounts for a wider US ban ...

The legislation passed with broad bipartisan support in Vermont's general assembly after extensive medical research linked the pesticide to a significantly increased risk of developing Parkinson’s ...

Vermont has become the first state in the United States to ban a herbicide tied to a increased risk of Parkinson's disease.

Former senior EPA officials released the letter as a growing number of state lawmakers are pushing to ban paraquat, a highly toxic weed killer.

In 2025, MLive in Michigan and AL.com in Alabama investigated the current use of paraquat, a heavily regulated weed killer that’s the subject of thousands of lawsuits claiming it is linked to ...

Mike Mooney, a former landscaper, shares his harrowing experience with Parkinson's disease, diagnosed at just 49 years old, which he attributes directly to extensive exposure to the Paraquat herbicide ...

Vermont has become the first state to ban paraquat herbicide, with lawmakers citing research claiming the chemical increases ...

Many countries have banned paraquat. Research has also linked it to non-Hodgkin lymphoma and childhood leukemia.

Vermont is the first state in the U.S. to ban paraquat, a pesticide that is banned in many other developed countries. Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican, signed a state bill into law on Tuesday that bans ...