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

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

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

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 ...

A processing plant in Mississippi is leaking massive amounts of paraquat into the air. Its biological link to Parkinson's is ...

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

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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 ...

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

Mike Mooney, a former landscaper, shares his harrowing experience with Parkinson's disease, diagnosed at just 49 years old, ...

The law gives apple and other fruit farmers, who account for most of the herbicide’s use in the state, until the end of 2030 to fully phase it out.

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