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Kevin Treeby is a man of soil and sweat and ­simplicity. A lifetime’s farming has left his face leathered, his palms ...

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

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

Vermont’s governor has signed a bill that bans the use of a herbicide linked to Parkinson’s Disease. The first-in-the-nation ...

The Vermont legislature has taken a historic step in protecting the public’s health this month by passing a first in the ...

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

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

Phil Scott signed several bills into law, including measures to limit concert ticket resale prices, require baby food testing ...

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Senate on May 15 gave its final approval to H.739 and the House concurred on May 20. The landmark legislation to ban the toxic pesticide paraquat, which is linked ...

Vermont: Vermont has officially become the first state in the United States to ban the widely used herbicide Paraquat due to ...

In a landmark win for public health advocates, Governor Phil Scott signs a bipartisan phase-out bill, setting a national ...