EPA’s atrazine mitigation plan deemed “utterly worthless” as study reveals 99% of watersheds would remain contaminated

EPA’s atrazine mitigation plan deemed “utterly worthless” as study reveals 99% of watersheds would remain contaminated

EPA’s proposed plan to reduce atrazine runoff would leave 99% of contaminated U.S. watersheds above safety thresholds for aquatic harm.
Atrazine, a cancer-linked pesticide banned in over 60 countries, contaminates 25% of river and stream miles in the lower 48 states.
The herbicide exceeds EPA’s “levels of concern” for chronic risks to animals by 198 times and fish by 62 times.
Researcher Tyrone Hayes’ findings on atrazine’s chemical castration of male frogs are vindicated by EPA’s own data.
Industry influence and political whipsawing have repeatedly delayed meaningful regulation since atrazine’s introduction.

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