'A National Outrage': Days After Monsanto Ruling, Trump EPA Approves More Forever Chemical Pesticides

https://www.commondreams.org/news/maha-trump-pesticide-dispute

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TriplePlaid@wetshav.ing · 2 pts · 66d (1 reply)

Truely horrific. Years down the line the costs in human lives and of extensive remediations nationwide will dwarf whatever perceived benefit there is in allowing the use of these chemicals.

Perhaps future humans will use advanced dialysis treatment every night to filter their blood from the horrible toxins that will (and basically already do) permeate everything we eat and drink...

Relevant article: https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/24/maine-listened-to-farmers-and-confronted-the-pfas-crisis/

Kn1ghtDigital@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 66d

That's hopeful. More likely the poor will just die. Directed anger is the correct response.

Soapbox@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 66d

Leopards eating faces.