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Conflict Over A Blockbuster Farm Chemical
Not since DDT was introduced to U.S. agriculture to kill insects after World War Two has a farm chemical been as important to American crop production, and come under more scientific, political, and legal scrutiny as the weedkiller Roundup, and its active ingredient, glyphosate.
With the election of President Donald Trump, the conflict over glyphosate’s risks and benefits entered a new realm of confrontation that has the potential to alter its stature as the favored chemical tool in agriculture, the largest user of fresh water in the blue economy of Michigan and the Great Lakes.
Texas Welcomes More Solar Factories Despite Anti-Solar Lawmakers
Texas has become a hotspot for solar factories, even though Republicans in the statehouse are pushing for new anti-solar legislation this year.
The post Texas Welcomes More Solar Factories Despite Anti-Solar Lawmakers appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Conflict over a blockbuster farm chemical
Glyphosate is the best-selling farm chemical ever in American agriculture. $2.8 billion in annual sales and roughly 280 million pounds applied annually on U.S. crop fields, most of it on corn and soybeans in Michigan and other Midwest farm states.
Voyk: World will be watching when King Charles opens Parliament
King Charles will mark his first visit to Canada since becoming monarch by opening the new session of Parliament on May 27
London police response times drop after years of ‘unacceptable’ increases: Report
London police responded faster to calls last year after five years of steady increases the chief called “totally unacceptable,” new figures show.