EWG Sponsors Bill to Ban Use in California of Toxic Weedkiller Linked to Parkinson's Disease
April 04, 2024
April 04, 2024
WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release:
The Environmental Working Group is sponsoring legislation that would ban the use of the highly toxic herbicide paraquat in California.
Past and recent peer-reviewed scientific studies have found a strong connection between paraquat exposure and an elevated risk of Parkinson's disease.
If passed and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Assembly Bill 1963, auth . . .
The Environmental Working Group is sponsoring legislation that would ban the use of the highly toxic herbicide paraquat in California.
Past and recent peer-reviewed scientific studies have found a strong connection between paraquat exposure and an elevated risk of Parkinson's disease.
If passed and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Assembly Bill 1963, auth . . .