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The New Lede Finds U.S. Taxpayer Funds Used to Downplay Global Pesticide Risks
October 01, 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release:

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Campaign also discredited environmentalists in Africa, Europe, North America

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For over a decade, a public relations firm headed by a former Monsanto executive has coordinated an influence campaign to promote the use of paraquat and other toxic pesticides around the world, finds a new investigation by The New Lede and other media outlets.

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