Environmental Working Group: Nearly 7M U.S. School Students May Be Exposed to Pesticides Used to Treat Crop Fields
November 07, 2026
November 07, 2026
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following research:
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Nearly 7M U.S. school students may be exposed to pesticides used to treat crop fields
1 in 4 schools within a quarter-mile of pesticide-treated fields, new EWG analysis shows
By Geoff Horsfield (EWG), Al Rabine (EWG)
November 5, 2026
Nearly 20,000 U.S. public elementary and middle schools sit within a quarter-mile of crop fields . . .
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Nearly 7M U.S. school students may be exposed to pesticides used to treat crop fields
1 in 4 schools within a quarter-mile of pesticide-treated fields, new EWG analysis shows
By Geoff Horsfield (EWG), Al Rabine (EWG)
November 5, 2026
Nearly 20,000 U.S. public elementary and middle schools sit within a quarter-mile of crop fields . . .