Report: EPA Approves New PFAS Pesticides

Essential crop protection tools with proper safeguards, or reckless approval of dangerous forever chemicals?

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Report: EPA Approves New PFAS Pesticides

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Above: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signage outside an office located in Research Triangle Park in Durham, North Carolina, on June 16, 2025. Image credit: Cornell Watson/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Spin

Establishment-critical narrative

PFAS pesticides pose serious health risks that the EPA is recklessly ignoring. California alone has dumped 15 million pounds of these forever chemicals on crops, contaminating food and water supplies while endangering farmworkers. These chemicals cause cancer, liver damage and birth defects, yet Trump's EPA keeps approving more despite promising to make America healthy again.

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Pro-establishment narrative

EPA's rigorous scientific review found no human health risks when isocycloseram is used properly. This new pesticide gives farmers essential tools to protect crops from devastating pests like Asian citrus psyllid and Colorado potato beetle. Comprehensive safety measures including spray buffers and application restrictions ensure protection while helping grow more food for America.

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