Twice the Toxicity: Farmers, public interest groups sue EPA for approving highly toxic Enlist Duo
Story Date: 3/23/2017

 

Source: PRESS RELEASE POINT, 3/21/17

Farmers, conservation groups and food- and farm-justice organizations sued the Environmental Protection Agency under new administrator Scott Pruitt today for approving Dow AgroScience’s highly toxic Enlist Duo. The novel mixture of the weed-killing chemicals glyphosate and 2,4-D is sprayed directly on corn, soybean and cotton plants that are genetically engineered by Dow to survive exposure to the pesticide.

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