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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Tom Perkins

Trump officials set to approve ‘forever chemical’ as pesticide ingredient

an ear of corn in a field
A new ‘forever chemical’ pesticide ingredient, if approved, would be sprayed on corn and other crops. Photograph: JJ Gouin/Getty Images

The Trump administration is poised to again approve a new Pfas “forever chemical” pesticide ingredient, a move that is drawing criticism from public health advocates who say the nation’s food and water supply is being put at more risk from the dangerous compounds.

The substance would be sprayed on corn, soybeans and wheat, and it marks the fifth Pfas pesticide ingredient the US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed for approval under Donald Trump’s second term as US president.

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