A new analysis links high use of the weed killer glyphosate to elevated rates of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), particularly in the Midwest, reinforcing years of research linking cancer to the weed killer made popular by Monsanto. The analysis by Food & Water Watch (FWW), a nonprofit public health advocacy group, looked at counties that spray the highest amounts of glyphosate herbicides in the…

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    23 hours ago

    This is why I’m pretty actively hostile to the lawn/pest salesmen in my neighborhood.

    I answer the door with a snake in hand, and give them a rant about the insect apocalypse and the absolute waste of water and time that a suburban yard is.

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    This will be the real lasting presence of boomers. Our genetic code is altered due to u regulated dumping of chemicals in the name of progress. Sometimes the juice is not worth the squeeze.