Paraquat is the active ingredient in herbicides such as Gramaxone SL 2.0. Paraquat is a widely used broad-spectrum herbicide. It is a quick acting, non-selective compound (Group 22, Photosystem ...

Scott Faber of the Environmental Working Group speaks Tuesday, Sept. 17, at a Capitol Hill briefing urging the EPA to ban the use of the herbicide paraquat dichloride to protect farmworkers. (Ariana ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — A conservation group in California is pushing for a statewide ban on paraquat after a preliminary report released Monday indicates a potential link to human birth defects.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — A California lawmaker announced a new bill Wednesday to ban the weed killer paraquat, which has been linked to Parkinson’s disease and other health risks especially for ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reaffirmed its 2021 decision to approve the use of paraquat-based herbicides on American farmlands, despite outcry from public health advocates.

The acutely toxic herbicide paraquat can stay on the US market with new safety measures to reduce farmworker exposures, the Environmental Protection Agency says in an interim decision announced Aug. 2 ...

Paraquat, the herbicide that the DEA once used to try to wipe out domestic marijuana production is back in the news because it is a neurotoxin. What is paraquat and how bad is it really? Although the ...