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Brazilian Prosecutors Seek to Ban Popular Herbicide Atrazine

Brazilian labor prosecutors have requested a court order to ban the use of atrazine, which is present in 5% of pesticides sold in the country, the prosecutors said on Thursday. National health regulator Anvisa, which would be forced to cancel …

Terminix Fined $9.2M for Pesticide Use that Poisoned Delaware Family

A pest control company will pay more than $9 million in criminal fines tied to the use of a banned pesticide that sickened a Delaware family on vacation in the U.S. Virgin Islands in 2015. The News Journal of Wilmington …

Vermont Family Sues Exterminator for Allegedly Using Banned Pesticide

A Vermont family who said their home was made unlivable by an exterminator who used a banned pesticide has filed a civil suit against a New York pest control business. The Rutland Herald reports that Neil and Patricia Whitney filed …