Meet Larry Wyles, a Pennsylvania farmer who is battling to ban paraquat, the toxic weed killer linked to Parkinson's. He sprayed paraquat on his farm for years and was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. It is already banned in more than 50 countries, yet is still used in the U.S. today. Join us and the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research to heed Larry's call on the government to ban paraquat. https://banparaquat.org/ #BanParaquatNow | Environmental Working Group

Paraquat, a toxic herbicide used to clear fields before planting, poses a significant threat to the health of farmworkers, their families and surrounding communities. Exposure to paraquat has consistently been linked to an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, childhood leukemia, and the EPA has even warned that “one sip can kill” if ingested. More than 60 countries have banned paraquat, but the EPA continues to permit its use on crop fields, disregarding mounti

The #1 Poison Hiding in Your Food and It’s LEGAL in the U.S! Paraquat (a weed killer): banned in 70 countries. Still sprayed on American crops by the millions of pounds every year. One sip can kill. No antidote. Linked to Parkinson’s, lung failure, and DNA damage. Yet… the EPA still approves it. And Congress just passed Section 453 shielding its makers from accountability with no public vote. What can we do? Ask your farmer: “Do you use paraquat?” Buy organic or regenerative. Ditch processed, co