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Sep 20, 2026

EPA allowed Bayer to choose regulatory options for dicamba weedkiller, documents reveal

Newly released internal EPA documents show the agency permitted pesticide giant Bayer to select from a menu of regulation options for the controversial weedkiller dicamba, raising questions about regulatory independence and oversight of destructive agricultural chemicals.

Sep 20, 2026·1 source
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  • ▪Internal Environmental Protection Agency documents released in ongoing litigation show the agency allowed pesticide manufacturer Bayer to select from a menu of regulatory options for the weedkiller dicamba.
  • ▪Agricultural experts have identified dicamba drift damage as the most severe herbicide-related damage in the history of United States agriculture.
  • ▪Former chemical industry lobbyists should be barred from leading EPA chemical safety offices

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