The Paraquat Papers: Inside the Decades-Long Corporate Campaign to Keep a Controversial Weed Killer on the Market
For over 40 years, the global consensus on the herbicide paraquat has been clear: it is a dangerous chemical with severe health implications. Yet, in the United States, the toxic weed killer remained a staple of industrial agriculture, its usage nearly…
The Paraquat Papers: Inside the Decades-Long Corporate Strategy to Shield a Controversial Pesticide
This investigation into Syngenta and the systemic failures surrounding the herbicide paraquat is based on reporting originally published by The New Lede. For over four decades, a global consensus has been building against the use of paraquat, a highly…
The Paraquat Papers: Inside the Decades-Long Corporate Campaign to Keep a Parkinson’s-Linked Pesticide on U.S. Fields
This investigative report is based on original documentation published by The New Lede. For over four decades, a global consensus has steadily crystallized around the dangers of paraquat, a potent and lethal herbicide. While Sweden took the lead in 1983…
