Exposure to Common Herbicide Potentially Harms Endangered Species

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By Carly NairnNov 16, 2020, 11:36 am144 pts
An herbicide commonly used in corn and sorghum fields to kill grasses and weeds is being reviewed by the Environmental Protection Agency as being harmful to endangered species, according to a biological evaluation draft currently open for public comment. The exact number of species the herbicide atrazine…

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