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CBD Slams Trump for Backing Controversial Pesticide Atrazine

10/9/2025

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Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) criticized the Trump administration for backing atrazine, banned in many countries due to health risks.
A federal judge ordered atrazine's impact on endangered species be assessed, with the World Health Organization (WHO) planning a late-October review.
Nathan Donley of CBD called the stance an absolute joke.
Lori Ann Burd urged a ban on harmful pesticides.

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Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) criticized the Trump administration for backing atrazine, banned in many countries due to health risks.
A federal judge ordered atrazine's impact on endangered species be assessed, with the World Health Organization (WHO) planning a late-October review.
Nathan Donley of CBD called the stance an absolute joke.
Lori Ann Burd urged a ban on harmful pesticides.