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Democrats Demand Glyphosate Data as Forest Service Sprays Burn Sites

6/10/2026

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Pingree, Huffman Seek Glyphosate

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) wrote to Forest Service chief Tom Schultz on June 4 seeking glyphosate details.
Mother Jones reported the Forest Service sprayed glyphosate at levels on forests recovering from wildfires.
In 2021, Roundup sprayers on El Dorado National Forest were herbicide-covered, without protective gear or training.
The WHO labeled glyphosate a probable carcinogen in 2015.
The EPA says glyphosate likely harms 93 percent of endangered species.

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Pingree Blocks Glyphosate

Rep. Pingree and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) introduced the No Immunity for Glyphosate Act to block federal funds for glyphosate production and deny manufacturers liability immunity, targeting the Trump administration’s executive order encouraging domestic production.
It bars federal forest-management funding for glyphosate use without accountability.
At a House Agriculture Committee hearing, Rep. Pingree questioned Secretary Brooke Rollins about the Forest Service’s reliance on a 2011 risk assessment citing a Monsanto study.

History

Historical Context

Atrazine, a triazine herbicide invented in the 1950s, became one of the United States’ most used weed killers, yet the EPA only set a drinking-water limit of 3 µg/L in 2011. The European Union prohibited it in 2004, citing a 0.1 µg/L threshold. This regulatory split underlies current congressional calls for glyphosate transparency and possible USDA funding cuts.

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Pingree, Huffman Seek Glyphosate

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) wrote to Forest Service chief Tom Schultz on June 4 seeking glyphosate details.
Mother Jones reported the Forest Service sprayed glyphosate at levels on forests recovering from wildfires.
In 2021, Roundup sprayers on El Dorado National Forest were herbicide-covered, without protective gear or training.
The WHO labeled glyphosate a probable carcinogen in 2015.
The EPA says glyphosate likely harms 93 percent of endangered species.

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