Agri-Pulse

Fish and Wildlife Service says atrazine unlikely to jeopardize endangered species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has concluded that atrazine, one of the nation’s most widely used agricultural herbicides, is not likely to jeopardize endangered species or destroy critical habitat ...
The New York Times

Fish and Wildlife Service Clears a Weedkiller, Saying It Won’t Cause Extinctions

The finding effectively paves the way for continued use of atrazine, a widely used herbicide that has been linked to birth defects and cancer in humans. By Hiroko Tabuchi The Trump administration has ...
Beyond Pesticides

Atrazine Designated Probable Carcinogen by International Agency for Research on Cancer; EPA Defends It

(Beyond Pesticides, December 10, 2025) On November 21, 2025, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a branch of the World Health Organization (WHO), designated the ...
The New York Times

Kennedy’s Allies Against Pesticides: Environmentalists, Moms and Manly Men

An unlikely group is coalescing around the health secretary’s drive for restrictions on atrazine, which is linked to cancer, birth defects and low sperm counts. By Hiroko Tabuchi In Europe, the ...
Southeast Missourian

EPA won't restrict use of weedkiller atrazine

WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it has decided not to impose new restrictions on the common weedkiller atrazine. EPA said in a statement it "does not find any studies ...