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Report finds herbicide tainting quarter of US rivers
Original: Hormone-disrupting herbicide contaminating 25% of continental US rivers, report finds
A new report finds that a hormone-disrupting herbicide has contaminated roughly 25% of rivers across the continental United States. The findings raise concerns about water safety and potential health effects on humans and wildlife exposed to the chemical through waterways and drinking supplies.
Why now: Environmental and health concerns are drawing attention to widespread agricultural chemical pollution in US waterways.
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Evidence
- Hormone-disrupting herbicide contaminating 25% of continental US rivers, report finds · The Guardian
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