New EPA scrutiny for Atrazine reflected in Center’s database complaints

By M.B. Pell and Jim Morris

After years of fielding complaints about the ubiquitous weed-killer and water pollutant atrazine, the Environmental Protection Agency has de

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"… en Goldsmith, a spokesman for atrazine’s Switzerland-based manufacturer, Syngenta, called the EPA’s reassessment “really unnecessary. Atrazine has been …"

EPA fails to inform public about weed-killer in drinking water

By Danielle Ivory

An herbicide atrazine has been found in four state, at levels ten times higher than federal safety limits

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"… y office director of the EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs.Officials at Syngenta, the Swiss company that manufactures atrazine, declined requests for inter …"

"… sory panels on atrazine.  “It is the responsibility of the EPA and Syngenta to inform the public of accurate levels of atrazine in their drinking wate …"

"… approved atrazine for use in the United States but it made some demands of Syngenta for the re-registration.The EPA and Syngenta negotiated  a deal& …"

"… s but it made some demands of Syngenta for the re-registration.The EPA and Syngenta negotiated  a deal for more extensive monitoring of about 1 …"

Water utilities lack proper filters for weed-killer

By Danielle Ivory

Many water companies not using carbon filter that removes weed-killer atrazine

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"… are preparing a lawsuit against the makers of atrazine, the Swiss company Syngenta.When you compare the raw and finished water of an effective carbon filtrat …"

"… e preparing a lawsuit against the atrazine manufacturer, the Swiss company Syngenta, to recover the cost of filtering the chemical out of drinking water. Util …"

"… ce 1995. He has been vocal about opposing the class action lawsuit against Syngenta.“The difference between them [the lawyers] and an ambulance chaser is th …"

"… ork and the Corn Growers, according to White, receive regular funding from Syngenta — for travel, speaking engagements (including EPA hearings), and educati …"

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In reversal of Bush policy, EPA launches new study of atrazine’s health effects

By Danielle Ivory

EPA plans to look into atrazine's potentially harmful effects, such as birth defects and low birth weight

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"… id it would continue to update it.Atrazine, manufactured by the Swiss firm Syngenta, is primarily sprayed on cornfields and other major crops. The European Un …"

Cities sue manufacturer of weed-killer found in tap water

By Danielle Ivory

Federal lawsuit seeks funding to remove atrazine from water supply

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"… o, Missouri, and Iowa.  The communities allege that Swiss corporation Syngenta AG and its Delaware counterpart Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. reaped bill …"

"… ies allege that Swiss corporation Syngenta AG and its Delaware counterpart Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. reaped billions of dollars from the sale of atrazine …"

"… not afford the expensive carbon filters that are needed to remove atrazine.Syngenta spokesman Paul Minehart told the Investigative Fund that the company had n …"

"… ut said that current levels of atrazine in drinking water are safe.“What Syngenta can say is that EPA re-registered atrazine in 2006, stating it would cause …"

U.S. Congressman renews attempts to ban controversial herbicide atrazine

By Danielle Ivory

Rep. Keith Ellison tries for second time to warn public of atrazine

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"… largest private water utility -- is suing atrazine’s manufacturer, Syngenta, seeking to have it pay to filter the chemical from public water.Steven Go …"

"… o filter the chemical from public water.Steven Goldman, spokesman for Syngenta, did not comment specifically on the proposed bill or on the prospect …"

"… hat “an atrazine ban would result in crop losses of only 1.19 percent.”Syngenta's Goldsmith disagreed, citing figures from an 2003 EPA study. "The total n …"

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Weighing safety of weed killer in drinking water, EPA relies heavily on industry-backed studies

By Danielle Ivory

Agency says company's evidence 'scientifically more robust' than independent research

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"… in drinking water in at least four states. Some water utilities are suing Syngenta to have it pay their costs of filtering the chemical.Now the EPA is re-eva …"

"… safe use. That ban includes Switzerland, where atrazine’s manufacturer, Syngenta, is headquartered. The EPA expects to announce results of its re-examinati …"

"… scientists and organizations with a financial stake in atrazine, including Syngenta or its affiliated companies and research contractors.More than 80 percent …"

"… , the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the EPA scrutinized a  Syngenta-funded Canadian study — one that is not on the EPA’s list. The sc …"

Farmworkers plagued by pesticides, red tape

By Ronnie Greene

Pesticides endanger farmworkers, but thin layers of government protect them and no one knows the full scope of the perils in the fields.

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"… t had been used: Switch 62.5WG, a fungicide made by the Swiss conglomerate Syngenta that kills diseases on crops ranging from blackberries to turnip greens.Bu …"