Bad to worse: Texas seeks to unleash dangerous banned pesticides to kill GMO super weeds infesting cotton
by: J. D. Heyes
NaturalNews.com
Saturday, August 09, 2014
Is the state of Texas about ready to make a bad situation worse regarding GMO-created super weeds? It would seem so, based on recent reports.
The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently requesting comments regarding a petition filed by the Texas Department of Agriculture, which is seeking permission to use the very hazardous herbicide propazine to kill herbicide-resistant weeds that have become an infestation for cotton grown in the state.
The state department of agriculture has declared the infestation an emergency and as such is requesting to use hundreds of thousands of pounds of the toxic chemical on up to three million acres of farmland being used to grow cotton crops.
“This request clearly demonstrates that herbicide-resistant crops – by generating an epidemic of resistant weeds – lead directly to increased use of hazardous chemicals,” said Bill Freese, Science Policy Analyst at Center for Food Safety. “EPA should reject this request.”
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