Trump admin invoking Defense Production Act to boost production of glyphosate. Glyphosate producers get federal backing.

[Amaryllis]

Just got this email from Environmental Working Group

This isn’t just disappointing. It’s a betrayal.

After promising to “Make America Healthy Again,” the Trump administration is invoking the Defense Production Act to boost production of glyphosate – the most widely used herbicide in the country, classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as a probable human carcinogen.

The Defense Production Act is typically reserved for national emergencies and wartime needs.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised toxic chemicals would be scrutinized. That public health would come first. That families would be protected.

Instead, producing one of the world’s most controversial pesticides is now a national priority – strengthening chemical manufacturers while communities shoulder the risk.

Here’s what this decision makes clear:

Glyphosate producers get federal backing.
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Health concerns are brushed aside.
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“Make America Healthy Again” takes a back seat to corporate profits.

For years, public health advocates, independent scientists and medical experts have warned about glyphosate exposure. Communities across the country have demanded accountability.

Now, instead of precaution, we’re seeing protection – for the industry.

As EWG President and co-Founder Ken Cook said, “By granting immunity to the makers of the nation’s most widely used pesticide, President Trump just gave Bayer a license to poison people. Full stop.”

If you believe public health should come before pesticide industry profits, make your voice heard.

Did the administration just betray its “Make America Healthy Again” promise by boosting glyphosate production?

EWG glyphosate survey and contact: https://act.ewg.org/UMqJ9OkrNEa5bIOATS4PLw2?

[Ninga]

1. This is horrible news! I was an active gardener

for years and used a lot RoundUp until I read how toxic it was found to be for users. I stopped but too too late,
I was diagnosed with Large B Cell Lymphoma in 2020, underwent Chemo and seemly was on my way to remission when in 2024 I contracted a secondary lymphoma-FLL which has no cure but with treatment is controllable.
It’s glyphosate. Distructive, cancerous glyphosate.

[newdeal2]

2. RFK defended it

Hope the MAHAs wake up. You can’t be healthy with a shitty environment.