Trump Ignites Political Firestorm With Executive Order Backing Notorious Pesticide

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Trump Ignites Political Firestorm With Executive Order Backing Notorious Pesticide

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

President Donald Trump issued an executive order late Wednesday aiming to boost the production of glyphosate in the U.S., sparking major backlash among some health advocates. The executive order invokes the Defense…

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