EPA Approves 'Probably Carcinogenic' Pesticide for Use in 9 More States

"Environmentalists are outraged that the Environmental Protection Agency is allowing an herbicide that contains glyphosate to be used in nine more states, despite growing concerns that the chemical probably causes cancer.

Last week, the United Nations World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer elevated its risk assessment of glyphosate to “probably carcinogenic to humans.”

On Tuesday, the EPA approved the glyphosate-containing herbicide Enlist Duo for agricultural use in nine states ­— Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma and North Dakota — in addition to the six states in which it had previously been approved for use on genetically engineered crops."

Lydia Wheeler reports for The Hill April 2, 2015.