Lawmakers introduced legislation last week that would federalize Vermont’s first-in-the nation ban on the commonly used chemical.

June 22, 2026 – Lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill to federally ban the use of paraquat, an herbicide widely used in U.S. agriculture despite its potential health impacts. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Anna Paulina Luna (R-Florida) introduced the Paraquat Prevention Act last week. The bill would cancel all registered uses of paraquat and […]

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