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‘Parkinson’s Valley’: the herbicide haunting a New York farm town

The Guardian Business · Published 2h ago
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‘Parkinson’s Valley’: the herbicide haunting a New York farm town

Paraquat is banned in over 70 countries. Some farmers and their families in Hebron believe the pesticide is causing Parkinson’s disease and are demanding that New York ban it Gordon Chaplin gingerly stepped out of the car at the top of the steep hill behind his farmhouse, sporting a bandage on his h

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