On the left, soybean plants on an Arkansas farm show damage from dicamba with stunted growth, curled up leaves and low bean yield. On the right, soybean plants not exposed to dicamba and planted later in the season stand taller than the ones on the left. The Washington Post / Getty Images
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In a win for farmers and endangered plants and wildlife, an Arizona district court has revoked the approval of the destructive pesticide dicamba, saying the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) broke the law when it allowed it to be on the market.
Dicamba-based weedkillers have been widely used on soybean and cotton crops genetically engineered by Bayer (formerly Monsanto),…
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