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MAHA Children’s Health Plan Draws Fire as GOP Bill Moves to Shield Pesticide Makers

The second report favors research, precision application, public confidence in EPA reviews over immediate pesticide bans.

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In this June 1, 2010 photo, central Illinois corn farmer Jerry McCulley refills his sprayer with the weed killer glyphosate on a farm near Auburn, Ill. A handful of hardy weeds have adapted to survive glyphosate _ sold as Roundup and a variety of other brands _ which many scientists say threatens to make the ubiquitous herbicide far less useful to farmers. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
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Overview

  • Environmental Working Group accused the final MAHA report of mirroring pesticide industry language and dropping earlier talk of restricting specific chemicals.
  • Stat News reported the strategy centers on funding research, precision application technologies and public education that boosts trust in EPA reviews rather than proposing bans such as on glyphosate.
  • Harvard public health experts said the plan overlooks leading child health threats like firearm injuries, poverty, systemic racism, sugar‑sweetened beverages and lead in water.
  • Gizmodo highlighted MAHA activists’ anger at a Republican spending‑bill provision reported by the New York Times that could limit liability for companies such as Bayer.
  • The Daily Signal published a commentary defending MAHA’s emphasis on research, transparency and consumer education as a preferable path to new regulation.