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In the last few years, Professor Hayes has testified in various Senate hearings claiming the EPA is accepting flawed chemical industry-funded studies as evidence of atrazine's safety.
Annie Spiegelman: Living Downstream: Steingraber Documentary Puts Moral Imperative on Banning Cancer-Causing Chemicals Annie Spiegelman 2010
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In the last few years, Professor Hayes has testified in various Senate hearings claiming the EPA is accepting flawed chemical industry-funded studies as evidence of atrazine's safety.
Annie Spiegelman: Living Downstream: Steingraber Documentary Puts Moral Imperative on Banning Cancer-Causing Chemicals Annie Spiegelman 2010
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In the last few years, Professor Hayes has testified in various Senate hearings claiming the EPA is accepting flawed chemical industry-funded studies as evidence of atrazine's safety.
Annie Spiegelman: Living Downstream: Steingraber Documentary Puts Moral Imperative on Banning Cancer-Causing Chemicals Annie Spiegelman 2010
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Many of these industry-funded studies, which largely support atrazine's safety, have never been published or subjected to an independent scientific peer review.
Weighing Safety Of Weed Killer In Drinking Water, EPA Relies Heavily On Industry-Backed Studies Huffington Post Investigative Fund 2010
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Since atrazine's debut in 1959, 10 Administrations have endorsed its use.
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That ban includes Switzerland, where atrazine's manufacturer, Syngenta, is headquartered.
Weighing Safety Of Weed Killer In Drinking Water, EPA Relies Heavily On Industry-Backed Studies Huffington Post Investigative Fund 2010
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EPA staff routinely review the studies in atrazine's favor.
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A coalition of Midwestern communities -- along with the nation's largest private water utility -- is suing atrazine's manufacturer, Syngenta, seeking to have it pay to filter the chemical from public water.
U.S. Congressman Renews Attempts to Ban Controversial Herbicide Atrazine 2010
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In all, they tallied what they said were 122 inaccurate and 22 misleading statements, of which 96.5 percent appeared to support atrazine's safety.
Weighing Safety Of Weed Killer In Drinking Water, EPA Relies Heavily On Industry-Backed Studies Huffington Post Investigative Fund 2010
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Even atrazine's advocates do not deny the toxicity of the chemical outright -- it is, in fact, a substance created to kill.
Timothy LaSalle: Thirsting for Truth: No "Safe" Level of Atrazine 2009
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