FOLLOW ALONG HERE–IT YOU EAT FRUIT & VEGETABLES. My colleague @dannyhakim and I took a deep journey this summer into the world of pesticides, corporations that make them, workers who grow the food and the E.P.A., which decides if they are toxic or safe. https://t.co/okLyrV88YW
— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) August 25, 2018
To unpack the previous tweet a bit. CropLife America is Monsanto, Bayer, Dow, etc & the other top global manufacturers of pesticides. Shortly after Trump was elected, CropLife petitioned EPA to STOP relying on epidemiology to make pesticide decisions. SECRET SCIENCE effort starts pic.twitter.com/13A7t8kaQS
— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) August 25, 2018
We spoke with CropLife America (pesticide industry) & with EPA. Both said they very much support use of good epidemiology & that this is all about making sure regulatory decisions are FACT BASED. It is not about quashing science. They embrace all science. This is from CropLife pic.twitter.com/6qnMcxcdsU
— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) August 25, 2018
Sad! 