Glyphosate is a “probably carcinogenic” pesticide. Why do cities still use it?


Now that WHO says glyphosate is probably carcinogenic, is it time to stop spraying the herbicide in farms and parks?

IN the front seat of his car, John Wilson passes me a dossier of scientific research reports and diagrams. At his feet are carefully curated ring binders of correspondence with city council officials, and albums with six years’ worth of photographs documenting brown patches of earth and scorched grass around trees, beside kerbs and along playground fences.

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