A Drifting Weedkiller Puts Prized Trees At Risk

Source https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/09/27/651262491/a-drifting-weedkiller-puts-prized-trees-at-risk?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=thesalt

The edges of this sycamore leaf are turned upward into a cuplike shape, the typical sign of exposure to dicamba.

The EPA is deciding whether to let farmers keep using an herbicide called dicamba. The chemical is controversial because it can damage nearby crops. What’s less well-known: It’s hurting wildlife, too.

(Image credit: Dan Charles/NPR)

Source https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/09/27/651262491/a-drifting-weedkiller-puts-prized-trees-at-risk?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=thesalt

The edges of this sycamore leaf are turned upward into a cuplike shape, the typical sign of exposure to dicamba.

The EPA is deciding whether to let farmers keep using an herbicide called dicamba. The chemical is controversial because it can damage nearby crops. What’s less well-known: It’s hurting wildlife, too.

(Image credit: Dan Charles/NPR)

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