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Lake Tahoe residents ‘horrified’ by plans to spray cancer-linked glyphosate in public lands (www.theguardian.com)

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Katherine Levy remembers a childhood deeply rooted in the natural offerings of Lake Tahoe – water-skiing in the summer and working as ski instructor on the surrounding snow-covered mountains during winter months.

She recently moved back to live out her retirement along the lake’s north shore. But she doesn’t like what she has found upon her return: a US government plan to spray multiple types of herbicides, including the cancer-linked glyphosate weed killer – within national forest property that abuts the community’s cherished lake.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

well, yes, but also that glyphosate causes cancer and the study that said it didn't was an astroturfed lie for well over a decade.

[–] PoopingCough@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

It definitely does, but again from research I've seen the risks mostly are from immediate exposure (which you can prevent with proper ppe) or extremely broad applications like farmers spraying entire fields indiscriminately.

Additionally, all other effective herbicides either have the similar carcinogenic effects or are too new to have definitive research. In either case we've not found anything that is as effective at fighting invasives. Fuck Monsanto and everything they've ever stood for, but again, this is a tool in the conversationist toolbelt that when used properly and sparingly has minimal risks.