Outrage as cancer-linked chemicals are sprayed in skies over US

"The US Forest Service (USFS) has been actively spraying the herbicide glyphosate over national forests in California and throughout the South for years, wiping out native shrubs, wildflowers, grasses and plants that naturally regrow after wildfires. Government officials have been doing this to clear space for commercially valuable conifer trees such as Douglas fir and sugar pine, which grow fast and are used to make timber and lumber for construction, furniture, paper and other products."

"However, glyphosate is the main ingredient in Roundup, a popular weed and grass killer heavily scrutinized for its alleged impact on human health. The World Health Organization (WHO) has even called glyphosate a 'probable human carcinogen.' Public backlash has been severe, with one person saying: 'Glyphosate is absolute s*** that needs to be removed from the market and never used ever again. Cancer-causing madness.'"

"Government records also show spraying has occurred in Maine, Minnesota, Washington, Oregon and multiple southern states tied to the timber industry, with the practice becoming common over 40 years ago. Now, the White House's plans to expand the chemical spraying include adding another 10,000 acres in California's Lassen National Forest, with that number reportedly growing to 75,000 acres in some fire zones."

"While the practice of spraying this alleged cancer-causing chemical over the US has been taking place since the 1980s, the Trump Administration recently gave special protections to companies producing glyphosate and ramped up the government's forest"

Thousands of acres of US national forests have been sprayed with glyphosate, including areas in California and across the South, and records show spraying in Maine, Minnesota, Washington, Oregon, and multiple southern states. The spraying removes native shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, and plants that regrow after wildfires. The stated purpose is to clear space for commercially valuable conifer trees such as Douglas fir and sugar pine used for timber and related products. Glyphosate is the main ingredient in Roundup, which has faced heavy scrutiny for potential human health effects, and the World Health Organization has labeled it a probable human carcinogen. Plans to expand spraying include adding 10,000 acres in Lassen National Forest, with potential growth to 75,000 acres in some fire zones.

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