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Published news articles and commentary related to 2,4-D

·        “New Perspectives on an Essential Product: 2,4-D”, Larry Hammond, Down to Earth, 1996

·        “2,4-D Passes EPA Re-registration Muster”, Don Page, Wheat Life, October, 1996

·        “2,4-D - Science and Public Perception”, Don Page, Wheat Life, December, 1996

·        “Now the facts about 2,4-D: Hundreds of research studies have shown that the most common agricultural herbicide is not a carcinogen -- and cuts billions off the cost of food”, Don Page, National Post, June 22, 2000

·        “Pesticides are safe: Proving the unprovable”, Keith Solomon, Parry Sound Beacon Star, April 28, 2001

·        “No basis for pesticide bans”, Leonard Ritter, National Post, June 15, 2001

·         “Half-truths and falsehoods a tough blend to swallow”, Ken Pole, Medical Post, September 10, 2002

·         “Memo to my critics: just the facts please”, Ken Pole, Medical Post, November 12, 2002

·        “Pesticide panic zaps the facts”, Margaret Wente, Globe and Mail, May 23, 2003

·         “Only bad science links 2,4-D to cancer”, Don Page, National Post , May 5, 2004

•  “Study fails tests: The debate over pesticide use in Toronto was fed a report that ignored prior data, regulatory actions, plausibility and criteria of risk”, Frank Dost, National Post, June 26, 2004
• “Studies lean towards pesticide safety”, Ian MacLeod, Ottawa Citizen, July 3, 2004
• “False advertising”, Rolf Penner, National Post, July 23, 2004
• “Pesticide gets OK from federal agency: 2,4-D considered safe”, David Ljunggren, National Post, February 22, 2005
• “EPA gives 2,4-D a clean bill of health”, Landscape Management, August 9, 2005
• “Despite Early Threats, 2,4-D Emerges From Reregistration Relatively Unscathed”, Pesticide.net, August 16, 2005

• “2,4-D: No Risk When Used Appropriately”, Golfdom, August 25, 2005
   

  ·   "Debra Edwards, Ph.D., director of the EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs, responds to Jay   Feldman's comments".  Golf Digest Website May, 2008

   

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