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Moving Away from Glyphosate: Environmental and Health Effects and Potential Alternatives

Vermont Law

By Lauren Sandford. Roundup is one of the most convenient and popular weed killers in the world. After the creation of its active ingredient glyphosate in 1950, the product quickly became a widely-used herbicide because of its ability to kill weeds without harming nearby crops. Since Roundup’s 1974 debut, however, users have come to realize that the powerful lawn chemicals in the weed killer, particularly glyphosate, may be killing more than just weeds.

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Editor of the 2019 Youth Solutions Report

Dario Piselli

For the third (and unfortunately last) time, I had the privilege of serving as the editor of the 2019 Youth Solutions Report, the flagship publication of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network‘s global youth initiative (SDSN Youth). The Report, which identifies 50 innovations that are accelerating global progress on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Continue reading "Editor of the 2019 Youth Solutions Report".

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