DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Farmers</span></a> allege link between popular <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/herbicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>herbicide</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Parkinsons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parkinsons</span></a> disease</p><p>November 29, 2023</p><p>"It is against the law to use <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/paraquat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paraquat</span></a> in China, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and dozens of other countries. Many countries have banned the herbicide due to its extreme <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/toxicity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxicity</span></a>, while others have expressed concerns over the possible risk for Parkinson's disease.</p><p>"Yet the herbicide, manufactured by a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Swiss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swiss</span></a> company that is owned by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chinese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chinese</span></a> state, is still widely used throughout the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> in part because it is a highly effective way to kill weeds. </p><p>"The company, Syngenta, says that paraquat, which it produces under the name Gramoxone, 'is safe for its intended and labelled use.'</p><p>"Clayton Tucholke, who used Gramoxone for years on his farm in LaBolt, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthDakota</span></a>, and has since been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, says otherwise.</p><p>"'It should have been pulled, I think, you know, so it didn't happen to somebody else,' Tucholke told ABC News.</p><p>"A 76-year-old father and grandfather, Tucholke lived on his farm with his wife Denise, but as the symptoms of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Parkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parkinson</span></a>'s have worsened, he says he was forced to give up his career in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> and had to move to the nearby town of Milbank to be closer to medical professionals.</p><p>"Daily tasks have become arduous for Tucholke, who now has to travel to physical therapy three times a week to slow the progression of his symptoms.</p><p>"'This man was so independent,' Denise Tucholke said. 'And his independence has been taken from him, which is unfair.'</p><p>"The Tucholkes are among the more than 4,000 Americans who have filed lawsuits as part of a multi-district litigation against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Syngenta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Syngenta</span></a>, which currently manufactures <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gramoxone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gramoxone</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chevron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chevron</span></a>, which distributed it in the U.S. from 1966 until 1986.</p><p>"Although Syngenta and Chevron told ABC News that there is no scientific evidence that supports a causal link between <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/paraquat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paraquat</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Parkinsonsdisease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parkinsonsdisease</span></a>, the Tucholkes and other plaintiffs allege that such a link exists, arguing that Syngenta and Chevron knew or should have known that the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/herbicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>herbicide</span></a> could 'cause severe <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/neurological" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurological</span></a> injuries.'</p><p>"'Our daughter and son-in-law are still <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farming</span></a>. I think any time [a] chemical is applied to the fields that they have to use, they should know what's going to happen,' Denise Tucholke said.</p><p>"'All the generations that are coming up afterwards need to know,' she said."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/farmers-allege-link-between-popular-herbicide-and-parkinson-s-disease/ar-AA1kG0mK?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=023a0b3dc83c49e3943ad9df4c7fd305&ei=12" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/health/other/far</span><span class="invisible">mers-allege-link-between-popular-herbicide-and-parkinson-s-disease/ar-AA1kG0mK?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=023a0b3dc83c49e3943ad9df4c7fd305&ei=12</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SyngentaKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SyngentaKnew</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChevronKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChevronKnew</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Herbicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Herbicide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toxins</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalPollution</span></a></p>