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Federal court urged to hold ‘rogue’ EPA in contempt for blatant defiance of ban on toxic weed killer

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“EPA needs a lesson in separation of powers and we’re asking the court to give it to them.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer Friday, June 12 A coalition of farming and conservation groups is calling on…

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