R.F.K. Jr. Has Unlikely Allies in His Drive to Limit Atrazine

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : "It's unfortunate when you have an active player who has been a leading voice on environmental protection for most of his life attach himself to something so controversial," he said.
52% : "This is the movement that helped to elect Trump," she said.
48% : They are taking on an influential agricultural and chemicals lobby that has long rebuffed attempts to strengthen restrictions on atrazine and other pesticides, at a time when the Trump administration is rolling back government restrictions on industries, not imposing new ones.
47% : Trump Administration: Live Updates Updated May 20, 2025, 11:13 a.m.
46% : Trump squeezes House Republicans on his domestic policy bill.
45% : During the first Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency rolled back restrictions on the use of several pesticides, including atrazine.
39% : "I think if President Trump stands up and gets this out to the American people, he will go down as a historical figure who changed the trajectory of chronic disease," said Vani Hari, widely known as the Food Babe, a popular author and activist close to Mr. Kennedy.
38% : 'We urge President Trump to ensure that the MAHA Commission report is based on sound science and evidence-based claims rather than opinions and preferences of social influencers and single-issue activists with little to no experience in actual farming or food production," the groups said. MAHA supporters are unfazed.

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