ANGELA HUFFMAN: Pesticide Giants Want Special Treatment In Washington. Farmers Want Their Rights.
Angela Huffman argues that pesticide manufacturers like Bayer-Monsanto should not receive legal immunity from liability, emphasizing that farmers and rural communities face health risks from chemical exposure. She highlights concerns over glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup, which has been classified as probably carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Huffman calls on Congress to protect the right of individuals to hold corporations accountable rather than granting them special legal protections.
- ▪Bayer, which owns Monsanto, is seeking legal immunity that would shield pesticide companies from liability even if they failed to warn about known risks.
- ▪The International Agency for Research on Cancer classified glyphosate as 'probably carcinogenic to humans' in 2015, linking it to non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
- ▪A Washington Post analysis found higher cancer rates among people aged 15 to 49 in the six leading corn-producing U.S. states compared to the national average since 2015.
- ▪Farmers and rural communities are exposed to pesticides through air, equipment, clothing, and skin, raising ongoing health concerns.
- ▪Huffman, a farmer and co-founder of Farm Action, stresses that individuals should have the right to sue companies when pesticide products cause harm.
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Big Tent Ideas ANGELA HUFFMAN: Pesticide Giants Want Special Treatment In Washington. Farmers Want Their Rights. Andy Cat/Unsplash Angela Huffman Contributor May 16, 2026 12:04 PM ET May 16, 2026 12:04 PM ET Angela Huffman Contributor Font Size: const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => { const adDivToHide = document.querySelector("#dailycaller_incontent_1"); if (adDivToHide && dc_noads_page) { adDivToHide.classList.add("hide-premium", "hide-free"); observer.disconnect(); console.log("Ad div found and hidden"); } }); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); Editor’s note: Big Tent Ideas always aims to provide balancing perspectives on the hottest issues of the day.
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