WEIGHING WEEDS VS. CROPS -- BY ALEX AVERY, The Washington Times

Use science, not hysteria, on food supply issue

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Few are aware, however, of how a little noticed meeting at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday could add a fresh layer of concern about the likelihood of an economic recovery in the very heartland of America.

EPA is about to conduct a redundant review of a commonly used herbicide called atrazine. It is not overstating the case to say that at stake is nothing less than the future health of the American farm economy - and for city folk, a plentiful supply of food at reasonable prices.

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