Glyphosate: increased use by the Forest Service after forest fires
Forest Service Spraying Record Amounts of Glyphosate on Burned-Out Public Lands
*"An investigation by Mother Jones found the U.S. Forest Service is spraying record amounts of glyphosate on fire-damaged public lands to clear native vegetation for commercial conifer replanting. Health experts, environmental advocates and local residents warn the controversial herbicide — linked to cancer and other health risks — threatens forest workers, watersheds, wildlife and nearby communities, especially children." * "The researchers found that the 2011 Forest Service risk assessment used to justify its use of glyphosate in reforestation relied heavily on a 2000 study concluding that glyphosate doesn’t pose a health risk to humans at typical exposure levels." * However, that study — relied on by regulators around the world for decades to justify continued approval of glyphosate — was quietly retracted in November 2025 over ethical concerns, including secret authorship by Monsanto employees." * "“The Forest Service acknowledges it can get similar timber yields by reforesting without chemicals, using workers and machines, but at triple the cost — expense is a ‘major factor’ in the decision to spray, according to a 2024 agency report." * VitaminDWiki suspects the resulting increased cost in health problems will be > 10X the cost savings
Re;ated in VitaminDWiki
- Glyphosate reduces Vitamin D in 9 ways
- Glyphosate increased all-cause mortality by 40 % (less Vitamin D to cells)
- Glyphosate Is Causing Fatty Liver Disease and many other problems
- Glyphosate and Vitamin D - many studies
- 20 things in US food which are banned elsewhere: Pesticides, Roundup, PFAS, BHA, Growth hormone, antibiotics, etc.
- Huge increases in health problems – risk factors include Vitamin D, Antibiotics, and Roundup
- Investigation on Roundup - glyphosate at VitaminDWiki