The Unsettled—and Unsettling—Science of Lawn Chemicals

For people with yards, keeping grass lush can often feel like a full-time job: planting, treating, mowing, bug-killing, watering—and repeating. Because of the many products and services this entails, the lawn and garden care industry raked in $16.8 billion globally in 2020, according to analytics firm Allied Market Research.

But the roots of lawn care are more sinister than a bright…

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