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Methyl Iodide Study Raises Concerns

This fall, California regulators are considering whether to approve the controversial pesticide methyl iodide. Strawberry growers say they need it for their $2 billion annual crop. But scientists warn that methyl iodide can cause miscarriages and brain damage in farmworkers.

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