Efforts to secure statutory immunity from liability for personal injuries caused by pesticides have converged with massive increases in federal subsidies for chemical-dependent GMO monoculture crops, proposed in the House Reconciliation Bill (AKA the “Big, Beautiful Bill”), to fuel a bitter conservative battle over the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda. Both initiatives pit industrial agriculture against small family farms and global chemical corporations against food safety proponents.

State legislation shielding chemical manufacturers from legal liability for cancer and other illnesses allegedly caused by pesticides popular with Big Ag conflicts with the recent MAHA Commission Report, which targeted glyphosate, pesticides, and other chemicals for investigation as risks to children’s health.

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Meanwhile, the “Big, Beautiful Bill,” passed … on May 22, would increase subsidies for crops most dependent on these chemicals by $30 billion or more while slashing nearly $300 billion from SNAP benefits for low-income households.  The idea of securing pre-emptive legal immunity for chemical manufacturers while exponentially increasing federal subsidies of the crops most dependent on their use is anathema to most MAHA enthusiasts.

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