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      The U.S. House of Representatives will vote soon — as early as next week — on the Farm Bill, a piece of must-pass legislation to guide farming policy and funding for the next five years. Thanks to industry influence, the current version of the bill is chock full of poisonous provisions to further entrench the destructive practices of chemically intensive agriculture and large-scale logging.   We should be protecting people and wildlife — not corporations.   This Farm Bill would grant the chemical industry a liability shield for dangerous pesticides —even those linked to cancer — protecting companies from lawsuits when their products irreparably harm people’s health. It’s a direct assault on the rights of families and individuals to seek justice for pesticide exposure.  The bill would also allow the unchecked discharge of dangerous chemicals into the environment, where they can devastate pollinators and ecosystems, as well as delay important Endangered Spec...