Select and Read the following articles/clips from 2017 – 2019 (choose at least one article from each year)
(Links are in chronological order from oldest to newest so you can read/see the progression of the issue)
2017:
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/09/22/552803465/arkansas-defies-monsanto-moves-to-ban-rogue-weedkiller
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/10/07/555872494/a-wayward-weed-killer-divides-farm-communities-harms-wildlife?.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/10/13/557607443/with-ok-from-epa-use-of-controversial-weedkiller-is-expected-to-double?
2018
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/11/01/662918255/the-epa-says-farmers-can-keep-using-weedkiller-blamed-for-vast-crop-damage
2019
Arkansas Plant Board passes emergency rule for the use of dicamba
https://canvas.cpp.edu/courses/81732/discussion_topics/781804?module_item_id=3377959
https://www.rfdtv.com/dicamba-still-an-issue
2021
https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-business-planning/epa-stops-short-of-promising-dicamba-use-in-2022
Task(s) for your Discussion Board Post:
Task 2: Analyze & Reflect
Consider the following – Please number your responses
(By the end, you will have 3 DIFFERENT ETHICAL THEORIES TOTAL).
Choose 1 ethical theory that defends individual state’s (like Arkansas) decision to ban the use of Diacamba.
Choose 1 ethical theory that defends the EPA’s decision with respect to regulating the use of Diacamba.
Can a middle ground be reached for future use and application of Dicamba? What 1 ethical theory can help bring both sides together? Explain.