'MAHA' activists urge Trump to oppose limits on pesticide regulation

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump should block the U.S. House from limiting the regulation of pesticides and "forever chemicals" in its environmental appropriations bill or risk losing Republican support, more than 200 activists aligned with the "Make America Healthy Again" movement said in a letter to Trump. The letter, which also opposes liability shields for pesticide companies, is the latest sign of tension between MAHA backers, who elevated Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and warn of health risks from pesticides, and the Trump administration, which has worked to appease farm interests concerned about a crackdown on agrochemicals. "Mr. President, creating broad liability protections for pesticides is a losing issue for your party andyour coalition, and may well cost you the House majority in the midterms," said the letter, which was sent on Monday.