"The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement’s crusade against pesticides is creating divisions in the Republican Party, as some members back the industry while others stand with MAHA activists.

As the MAHA movement, spearheaded by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., gains power and influence within the GOP, efforts to limit liability for the pesticide industry are also growing on numerous fronts.

The issue is coming to a head in Congress, at the Supreme Court and on the state level, while other Republicans remain at the forefront of pushing pro-pesticide policies.

“I don’t know what these Republicans are thinking, because this is a really powerful conservative movement that doesn’t want this, and I think that they don’t have the memo yet that they need to be lining up with MAHA, because they really stand to lose their seat,” activist Kelly Ryerson said."

Rachel Frazin reports for The Hill January 13, 2026. [2]

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