Two Palm Beach residents didn’t sugarcoat their dislike of Florida’s agricultural practices Tuesday, filing a putative class action lawsuit against dozens of the country’s leading sugar producers for allegedly polluting the air with toxic “black snow” during their preharvest sugarcane burns.
Sugar producers often burn sugarcane fields before harvesting them to get rid of superfluous straw and leaves, while naturally fire-resistant sugarcanes stay intact. The practice can make harvesting quicker and easier, eradicate pests and increase the amount of sugar in a stalk through water evaporation.
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