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Syngenta Asks EPA to Raise Limits for Neonicotinoid Pesticides Linked to...
While the European Union has enacted bans on neonicotinoid pesticides because of the link to dropping pollinator populations, seed and chemical company Syngenta wants the EPA to raise tolerance levels...
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Full Ban on Chlorpyrifos Pesticide Subject of Lawsuit Against the EPA
The Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA) along with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency over chlorpyrifos, what the...
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Honey Bees Get Big Boost from California Almond Growers
Good news for California honey bees that help to pollinate the state’s almond trees. The Almond Board of California has taken up efforts to reduce pesticide exposure, which has been linked with honey...
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6 Places to Look for Arsenic in Food
Does arsenic in food scare you? Arsenic is a chemical element that can be found naturally in rock formations and volcanic eruptions, but it also ends up in our soil as a result of arsenic-based...
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Pesticides in Food Not Being Adequately Tested for By FDA says Government Report
In a recent Government Accountability Office report, the bureau found that the FDA is not conducting enough testing for pesticides in food on both domestic and imported foods – and it’s posing safety...
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California Limits Controversial Pesticide Used on Strawberries
California farmworkers will receive extra protection from chloropicrin–a common “tear-gas” like pesticide applied to strawberries, raspberries and almonds–after the state announced the strictest...
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Eating Organic Food Lowers Pesticide Exposure (Comprehensive Study Confirms...
If you question spending a little more on organic food at the farmers market or supermarket, you might not want to give it a second thought – in fact, you might want to rearrange your budget to make...
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A Toxic Apple a Day? Environmental Working Group Updates Its Dirty Dozen List
For the fifth year in a row, Environmental Working Group has ranked apples at the top of their Dirty Dozen list. The list ranks non-organic fruits and vegetables with high levels of pesticide residue....
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Study: Pesticides In Produce Linked to Low Sperm Count
Dudes, you may want to be pickier about the produce you buy: New research has found a link between pesticide residue and low sperm count and quality, reports The Washington Post. But don’t ditch your...
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Watch How Organic Food Obliterates Pesticides from the Body in Just 2 Weeks...
This Swedish family switches to a 100 percent organic food diet for two weeks and the results will blow your mind–and make you run to the organic section of your supermarket. Find Jill on Twitter and...
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Frequent Flyers Beware: Does Your Airline Spray Pesticides While You’re Onboard?
I’ll be the first to admit that this is something that I never thought about. I was aware that airlines cleaned the cabin between flights, but the idea that they sprayed the cabins with pesticides in...
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Organic Farming Methods Keep Honey Bees Alive, Report Finds
A new report released by The Organic Center reveals organic farming plays a crucial role in supporting thriving honey bees and other crop pollinator species, many of which have been dying off at rapid...
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France Launches First Criminal Investigation Over Pesticide-Related Death of...
French authorities have launched the first-ever criminal investigation of a pesticide-related death due to prolonged exposure of the chemicals for more than 40 years. The case involves the...
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Struggling Honey Bees are Making Poisonous Honey: Pesticide Residue...
Purchasing local honey is one way to help support struggling honey bee populations—but it may not be the healthiest, says a new study. That’s because 70 percent of recent honey samples were found to...
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It’s Definitely the Pesticides: Study Confirms Honeybee Deaths Linked to...
It’s been talked about quite a bit in recent years: The EU has banned neonicotinoid-based pesticides over concerns that they’re causing widespread honeybee deaths, but research has been...
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Federal Court Rules in Favor of Honey Bees, Blocks EPA-Approved Pesticide
Honey bees and other pollinators can breathe a less toxic breath of fresh air after a federal appeals court ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of sulfoxaflor, a particularly...
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Increased Childhood Cancer Risk Linked to Pesticides in the Home, Study Finds
After a federal judge recently overturned the EPA’s approval of a controversial pesticide, there’s more bad news for the agrochemical industry, as a new study finds pesticide use in the home may...
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2.6 Billion Pounds of Monsanto’s Glyphosate Sprayed on U.S. Crops in Past Two...
U.S. farmlands have been sprayed with 2.6 billion pounds of glyphosate herbicide in the past two decades, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Much of the herbicide’s use is centered around the...
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Could Caterpillar Poop Be the Best Natural Pesticide Ever?
They’re cute and fuzzy slow-moving creatures awaiting their transformation into fall armyworm moths, but these caterpillars may also have another transformation in tow: turning their (presumably) cute...
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Five Percent of California Produce Laced with Too Much Pesticide, Report Finds
According to the latest annual report from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, about 94 percent of California produce complied with federal and state guidelines for contamination....
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