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The United States of America allows the use of 85 pesticides that have been banned or are being phased out in the European Union, China or Brazil, according to a peer-reviewed study published today by the academic journal Environmental Health. In 2016 the United States used 322 million pounds of pesticides...

Earlier this week, the National Organic Program (NOP) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture published a memo that will put a stop to the practice of allowing...

Following the recent bans on the use of glyphosate-based herbicides by cities and institutions in the U.S., including Key West, Los Angeles, the University...

Fruit and wine production is among the agricultural sectors with the highest pesticide applications. Yet, the extent to which such public places are affected...

On Monday, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the final notices of cancellation on the registration of 12 neonicotinoid...

On May 23 a group of top brands and members of the public are set to march to the offices of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to...

Newly released European Commission documents reveal a fight to cripple important European pesticide protections. The haul of over 600 documents was obtained...

Internal Monsanto records just filed in court show that a corporate intelligence group hired to “to take the temperature on current regulatory attitudes...

Relying heavily on confidential industry research, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to re-approve glyphosate, the active ingredient...

Bayer chief executive Werner Baumann was dealt a blow Friday at the German chemical giant’s annual general meeting, amid tensions over last year’s...