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The largest study so far on the fraught question of whether neonicotinoid pesticides harm bees is providing new ammunition for those who argue against the use of the controversial chemicals. Source: www.nature.com/ The large-scale field study found that overall, exposure to neonicotinoids harms bee populations....

The European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) to ban glyphosate, reform the EU pesticide approval process, and set mandatory targets to reduce pesticide use...

Three U.S. nonprofit groups filed  a suit Thursday against Mississippi based Sanderson Farms, Inc. for falsely advertising products that contain a wide...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of the Inspector General released a report Wednesday recommending that before approving pesticides,...

Rising use of glyphosate, the world’s most heavily applied herbicide, is putting the population at risk of significant health problems, according...

It was over a year ago when MEPs Bart Staes, Benedek Jávor, Heidi Hautala and Michèle Rivasi first sent the European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA)...

Major news on the glyphosate front: the first ever independent analysis of the complete confidential data set sent by industry to the EU for the re-licensing...

Every winter, trees on high mountains in a small area northwest of Mexico City turn orange. Close inspection reveals branches filled with brilliantly colorful...

The Great Glyphosate Rebellion by European Union member states is set to continue with the support of civil society groups all over Europe, after the European...

MEPs objected on Wednesday to EU Commission plans to authorize imports of products made from 2,4-D resistant DAS-40278-9 genetically modified maize and...