Tag Archives: pesticides

A new analysis published this month by U.S. Geological Survey scientists found pesticides at high enough concentrations to harm already imperiled aquatic...

Feral species of cane toads in Australia could be turning even more deadly, due to their exposure to a common everyday weedkiller – Glyphosate. Source: https://tenplay.com.au Scientists...

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 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...

The French Senate has adopted the European resolution to ban non-agricultural pesticides across Europe, Senator Joël Labbé  announced on Wednesday....

A wave of glyphosate bans are being introduced by member states in Europe while the issue of the chemical’s reauthorization at EU level drags on. Among...

In a sharp rebuke, a new report by a key scientific advisory panel concluded that the pesticides office at the Environmental Protection Agency failed...

Two United Nations experts are calling Tuesday for a comprehensive new global treaty to regulate and phase out the use of dangerous pesticides in farming,...

The Vietnamese government has officially announced a ban on Syngenta’s paraquat, a highly hazardous pesticide (HHP) and Dow Chemicals’  2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic...