After having reviewed a report from Friends of the Earth about the toxic impact of no-till agriculture, Andrew Smith, PhD, chief scientific officer at Rodale Institute, wrote that he rejects “the use of the word ‘regenerative’ to describe any form of agriculture that intentionally pollutes the environment, makes people sick, and misuses and abuses livestock, farmers, and farm workers.”
Read ArticleRep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and pesticide/MAHA activist Kelly Ryerson jointly pen an op-ed in The Hill on why Big Chemical should not be above the law.
Read ArticleA coalition of consumer, public health, sustainable agriculture and conservation organizations represented by Center for Food Safety filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case Monsanto v. Durnell explaining why state efforts to warn the public about pesticides’ health hazards must not be eliminated.
Read ArticleA group of international scientists determined that evidence showing glyphosate herbicides can harm human health “is now so strong that no additional delays in regulation of glyphosate can be justified.”
Read ArticleA new Friends of the Earth report says that glufosinate is also linked to premature birth, miscarriage, stillbirth and birth defects.
Read ArticleSyngenta, facing thousands of U.S. lawsuits, announces it will cease production of its paraquat herbicide by end of June 2026, though generic manufacturers are expected to continue supplying the Parkinson’s-linked pesticide to American farmers.
Read ArticleCalifornia Assembly Bill 1603 would ban the use, sale and manufacture of PFAS pesticides by 2035 — chemicals that account for 15% of all pesticide residues found on state-grown fruits and vegetables.
Read ArticleFarmers and conservation groups filed a lawsuit challenging the EPA’s reapproval of the dangerous, drift-prone pesticide dicamba sprayed on genetically-engineered cotton and soybeans.
Read ArticleReps. Thomas Massie and Chellie Pingree introduced the ‘No Immunity for Glyphosate Act’ in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order boosting domestic glyphosate production and shielding manufacturers from liability.
Read ArticleIn conventional and organic farms in New York, toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ were found in carrots, romaine lettuce, Boston lettuce and beets.
Read ArticleThe EPA’s approval of 2,4-D and glyphosate mixture are finally undone following a decade-long campaign and Center for Food Safety litigation.
Read ArticleThe Healthy Florida First initiative tested popular bread brands, revealing “triple-digit” levels of the herbicide glyphosate.
Read ArticleThe reapproval comes despite federal court decisions in 2020 and 2024, striking down the agency’s previous approvals of the weedkiller as unlawful.
Read ArticleThe Ramazzini Institute has ousted the director of its cancer research center after he led an extensive testing program into the safety of glyphosate, sparking concerns about chemical industry influence into what has been an independent research institution.
Read ArticleAG Paxton said federal law requires organic produce be rinsed after it’s sprayed with chlorine and suggested the current practice may be against the law.
Read ArticleThe insecticide was approved for use on golf courses, lawns and a host of food crops, including apples, oranges, lettuce, spinach and tomatoes.
Read ArticleThe EPA, again, fails to follow its own cancer assessment guidelines and ignores health risks from cyclobutrifluram.
Read ArticleHowever, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, a Democrat from Maine, expects to see continued efforts to get industry friendly language inserted into legislation, including into the new Farm Bill.
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State legislators must get this policy reversed.
Read ArticleU.S. regulators are dismissing new research by international cancer experts that warns of links between cancer and the widely used pesticide atrazine, deriding the team of cancer scientists and echoing atrazine maker Syngenta in its criticism.
Read ArticleAccording to a report from EWG, the chemicals are added to pesticides that are sprayed on crops such as almonds, pistachios, wine grapes, alfalfa and tomatoes.
Read ArticleThis year, Sprouts became only the second company to score in the “A” range, joining Whole Foods Market.
Read ArticleIn a new report from Systemiq — and funded by the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment — toxic chemicals used in the global food system is costing trillions in annual healthcare costs (2-3 % of global GDP).
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As a possible replacement to this toxic chemical, Bloomberg acknowledges the value of crop rotation regimens and the planting of cover crops to suppress weeds and add nutrients back to the soil.
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