Exposure to multiple pesticides significantly increases the risk of childhood cancers compared with exposures to just one pesticide, first-of-its-kind research finds, raising new fears that children are more at risk to the substances’ harmful effects than previously thought.
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Similar bills in many states throughout the Midwest are advancing in legislatures.
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It was also discovered that v-Fluence was funded by U.S. tax dollars via a 3rd party.
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Data obtained from the EPA show that there are significant health risks associated with neonicotinoid pesticides, particularly for children and pregnant women.
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The study, which was conducted on 240 heterosexual couples taking part in in vitro fertilization treatments, revealed an association between lower fertilization rates and couples where the male partner consumed a high amount of fruits and vegetables with high pesticide residues.
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After years of being detected at alarming levels, the herbicide glyphosate is being found at lower levels, on average, in cereal and other oat-based products, according to tests by the Environmental Working Group.
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Neonicotinoids coat nearly all the corn and soybean seeds available for planting. Agrichemical companies have designed it that way.
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The EPA is set to reapprove several neonicotinoid pesticides now in use across hundreds of millions of acres despite evidence from rodent studies of their potential harms to human brain development.
Read Article The Center for Biological Diversity, along with Center for Food Safety and Pesticide Action Network North America, sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to adequately protect more than 1,500 species of wildlife and plants from the insecticide malathion.
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A new scientific report lends weight to consumer concerns about pesticide residues on food, presenting fresh evidence that washing fruit before eating does not remove various toxic chemicals commonly used in agriculture.
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The use of glyphosate is now banned in public parks and gardens, sports and recreation grounds, school and children’s playgrounds, as well as near health and educational facilities.
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The herbicide, used widely on crops including broccoli and onions, can cause low birth weight and impaired brain development, regulators said.
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The watchdog group said perchlorate was detected in measurable levels in two-thirds of nearly 200 samples.
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Many programs meant to help farmers address climate change are now owned by companies that sell chemicals, which could boost practices that depend on pesticides — rather than those that reduce their use.
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Just like food, personal care products are contaminated with heavy metals — even the organic ones.
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Republicans have repeatedly pushed a provision — drafted with Bayer’s help — that critics say would undo some nationwide pesticide protections.
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Avá-Guarani people in Brazil are battling severe health issues caused by glyphosate contamination from nearby soy and corn plantations, leading to an international human rights complaint against Bayer.
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The product was found to contain the synthetic herbicides diquat and glyphosate.
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With no new dicamba approved for the 2024 season, dicamba use on GE soybeans and cotton may well remain prohibited for the 2025 crop season as well.
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Getting farmers to switch to organic farming is hard. Could giving up pesticides while still being able to use synthetic fertilizers help them to make the transition?
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“The way the EPA assesses pesticide risk doesn’t reflect cutting-edge science and can’t account for all the ways the chemicals might affect people’s health, especially given that people are often exposed to multiple pesticides at a time,” said Consumer Reports senior scientist Michael Hansen, PhD.
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A recent study has been making the rounds on the internet lately blaming organic farms for an increase in nearby pesticide use — without explaining the nuance and not looking at the harm created by spraying toxic chemicals.
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A growing body of research links nitrate and pesticides to some types of cancer.
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While the country claims that it is doing this because an alternative has not been found yet, the real reason could be undue pressure from the U.S., who is fighting mightily against the ban.
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