The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reported that in 2018 it issued so-called “emergency” approvals to spray sulfoxaflor — an insecticide the agency considers “very highly toxic” to bees — on more than 16 million acres of crops known to attract bees.
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A new peer-reviewed study compared pesticide levels in the bodies of four families across the country on a non-organic and organic diet. The results? Pesticides in their bodies dropped up to 95% within one week on an organic diet.
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Some encouraging news out of Europe. A French court canceled the license for one of Monsanto’s glyphosate-based weedkillers over safety concerns, placing an immediate ban on Roundup Pro 360 in the latest legal blow to the Bayer-owned business.
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A new report from the peer-reviewed scientific journal Environmental Sciences Europe shows that the EPA ignored a large number of peer-reviewed independent studies that link glyphosate to cancer in humans, instead using research paid for by Monsanto to support the agency’s position that glyphosate is not carcinogenic.
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Shocking but not shocking. The Guardian is claiming that EU regulators literally copy-and-pasted sections from Monsanto’s own studies when creating an “independent” safety report on the controversial weedkiller glyphosate.
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A federal judge overseeing lawsuits alleging that Monsanto’s Roundup causes cancer has issued a ruling that could severely restrict evidence that the plaintiffs consider crucial to their cases.
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The acclaimed environmental activist highlights the serious health risks of glyphosate and the action we need to take with politicians.
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The super-toxic herbicide dicamba, which the EPA just re-approved for another two years, is not only destroying millions of nearby crops but is causing a serious divide among neighbors across the U.S.
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Organic baking company Foodstirs has become the first major organic retail brand to receive Glyphosate Residue-Free Certification, which has been called the next “must-have” clean food label.
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Language tucked away in the farm bill could block local governments from making their own rules about pesticides, reversing the bans that have been achieved across the country.
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Environmental Working Group, along with several organic brands, including Nature’s Path, Stonyfield Farm, MOM’s Organic Market, One Degree Organic Foods, and Happy Family Organics, has petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to sharply limit glyphosate residues allowed on oats and to prohibit the pesticide’s use as a pre-harvest drying agent.
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As glyphosate increasingly becomes a fixture in the daily news and awareness among consumers grows, contamination of this chemical in organic foods is an issue that some brands are proactively addressing.
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When the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified glyphosate as a probable human carcinogen in 2015, U.S. politicians threatened to cut off funding for the agency. However, their recent attempts of doing so just failed.
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The Organic Center just came out with a study that looks at the hazards of toxic synthetic pesticides to farmers and how organic farming methods can reduce the health risks to these workers.
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Tucked away in the massive farm bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives is language that would block local governments from adopting their own pesticide regulations, such as the prohibition of glyphosate being sprayed on parks and schoolyards.
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With California’s landmark court case ruling that Monsanto’s Roundup was responsible for a groundskeeper’s cancer, the number of lawsuits against the company has grown to more than 8,000.
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Important read. With the support of Big Ag, the Trump administration is trying to curb the use of human health studies in the regulation of toxic pesticides.
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Even though glyphosate is currently grabbing all of the headlines, dicamba – the super-toxic chemical sold by Monsanto and BASF – is causing a tremendous amount of problems.
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Bees, a key player in California’s $7.6 billion almond industry, are dying at a rapid rate — and, not surprisingly, many people are blaming pesticides for this.
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Fortunately, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is looking out for the health of U.S. citizens — unlike the EPA.
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The Pesticide Action Network takes a shocking look at our growing use of agricultural pesticides.
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The war against organic may be nowhere greater than in Brazil, where lawmakers want to eliminate organic fruits and vegetables in major supermarkets, favoring pesticide-laden produce. It is beyond shocking.
The pesticide industry has wanted to kill ‘endangered species’ protections, and President Trump is fulfilling their wish.
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A new report from the National Academies of Sciences discusses new technologies that better assess the dangers of chemicals and chemical mixtures. But will it ever get put to use and change policy?
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