The EPA announced the final interim decision reauthorizing the use of the toxic pesticide atrazine in the majority of U.S. states., a decision that does not provide protections for public health or endangered species.
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The EPA announced the final interim decision reauthorizing the use of the toxic pesticide atrazine in the majority of U.S. states., a decision that does not provide protections for public health or endangered species.
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According to SPINS data, the Glyphosate Residue Free certification market has reached $204 million, an increase of 58.2% over the previous year.
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According to a new poll from One Degree Organic Foods, the majority of the population doesn’t know what this cancer-causing chemical is, particularly alarming since it is allowed to be sprayed on the conventional food supply.
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A federal lawsuit was filed on behalf of the National Black Farmers Association calling for the removal of Monsanto’s popular weedkiller Roundup from the market.
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A new peer-reviewed study showed that switching to an organic diet decreased levels of glyphosate by 70% in just six days.
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A bill led by Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) and Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO) would ban chlorpyrifos, neonicotinoids and paraquat.
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Mexico has created a roadmap for the gradual reduction of the use of toxic herbicide until it reaches a total ban in 2024.
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According to a new study, conventional U.S. milk contains growth hormones, antibiotics and low to elevated levels of pesticides not found in organic milk.
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The pesticide treadmill is getting more dangerous.
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Independent laboratory tests commissioned by the Environmental Working Group found glyphosate in more than 80% of non-organic hummus and chickpea samples.
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Dicamba, a volatile weedkiller, has been blamed for damage to millions of acres of crops since Monsanto introduced new GE-soybean and cotton seeds resistant to the herbicide beginning in 2015.
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The German drugs and pesticides maker has come to terms with about 75% of the 125,000 filed and unfiled claims overall.
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This ruling means that millions of pounds of the super-toxic dicamba could still be used this year.
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A big setback for consumer transparency.
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The supertoxic herbicide is causing widespread damage to trees, native plants and natural areas across the Midwest and South.
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The Detox Project’s Glyphosate Residue Free certification for food and supplement products is growing fast in the U.S. and Canadian markets, and has now received international support from SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company.
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The day after last week’s Organic Insider story on dicamba, the Center for Food Safety formally asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the EPA in contempt for refusing to abide by a federal court order for suspending use of the pesticide.
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The move by California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation is an unprecedented positive step toward protecting children and adults from pesticide drift in their homes.
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The EPA has proposed dropping a rule requiring safety zones when spraying pesticides, just as farmworkers are deemed ‘essential’ during the pandemic.
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The ninth circuit court of appeals is being asked to overturn the EPA’s approval of a Monsanto herbicide that is allegedly a threat to farm crops across the U.S.
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The EPA just announced that soybean farmers in 25 states are now able to spray a pesticide that the agency has determined is likely to cause cancer and can drift hundreds of feet from where it is applied.
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Table grapes and peppers were among products that most often exceeded residue limits in random testing.
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Internal documents describe how to profit from farmer losses and the desire to oppose some independent testing.
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Ignoring science to side with Monsanto/Bayer, the EPA has repeatedly failed to assess glyphosate’s impacts on public health and endangered species.
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