Thailand wants to remove from the market chlorpyrifos, glyphosate, and paraquat — all shown to be hazards to human health — but the Trump administration is putting up a fight to reverse this decision.
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Thailand wants to remove from the market chlorpyrifos, glyphosate, and paraquat — all shown to be hazards to human health — but the Trump administration is putting up a fight to reverse this decision.
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The battle between conventional farmers and concerned citizens is reaching a boiling point in France.
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A new EPA rule proposal would shrink the areas where farmers must restrict human contact during pesticide applications, a move that exposes many more people to cancer-linked chemicals.
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Neonicotinoids aren’t just harmful to pollinators — there is now evidence that they could be risky for fish, too.
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The widespread environmental contaminants known as PFAS aren’t just associated with health problems — they cause them directly.
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Joining Hawaii and New York, California will phase out the pesticide by February 2020, a critical step in protecting public health.
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Bayer may lose billions over claims that the No. 1 agricultural chemical is unsafe. But its market niche seems secure.
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Germany will ban the use of the cancer-causing weedkiller glyphosate by the end of 2023 and will limit its use before then.
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As concerns grow about glyphosate contaminating our food supply, Thrive Market has become the first national retailer to support the Glyphosate Residue Free certification.
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The likely culprit? The loosening of pesticide restrictions, including the nearly 300 new products that have been fast-tracked for approval since the beginning of the year.
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20 French mayors have banned glyphosate from their municipalities and are now facing legal action from the federal government.
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Farmers and conservationists have filed a lawsuit against the EPA and Monsanto, challenging the approval of Monsanto’s crop-damaging dicamba pesticide.
This decision is targeted at a California regulation which requires labels to warn consumers that the Roundup ingredient is potentially cancer-causing.
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An important read about Monsanto’s cozy relationship with Tamar Haspel, a Washington Post columnist who defended glyphosate and diet soda.
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A new report found that 90% of the families tested have the cancer-causing glyphosate in their bodies, with most kids having much more than their parents.
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Defying the scientific consensus about the harm that chlorpyrifos causes to children, the Trump administration’s EPA announced its decision to allow it to remain on the market.
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The incredibly dangerous assault on pollinators continues, this time with the EPA’s allowance of sulfoxaflor, which the agency considers “very highly toxic” to bees.
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Austria’s lower house of parliament passed a bill banning all uses of the super-toxic weedkiller glyphosate.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel told her country’s lower house on Wednesday that glyphosate use will eventually die out – a stunning proclamation given that Bayer just purchased this product in its acquisition of Monsanto.
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Despite controversial lawsuits and rising awareness about glyphosate’s health risks, new data analysis shows that the use of this chemical has increased across the Midwest.
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DowDuPont, the primary chemical manufacturer of chlorpyrifos, has been found to disproportionately contribute to congressional campaigns against the pesticide ban.
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As part of their new 2-year testing program, The Detox Project and Mamavation found that best-selling organic pea protein products were contaminated with glyphosate.
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In recently released records, it was revealed that a domestic policy adviser at the White House said, “We have Monsanto’s back on pesticide regulation.”
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With the fear of lawsuits from nearby cannabis growers, the livelihood of organic avocado farmers in California is hanging in the balance.
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