Dow Wants To Expand Use Of Pesticide Shown To Hurt Bee Reproduction
"Dow AgroSciences has applied for a large expansion of sulfoxaflor, a pesticide shown to harm bees, according to a federal notice last week."
Source: EHN, 10/16/2018
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Ragtag Group of Oregon Locals Took On Big Chemical Companies — and Won
"The people who wrote an ordinance banning the aerial spraying of pesticides in western Oregon last year aren’t professional environmental advocates."
Source: The Intercept, 09/17/2018
Farm Bill Proposal Could Wipe Out Communities’ Power To Ban Pesticides
"As lawmakers convene on Capitol Hill to finalize the latest federal Farm Bill, environmental advocates warn that a House proposal could put public health at risk by rolling back restrictions on pesticides in 155 communities nationwide."
Source: EHN, 09/06/2018
Pesticide Studies Won EPA Trust, Until Trump Team Scorned ‘Secret Science’
"Backed by agrochemical companies, the current administration and Congress are moving to curb the role of human health studies in regulation."
Source: NY Times, 08/27/2018
"Marine Mammals Have Lost a Gene That Now They May Desperately Need"
"Dolphins, manatees, sea lions, elephant seals and other animals no longer produce an enzyme that protects land mammals against harmful chemicals, including some pesticides."
Source: NY Times, 08/10/2018
"Trump Administration Faces Lawsuit Over Pesticides In Wildlife Refuges"
"Conservationists on Wednesday notified the Trump administration that they would sue over its reversal of a 2014 decision prohibiting bee-killing pesticides and genetically modified crops on U.S. wildlife refuges."
Source: Reuters, 08/09/2018
"Trump Administration Lifts GMO Crop Ban For U.S. Wildlife Refuges"
"The Trump administration has rescinded an Obama-era ban on the use of pesticides linked to declining bee populations and the cultivation of genetically modified crops in dozens of national wildlife refuges where farming is permitted."
Source: Reuters, 08/06/2018
"Trump Just Nominated A Pesticide Exec To Oversee Science At The USDA"
"On Monday [7/16], while most media were still digesting President Donald Trump’s extraordinary travels abroad, the White House quietly named a long-time pesticide executive as chief scientist for the US Department of Agriculture."
Source: Mother Jones, 07/23/2018
"Pesticides: Judges Scold EPA Over Hot-Button Farm Chemical"
"Two federal judges expressed frustration yesterday with EPA's foot-dragging on the regulation of a farm pesticide linked to children's health problems."
Source: Greenwire, 07/11/2018
"Senate Unanimously Approves Pesticide Registration Bill"
"The Senate last Thursday [June 28] unanimously passed H.R. 1029, the Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act, which would reauthorize the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) that gives the Environmental Protection Agency the authority to collect fees to maintain the registration of pesticides."
Source: Feedstuffs, 07/05/2018
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