"UN Experts Denounce 'Myth' Pesticides Are Necessary To Feed The World"
"The idea that pesticides are essential to feed a fast-growing global population is a myth, according to UN food and pollution experts."
Source: Guardian, 06/19/2018
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"Hawaii Is First In U.S. To Ban Chlorpyrifos"
"Hawaii became the first state in the country to ban pesticides containing chlorpyrifos, a chemical that has been linked to disruptions in the brain development of babies and young children, with Gov. David Ige signing the measure into law on Wednesday."
Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 06/19/2018
"EPA Backpedals On Suspending Pesticide Rule Following Lawsuit"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday backtracked on its suspension of a chemical requirement that aimed to help farmworkers handling toxic pesticides."
Source: The Hill, 06/18/2018
"Pruitt Starts Rewriting How EPA Weighs Costs, Benefits of Regulation"
"The Environmental Protection Agency took its first step on Thursday toward a comprehensive overhaul of the cost-benefit calculations that underpin the entire array of its regulations, notably any actions to rein in global warming." "The proposed changes would downplay human health and climate benefits of environmental regulations in favor of cutting costs for polluting industries."
Source: InsideClimate News, 06/08/2018
"AGs Sue EPA Over Delay Of Requirement To Protect Farmworkers"
"The attorneys general (AG) from three states are suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to enforce a requirement meant in part to protect farmworkers from pesticides."
Source: The Hill, 05/31/2018
"Hillsborough River Less Polluted, But More Work To Be Done"
"TAMPA — If you looked up and down the Hillsborough River in the 1980s, you would have seen much of the shoreline reinforced with vertical walls built in an attempt to stave off erosion or, in some cases, as a convenient place to park a boat."
Source: Tampa Bay Times, 05/23/2018
Analysis: Farm Bill Pesticide Provisions Are Sneak Attack On Environment
"For both humans and wildlife, the Republican reauthorization of the Farm Bill would usher in the weakest federal protections against pesticide abuse since Silent Spring."
Source: EHN, 05/15/2018
"EPA Pesticide Settlement Comes Under Scrutiny"
"The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to dramatically scale back a pesticide fine on a California company has raised eyebrows, highlighting the ethical land mines facing an administration filled with former lobbyist and business executives."
Source: The Hill, 05/08/2018
"EU Agrees Total Ban On Bee-Harming Pesticides"
"The European Union will ban the world’s most widely used insecticides from all fields due to the serious danger they pose to bees."
Source: Guardian, 04/30/2018
Farm Bill Lets EPA Approve Pesticides Without Endangered Species Review
"A provision in the 2018 farm bill would allow the EPA to approve pesticides without undertaking reviews now required to protect endangered species."
Source: Roll Call, 04/18/2018
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