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Petition calls on EPA to tighten pesticide rules to protect bees
By Bobby Bascomb Insect conservation NGO the Xerces Society recently petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ...
Demonstrators oppose Iowa bill to protect pesticide companies
Iowa’s State House was the scene of demonstrations in opposition of a bill that would protect pesticide companies. Senate ...
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Trump Administration Ends Long-standing Safeguards Protecting Kids from Dangerous Class of Pesticides
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it will end long-running safeguards meant to protect children from harmful pesticide ingredients used in ...
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Put in Extra Effort to Wash These 12 Pesticide-Prone Fruits and Vegetables
More takeaways from the Dirty Dozen study More than 95% of samples of strawberries, apples, cherries, spinach, nectarines and grapes tested positive for residues of two or more pesticides. A total ...
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Lawsuit Filed Over Government Failure to Protect Endangered Species From Toxic Pesticide Malathion
Malathion is a neurotoxin and part of a dangerous class of old pesticides called organophosphates that have also been used as nerve agents in chemical warfare. In 2022 the Service finalized its ...