A major new study finds that living in pesticide-heavy environments could raise cancer risk by up to 150%, even when the chemicals are considered “safe” on their own. The research suggests these ...
Discover how common biological vulnerabilities in certain tumors across multiple organs can be weakened by pesticide exposure ...
WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a proposed rule and policy updates to strengthen the biological integrity, diversity and environmental health of the National Wildlife Refuge ...
(Beyond Pesticides, September 16, 2024) After the release of a hard-hitting study last week published in Science that pinpoints the cycle of increasing pesticide use with ecosystem and bat decline, ...
The global food system relies heavily on pesticides to protect crops from pests, diseases, and weeds. But this dependence comes at a cost: declining biodiversity, soil degradation, collapsing insect ...
The Environmental Protection Agency has released its draft strategy for determining how growers can minimize harm to ...
WASHINGTON, March 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Environmental Protection Agency has routinely failed to put cancer warnings on pesticide products even when its own assessments have found a high risk of ...
(Beyond Pesticides, November 16, 2022) Putting up with moderate pest levels can attract and maintain predators and parasitoids that provide important biological control services throughout the ...
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Opposition Grows to Farm Bill Provision That Postpones Overdue Pesticide Safety Reviews Until 2031
Thirty national and regional organizations sent a letter to Congress today opposing a provision in the Republican Food, Farm and National Security Act (H.R. 7567) that would extend until 2031 all ...
Stuart Woolf, board chair at Western Growers, interviews DPR Director Karen Morrison at the Biological Summit. (photo: Brad Hooker/ Agri-Pulse) The 2025 Biological Summit in Woodland, Calif., last ...
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Pesticide exposure linked to 150% higher cancer risk: Study
Regulators have spent decades assessing pesticide safety one chemical at a time, setting individual exposure limits, ...
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