Pesticides

Federal Campaign to Save Monarch Fails to Address Root Cause of Decline
'Agent Orange' Herbicide Threatens Irreparable Harm to Endangered Species, Suit Charges
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The Environmental Protection Agency violated the law in approving a new herbicide for genetically modified crops, threatening "irreparable harm" to endangered species, a coalition farmers and environmental groups has charged. The herbicide is Dow AgroSciences' Enlist Duo, which the EPA approved in October 2014 despite condemnation by environmental...
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Monsanto Crops Pushing Monarch Butterfly to 'Verge of Extinction'
Deirdre Fulton, staff writer
Herbicide-resistant genetically modified crops have brought the iconic monarch...
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Faulting EPA, Green Leaders Warn Obama: Bees Running Out of Time
Jon Queally, staff writer
They speak for the bees. In a letter destined for President Obama on Thursday,...
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Pesticide Industry Seeks to Leverage Power Through EU-US Trade Deal
Experts Urge Federal Task Force: Listen to Science. Ditch Neonics
How Much Pesticide Residue on Your Produce? FDA Doesn't Know
Widely Used Pesticides Pose Bigger Threat Than DDT: Watchdog
Canadian Beekeepers Launch Class Action Suit Against Pesticide Makers
'Outrage' Follows USDA's Advancement of New Genetically Engineered Crops
Notorious 'Neonics' Pervasive in Midwest Waters: Study
Landmark Study Underscores Wide-Ranging Benefits of Pesticide-Free Farming
'Alarm Bells Are On': New Study Links Neonics to Bird Declines
The class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids have been linked repeatedly with bee decline. (Photo: dni777/ cc/ Flickr)
California Charged with 'Rubber-Stamping' Pesticides Linked to Bee Deaths
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Defenders of Bees Celebrate Retreat of Corporate Pesticide Peddler
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Half a Million People to EPA: Stop 'Largest Expansion of a Known Toxic Herbicide'

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Center for Food Safety
Pressure for Federal Protection of Monarch Butterfly Grows As Public Comment Period Closes
Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA)
125+ Groups Call on President Obama to Protect Bees, Pollinators From Pesticides
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
Apples Top Dirty Dozen List for Fifth Year in a Row
Center for Biological Diversity
New Environmental Health Program Will Focus on Protecting Wildlife, People from Pesticides, Lead and Other Toxic Pollutants
Center for Food Safety
Chef Colicchio, Activists, Lawmakers Demand Action on GMO Labeling
Center for Biological Diversity
Lawsuit Challenges Feds' Failure to Assess Impacts of Three Harmful Pesticides on Two Bay Area Endangered Species...
Center for Food Safety
Center for Food Safety: FWS Campaign to Save Monarchs is Inadequate, Misses Major Driver in Population Decline
Center for Food Safety
EPA Approval of Dow’s Enlist Duo Herbicide Violates Endangered Species Act
Center for Food Safety
Monsanto's Roundup Ready Crop System Puts Monarch Butterflies at Brink of Extinction...
Friends of the Earth
Green Leaders Urge President to Ban Bee-Killing Insecticides
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