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Pesticides

Not Just the Bees, First-of-Its-Kind Study Shows Neonics May Be Killing Birds Too

Because 'A World Without Insects Is Not Worth Living In,' Germany Announces Plan to Ban Glyphosate

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Protesters hold balloons on January 20, 2018 in Berlin during a demonstration under the slogan "We are fed up" against agricultural politics and the use of glyphosate, dumping exports and for sustainable agriculture.

"What we need is more humming and buzzing."

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Groups Sue Trump's EPA in Response to 'Nauseating' Approval of Bee-Killing Pesticide

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

Honeybees, essential pollinators, are under threat due to a new Trump administration rule allowing widespread use of a dangerous pesticide.

"Pure pro-pesticide politics."

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Bolsonaro Greenlights New Pesticides Even as Advocates Mourn Half Billion Dead Bees in Brazil

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

A protester holds dead bees

"The death of all these bees is a sign that we're being poisoned."

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Roundup

Playing Role of Pesticide 'Cheerleader,' EPA Rebukes Calif. With Ban on Warning Labels for Roundup

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Health and Labor Groups Sue Trump EPA for Refusal to Ban Pesticide Linked to Brain Damage in Children

'Alarming' Explosion of Toxic Pesticide Use Causing Insect Apocalypse in United States: Study

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European Regulators Praised for Declaring There Is 'No Safe Exposure Level' for Pesticide Tied to Brain Damage in Children

'A Total Disgrace': Outrage as Trump EPA Says It Won't Ban Pesticide Linked to Brain Damage in Children

The Trump administration's budget cuts have led to a suspension of the USDA's tracking of honey bee populations.

USDA Indefinitely Suspends Honey Bee Tracking Survey as States Get Approval to Use Bee-Killing Pesticide

Roundup

'Good News': Austria Poised to Become First EU Nation to Fully Ban Cancer-Linked Weed Killer Glyphosate

'Industry Front Group' Claims to Promote Public Health While Fighting Chemical and Food Safety Regulations, Study Finds

RoundUp

Green Groups Say Trump EPA Backing Monsanto's Claim Glyphosate Not a Health Threat 'Completely Ignores Science'

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'Finally!': Court Orders EPA to Stop Stalling Potential Ban on Pesticide Tied to Brain Damage in Kids

'Huge Victory': French Court Finds Monsanto Guilty of Poisoning Farmer

Kale, Strawberries, and Spinach Top List as Report Shows Nearly 70% of US Produce Contain Dangerous Pesticide Residue

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Earthjustice

Trump’s EPA Said This Bee-killing Insecticide Is Safe, Now Beekeepers Are Suing

Center for Food Safety

Lawsuit Challenges Trump EPA’s 200 Million-Acre Expansion of Bee-Killing Pesticide

Center for Biological Diversity

Farmers, Conservationists Challenge Approval of Monsanto’s Crop-damaging Dicamba Pesticide

Earthjustice

Groups Sue Trump’s EPA for Refusing to Ban Brain-damaging Pesticide

Friends of the Earth

New Study: U.S. Agriculture 48 Times More Toxic to Insects Than 25 Years Ago

Environmental Working Group (EWG)

Europe Says ‘No Safe Level’ of Brain-Damaging Pesticide Trump EPA Refused To Ban

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Timothy A. Wise

Big Ag Is a Major Obstacle to Combating the Climate Crisis

Diana Donlon

Got Climate Anxiety? Watch "The Biggest Little Farm"—a Template for Regeneration

Kristin Ohlson

Regenerative Agriculture Is Key for a Sustainable Climate and Food System

Katherine Paul

When Will We Start Applying the Precautionary Principle to the Chemicals that Are Killing Our Kids?

Steve Suppan

USDA to Biotech: Call Your Own Compliance

Ronnie Cummins

The 9% Lie: Industrial Food and Climate Change

Elizabeth Henderson

Unfair Food Pricing Is Killing Family Farms and Regenerative Farming

Jim Goodman

Current Farm Crisis Offers Opportunity For Change

Lauren Sandford

Pesticide Lawsuits and the Threat Hiding in the Perfect Lawn

Julie Wilson

Judge in Second Roundup Cancer Trial Worked for Firm that Defended Monsanto