pesticides
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Beekeepers to EPA: We’re running out of time
Over a million people have asked the EPA to remove the pesticide linked with honey bee die-offs from the market. Will the agency listen in time?
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Make yourself useful: Five food actions in five minutes
We've collected some of the most important things you can do to speak up for a greener food system right now.
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Low doses of BPA are worse for you than high doses
The pesticide and plastics industry have a lot invested in the safety of chemicals like bisphenol A and atrazine. Such “endocrine-disrupting” chemicals mimic human hormones, and research has tied them to health problems like cancer and infertility. But these industries have always held up studies that look at exposure to huge doses of endocrine disruptors. […]
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Monterey County says no to methyl iodide
In a surprise move, a county in California known for industrial agriculture has banned the fumigant methyl iodide. Anti-pesticide activists are optimistic about what it'll mean for the statewide effort.
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French judge: Monsanto poisoned farmer
In 2004, Paul François, a French farmer, breathed in the vapor of Monsanto’s Lasso weedkiller while cleaning out the tank of a crop sprayer. He lost consciousness and later suffered from memory loss and headaches. Monday, a French court found that Monsanto could be held liable for poisoning François.
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No, that’s not snow: Pesticides coat California’s Central Valley
Take a photo journey through America's fruit basket, where excess nitrates and pesticides contaminate drinking water and showering with tap water can lead to rashes.
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Monsanto’s new seeds could be a tech dead end
In response to Roundup-resistant "superweeds," Monsanto is rolling out a generation of seeds that will also withstand an old, toxic pesticide called 2,4-D, one of the main ingredients in Agent Orange.
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The little county that could get California to rethink methyl iodide
Could Monterey County influence the statewide discussion about this toxic fumigant before it goes into large-scale use? Some advocates are counting on it.
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The next generation of GMOs could be especially dangerous
The next wave of genetic engineering uses microRNA to control pests on industrial farms. But new research out of China shows it could have adverse health effects for human digestion.