"When Conservation Means Killing"
"Herbicides and insecticides are key tools in managing invasive species — but managers are working to find more environmentally friendly substitutes".
Source: Ensia, 09/29/2015
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"Why Infectious Tropical Diseases Are Returning to America"
"In the last few years, doctors in the southern U.S. have seen some strange diseases: Chagas disease, parasitic infections of the brain known as neurocysticercosis, dengue, the virus chikungunya and more."
Source: Smithsonian, 08/17/2015
"Strawberries Are in Big Trouble. Scientists Race To Find Solution."
EPA is trying to phase out the soil fumigant methyl bromide, on which the commercial strawberry crop has been dependent. Methyl bromide damages the ozone layer of the atmosphere. But the effort to find an adequate substitute has scientists scrambling.
Source: Wash Post, 08/06/2015
Ontario Restricts Pesticides Blamed for Decline of Bee Populations
"The Ontario government has unveiled North America’s first agricultural restrictions on a widely used class of pesticides blamed for the decline in bees and other pollinators."
Source: Toronto Globe & Mail, 06/10/2015
"Pesticides Are Polluting Our Waters — And We Often Don’t Know It"
"Pesticides bring major benefits to modern agriculture, keeping dangerous bugs and fungi and pathogens at bay while boosting yields and making farming more efficient. But what about risks? Like any chemicals — manmade or not — pesticides can be bad for human health and ecosystems if they’re toxic enough and the amount that ends up in the environment is high enough. It’s often tough, however, to get a clear picture of the full array of problems a pesticide may cause."
Source: Wash Post, 04/14/2015
"U.S. To Halt Expanded Use of Some Insecticides Amid Honey Bee Decline"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday it was unlikely to approve new or expanded uses of certain pesticides while it evaluates the risks they may pose to honey bees."
Source: Reuters, 04/03/2015
"Portland Bans Insecticide To Protect Declining Honey Bees"
"Oregon's biggest city on Wednesday banned the use of an insecticide on city lands blamed by conservationists as a factor in the decline of honey bees in recent years."
Source: Reuters, 04/02/2015
"Commercial Bees Threaten Wild Bees, Say Researchers"
"The trade in bees used for honey or to pollinate crops could have a devastating impact on wild bees and other insects, say scientists."
Source: BBC News, 01/20/2015
U.S. Scientists To Study Monarch Butterfly Numbers for Protected Status
"For scientist Tierra Curry, the monarch butterfly is part of the American experience."
Source: LA Times, 12/31/2014
Remembering the Genius Who Got BPA Out of Your Water Bottles, And More
Theo Colborn, who pioneered research on endocrine-disrupting chemicals, has died at age 87.
"It was the late 1970s and Theo Colborn was, like pretty much everyone else in the ’70s, getting divorced. She was in her 50s and already retired from a career as a pharmacist.
Source: Grist, 12/16/2014
