"Study Links Widely Used Pesticides to Antibiotic Resistance"
"Glyphosate, 2,4-D, and dicamba found to affect bacteria in ways that could promote resistance to common antibiotics."
Source: Civil Eats, 03/25/2015
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"How Europe’s Regulation of Pesticides Could Impact Your Food"
"There’s an important debate going on in Europe that could dramatically influence how pesticides are used on the United States’ 400 million acres of farmland. At the center of the debate are endocrine disruptors, a broad class of chemicals known for their ability to interfere with naturally occurring hormones."
Source: Civil Eats, 03/17/2015
"Pesticides, Pollutants Found in Marine Life in Lagoon, Off Coast"
"Flame retardants and pesticide byproducts are showing up at potentially toxic levels in sharks, rays and other marine life in the Indian River Lagoon and in the ocean just off Brevard County."
Source: Florida Today, 02/18/2015
"EPA Report Finds Pesticide Poses Risk To Workers, Spurs Calls for Ban"
"An insecticide used on corn and other U.S. crops poses health risks to workers who mix and apply it and also can contaminate drinking water, according to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report released this week."
Source: EHN, 01/08/2015
"Report: Transatlantic Trade Agreement Could Increase Toxic Pesticide Use"
"International trade agreement proposals could roll back protections from harmful pesticides in the US and EU, according to a new report expected to be released Wednesday."
Source: Guardian, 01/08/2015
Ontario: "Neonicotinoids Use Restrictions Enacted, Beekeepers Rejoice"
"Neonicotinoids restrictions enacted in Ontario have beekeepers in Canada rejoicing, and their peers in others regions and nations hopeful for similar legislation. The Ontario neonicotinoids restrictions state that the chemical pesticides popular with biotech giants like Monsanto will be restricted by 80 percent by 2017."
Source: Inquisitr, 01/05/2015
2014: A Look Back at 2014’s Biggest Environmental Stories + Peek Ahead
"A warning from our feathered friends; water woes in California, Ohio and West Virginia; concerns about chemicals in food and cosmetics … it was a busy 2014."
Source: EHN, 01/02/2015
Nanosilver in Your Soup? EPA Sued For Not Regulating Tiny Pesticides
"If you haven’t heard of nanosilver, you’re definitely not alone. But that doesn’t mean these tiny silver particles intended to kill bacteria aren’t ending up in your food."
Source: Civil Eats, 01/01/2015
"New Rules for Salinas Schools — Reporting Pesticide Use"
"In the pesticide-laden Salinas Valley, the new year brings a new requirement for schools and licensed child care centers."
Source: Salinas Californian, 12/31/2014
"Pacific Salmon Gets New Protection from Pesticides"
"Here’s some good news for wild salmon lovers: Right before Thanksgiving, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new restrictions on pesticide use in California. The first-of-its-kind move is aimed at protecting salmon and steelhead trout native to the state’s rivers and it sets the stage for protections that could benefit salmon along the Pacific coast."
Source: Civil Eats, 12/08/2014
