"How to Reduce Your Exposure to Pesticides"
"Scientists still don’t fully understand the health risks of the chemicals. Here’s how they recommend protecting yourself."
Source: NYTimes, 03/26/2026
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Iowa Cancer Crisis Linked to Pesticides, PFAS, Fertilizer and Radon: Report
"Iowa is among a few states where cancer diagnoses are on the rise. A new analysis from the Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement and the Iowa Environmental Council says that environmental exposures are partially to blame."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/26/2026
40% Of Produce From Nation’s Largest Supplier Contains ‘Forever’ Pesticides
"Nearly 40% of nonorganic fruits and vegetables grown in California contain traces of pesticides that are also PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” according to a new investigation."
Source: CNN, 03/12/2026
House Panel OKs Farm Bill With Disputed Pesticide And Livestock Provisions
"After days of debate and disagreements, the House Committee on Agriculture on Thursday passed its version of the 2026 Farm Bill, which includes controversial provisions critics say will hamper the ability of states to put in place strict rules for pesticides and animal welfare."
Source: The New Lede, 03/06/2026
Surgeon General Pick Casey Means Grilled On Vaccines, Pesticides In Hearing
"Casey Means, Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, faced senators’ questions about her stance on vaccines, pesticides and RFK Jr.’s agenda."
Source: Washington Post, 02/26/2026
"Tracing Bayer’s Ties To Power In Trump’s Washington"
"From lobby firms to top officials, a look at how Bayer built access and secured favors"
Source: US Right to Know, 02/26/2026
"Virginia House Delays Action on Bill Banning Paraquat"
"A bill banning the pesticide paraquat died last week in the Virginia House of Delegates after the chamber’s Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee voted 22-0, with little explanation, to carry the measure over to next year for consideration."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/25/2026
USDA Has Ability To Respond To PFAS Crisis On Farmland: NAS Report
"Federal regulators have a range of solutions available to tackle the widespread contamination of farmland with toxic chemicals, according to a new report by US academics."
Source: The New Lede, 02/24/2026
"Pesticide Use And Cancer Risk Rise Together Across America’s Heartland"
"America’s farmers and farmworkers, their families and neighbors, are being diagnosed with cancer at rates higher than the national average. A growing body of research indicates that pesticides are partly to blame."
Source: Investgate Midwest, 02/20/2026
"Supreme Court Sets April Hearing For Roundup Preemption Case"
"The US Supreme Court has set an April hearing in a closely watched case brought by Bayer that seeks to make the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the ultimate arbiter of warning labels on pesticides such as the company’s popular Roundup weed killer."
Source: The New Lede, 02/13/2026
