20
Sep
(Beyond Pesticides, September 20, 2010) California-based discount retailer 99 Cents Only Stores Inc. has been fined over $400,000 for selling three household products containing unregistered or mislabeled pesticides. It is the largest contested penalty ever handed down by EPA. According to EPA, the retailer continued to sell the products even after being notified that they [...]
Posted in Arizona, California, Nevada, Pesticide Regulation | No Comments »
03
Aug
(Beyond Pesticides, August 3, 2010) A new study shows that due to a flaw in standard risk assessments, which consider toxic effects at fixed exposure times, the risks posed by the neonicotinoid pesticides imidacloprid and thiacloprid are likely to be underestimated. The authors believe that minute quantities of imidicloprid may be playing a much larger [...]
Posted in Acephate, Arizona, Aurora, Biofuels, Children/Schools, Dow Chemical, magnesium phosphide, Pollinators | 1 Comment »
01
Jun
(Beyond Pesticides, June 1, 2009) Many believe that nature’s best weed control is goats and that is why the Maryland Department of Transportation, town of Heampstead, New York, Google Corporate office campus in Mountain View, California, Mesa, Arizona Utilities Department and City of Cheyenne, Wyoming are putting goats to work this spring. Whether its 5 [...]
Posted in Alternatives/Organics, Arizona, California, Disease/Health Effects, Invasive Species, Lawns/Landscapes, Maryland, State/Local, Wyoming | 2 Comments »