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- Two NYC Studies Emphasize Importance of IPM (1/3/07)
- Food Processors Discourage Environmental Farm Programs (12/21/06)
- Vegetable Growers Switching to IPM (12/11/06)
- This Holiday Season, Go Organic With Your Christmas Trees and Wreaths (12/08/06)
- Domestic Cotton Growers Look Toward Sustainability (11/30/06)
- Wal-Mart Charged with Selling Non-Organic Food as Organic (11/15/06)
- New Least Toxic Bed Bug Product On the Market (11/13/06)
- Wal-Mart Announces New Supplier Incentives (11/01/06)
- Responding to Growing Demands, Purchasing Group Signs Organic Deal (7/31/06)
- Celebrate The Summer With Organic Beer (7/12/06)
- Arthur Harvey Back in Court on Organic Law (7/05/06)
- New Study Shows IPM and Baits More Effective Than Baits Alone (6/22/06)
- Washington is the First State With an Organic Farming Degree (6/20/06)
- Professor, Author Comments on Wal-Mart and the Globalization of Organics (6/12/06)
- USDA Publishes Final Organic Rule After Harvey v. Johanns (6/07/06)
- Beyond Pesticides Board Member Written Up For Her Pesticide-Free Weed Control (5/11/06)
- Close Loopholes in National Organic Standards, May 12 Public Comment Deadline (5/08/06)
- Group Of Montana Organic Farmers Creates “Homegrown” Label (5/04/06)
- USDA Publishes Proposed Rule To Revise National Organic Program Regulations (4/27/06)
- Organic Produce More Nutritious Than Chemically-Farmed Produce (4/12/06)
- UC Berkeley Leads Growing Organic Food Trend (4/05/06)
- Iowa County First to Mandate Purchase of Locally Grown Organic Foods (3/17/06)
- Bed Bugs In the News, Steps for Control in Your Home (3/10/06)
- Hospitals In Portland Serve Organic Food (3/08/06)
- Dogs Sniff Out Vineyard Pests, Reduce Pesticide Use (2/24/06)
- Show Your Love This Valentine’s Day By Buying Organic (2/14/06)
- Apple Grower Adopts Biological Controls, Wins IPM Award (2/06/06)
- Organic Pest Management Policy Becomes Enforceable by Health Code (1/18/06)
- Consumers Union Makes Organic Recommendations (1/13/06)
- Groups Asked to Sign Letter to Save Organic Standards (12/07/05)
- New Report Details Benefits of Pesticide-Free Parks (11/10/05)
- Parents Using Organic Food to Keep Chemicals Out of Children (11/08/05)
- Organic Diets Lower Children's Dietary Exposure to Common Agricultural Pesticides (10/03/05)
- ACTION ALERT: ORGANIC STANDARDS UNDER ATTACK (9/20/05)
- The High Cost of Organic Food (and the Artificially Low Cost of Conventional) (9/06/05)
- Oregon Student-Run Organic Farm Argues for Change (9/02/05)
- Organic Farms 'Best for Wildlife' (8/08/05)
- As Public Rejects Pesticide Spraying, New Tools Emerge for Lyme Disease Prevention (8/02/05)
- Study Shows Organic Farms Produce the Same Yields as Conventional (7/22/05)
- The Greening of American Consumers: Organic Food and Beyond (7/18/05)
- USDA Researches Pesticide Free Commercial Fruit Treatment (7/08/05)
- Now Available an Effective Environmentally Friendly Weapon Against Locusts! (7/06/05)
- Organic Farm Labor Practices Evaluated In University Study (4/25/05)
- This Earth Day, Host An Earth Dinner: Connect people to the Earth, their food and each other (4/15/05)
- This Valentine’s Day, Go Organic (2/10/05)
- Pest Management Company Wins IPM Star Rating (1/28/05)
- Cornucopia Institute Says “Factory Farm” Dairy Violates Federal Organic Law (1/18/05)
- This Hanukah, Why Not Go Organic? (12/06/04)
- Mustard Provides Alternative Pest Control (11/30/04)
- New Green Building Guide For Hospitals Released (11/23/04)
- Organic Farming Benefits Wildlife (10/29/04)
- Proteins Show Promise For Mosquito Control (9/16/04)
- New Treatment Offers Easy, Non-Toxic Solution to Head Lice (9/9/04)
- Research Shows Garlic a Successful Pest Repellent (7/16/04)
- New Study Confirms Safety of Organic Food (6/18/04)
- Eating Organic Without Breaking the Bank (6/11/04)
- Consumers Prefer Local and Pesticide, Antibiotic and Hormone Free Foods (5/19/04)
- Celebrate Earth Day By Hosting An Earth Dinner (4/13/04)
- Organic Beef Curbs Mad Cow Disease Fears (1/14/04)
- Nonchemical Prevention of Cockroaches Successful in Low-Income Urban Environment (1/6/04)
- ADM Goes "Back to the Future" With Organic Soy Product (12/3/03)
- National Organic Standards Lend Promise to Ridding Food of Pesticides (10/23/03)
- 75% Drop in Pesticide Use at Agriculture Research Service Facility (10/15/03)
- Department of Transportation Begins Study of Alternative to Pesticides on Airplanes (10/10/03)
- Goats Go Head to Head with Herbicides (10/8/03)
- Program Launched to Incorporate Organic Food At School and Home (8/19/03)
- Borates Used Successfully As Alternative to Highly Toxic Wood Preservatives (8/15/03)
- School and Childcare IPM Programs Reduce Pesticide Use and Pest Problems (8/13/03)
- UK Locality Joins Others In Banning Genetically Modified Crops (8/6/03)
- New Illinois Law Requires Child Care Centers Protect Children From Pests and Pesticides (8/5/03)
- Effectiveness of Widespread Mosquito Spraying for West Nile Virus In Question (8/4/03)
- East Harlem, New York Study Proves IPM Successful and Economical (7/23/03)
- Growing Movement for Pesticide-Free Parks (5/15/03)
- Minnesota and Federal Agencies Partner To Build Organic Agriculture Growth (4/23/03)
- Thank you members and friends: Organic Integrity Upheld (4/14/03)
- Government Researchers Use Catnip Oil to Repel Termites (3/28/03)
- Study Shows Promise of Biological Weed Control (3/20/03)
- Newly Discovered Fungi Controls Plant Pests and Diseases (3/18/03)
- Research Shows Health Benefits of Eating Organic (3/12/03)
- Study Finds Organic Food Is Safer for Children (3/6/03)
- Effort to Stop Congress from Weakening Organic Now Underway (2/26/03)
- Rider on Appropriations Bill Weakens Organic Livestock Standards (2/21/03)
- Happy Valentines Day, But Think Twice About the Roses You Send (2/14/03)
- University Greenhouse Celebrates Four Years of Successful IPM (1/21/03)
- Research Lacking on Alternative Pest Management at NW Land Grant Universities (11/21/02)
- Look for the 100% Organic Label as USDA Launches Program Today (10/21/02)
- Groups Take Legal Action to Protect Integrity of Organic Standards (10/18/02)
- Certified Organic Roses on the Market (10/17/02)
- Going Organic: Bringing Profit and Sustainability Back to Farming (10/7/02)
- USDA Organic Label to Hit Stores This Month (10/4/02)
- Rachel Carson's Alma Mater to Go Green: Chatham College Bans Many Toxics (9/30/02)
- Horizon Organic Pursues Organic Education Campaign (9/19/02)
- In Search of Organic Coffee (8/29/02)
- Natural Compound in Tomatoes Repels Pests (7/17/02)
- Heat Serves as Alternative to Herbicide-based Weed Control (6/28/02)
- Study Finds Organic Agriculture Builds Healthy Soil and Uses 50% Less Energy (6/7/02)
- Iowa Communities Keep Lawns Green Without Toxic Pesticides (6/5/02)
- USDA Tests Herbicide Alternative
- Goats Provide a Non-Toxic Alternative to Spraying Herbicides for Invasive Weeds
- Now there's proof: Organic foods DO have substantially less pesticides
- Organics Industry Continues to Grow
- Beneficial Insects Help to Keep Pest Populations in Check
- Homeowners Choose Positive Message to Promote Organic Lawn Care
- Give an Organic Bouquet this Valentines Day
- Idaho Farmers Living the Organic Life
- Organic Farmers Fight Back
- Parasitic Wasps Protect Poinsettias from Whitefly Damage
- Bats Offer Alternative Pest Control
- Bush Backs Plan Encouraging Conservation Farming
- Farmers Sign onto Eco-Label, Reduce Pesticide Use
- House Rejects Shift from Farm Subsidies to Conservation Programs
- Bush Backs 'Green' Farm Payments
- Farm Bill Needs More Conservation Cash
- Organic Pest Management Policy Adopted in Marblehead, MA
- Six Seattle Parks Go Pesticide-Free
- Ag Extension Agent Fired After Defending Organics
- USDA Announces New National Organic Standards
Cancer and Other Health Effects
- Persistent Pesticides Linked to Diabetes (01/09/07)
- Study Links Organophosphate Insecticide Used on Corn With ADHD (01/05/07)
- Persistent Pollutants Linked To Obesity (12/14/06)
- PEI Launching Probe on Rare Cancers, Potato Pesticides Suspected (12/12/06)
- Researchers Warn Chemicals Impair Brain Development (11/14/06)
- Pesticides Suspected in Decreasing Fertility Rates (11/03/06)
- Antibacterial Agent Found to Be an Endocrine Disruptor at Low Levels (11/02/06)
- Herbicides, Other Chemicals Aggravate MCS (10/23/06)
- Air Force Ignores Cancer Data on Agent Orange (10/11/06)
- Canadian Study Finds Link Between Farming and Breast Cancer (9/29/06)
- Fungicide Linked to Generations of Disease (9/25/06)
- Early Onset of Parkinson's Disease Linked to Pesticide Exposure (9/22/06)
- Farm Workers Ill After Chemical Exposure (8/23/06)
- Study Links Neurological Diseases to Pesticide Exposure (8/11/06)
- Alzheimer Drug is Useful in Treating Pesticide Poisoning (8/09/06)
- Protect Workers from Pesticide Poisonings (8/08/06)
- Study Finds Agricultural Pesticides Common In Rural House Dust (07/25/06)
- Study Finds Pesticide Exposure Associated With Parkinson’s Disease (06/28/06)
- University of Colorado Scientists Find That Pesticides in Mothballs Are Carcinogenic (06/23/06)
- Study Finds That Pesticide Use Increases Risk of Parkinson's in Men (06/19/06)
- New Report on Pesticides, Farmworkers and Birth Defects (06/02/06)
- Washingtonians Test Positive for Toxic Chemicals (05/24/06)
- Pesticides, Penis Size Part of London's Debate (05/02/06)
- Canadian Cancer Society Calls for Pesticide Ban (04/14/06)
- Study Finds Asthma Problem Growing In New England (03/29/06)
- Multiple Chemical Sensitivities Cause of Poverty as Well as Ill Health (03/21/06)
- Research Finds Exposure To Low Levels Of Pesticides Increases Risk Of Cancer (03/20/06)
- New Study Shows Greater Human Vulnerability to Pesticides than Predicted (03/07/06)
- Studies Find Asthma's Harm Rising Fastest Among Blacks (02/15/06)
- Research Reveals Link Between Pesticides and Motor Neuron Disease (02/03/06)
- French Study Shows Household Pesticides May Increase Leukemia (01/24/06)
- Study Finds Correlation Between Pesticides and Reduced Male Fertility (01/19/06)
- New Study Revisits Effects of Pesticides on Neurodevelopment (01/06/06)
- Groups Warn: New Food Pesticide Dangerous For All Americans (01/03/06)
- Study Indicates Pesticides May Effect Pre-pubescent Breast Development (12/21/05)
- Farmworkers Ask Consumers to Take Action Regarding Pesticide-Parkinsons link (12/16/05)
- Scientists Examine Link Between Endocrine Disruptors And Genetic Diseases (12/08/05)
- New Canadian Report Reveals Toxic Pollution in Humans (11/16/05)
- PIRG Releases Report on Toxic Chemicals in Baby Products (10/13/05)
- Children Often More Contaminated Than Their Mothers, New WWF Report Shows (10/11/05)
- Report Links Environmental and Occupational Exposures to Cancers (9/26/05)
- Common Pesticide Linked to Fertility Reduction in Women (9/15/05)
- Babies Exposed to Hazardous Chemicals in the Womb (9/14/05)
- Environmental Toxins Linked to Parkinson's (9/09/05)
- California Study Finds High Levels of DDT, Other Chemicals (9/01/05)
- CDC Releases Third Report On Chemical Contamination In Humans (7/21/05)
- Hundreds of Pesticides and Other Toxic Chemicals Pollute the Womb (7/15/05)
- Exposure To Environmental Toxins Costs Billions In Healthcare (7/13/05)
- Cancer Activists Say American Cancer Society Downplays Environmental Causes of Cancer (6/16/05)
- Amish Rates of Autism Lower Than Average U.S. Population (6/13/05)
- Study Shows Glyphosate and Roundup Pesticide Toxic To Fetus (6/08/05)
- Study Shows the Effects of Pesticides Can Be Passed Down Generations (6/06/05)
- Study Links Pesticides to Parkinson’s Disease (5/31/05)
- Study Shows Living Near Hazardous Waste Sites Causes Respiratory Problems (5/24/05)
- Pesticide Drift Sends 23 Farmworkers to the Hospital (5/17/05)
- Use of Insecticides Linked to Lasting Neurological Problems for Farmers (5/02/05)
- New Study on Cancer Mortality of Pest-Control Workers (4/26/05)
- Antibacterial Agent Reacts With Tap Water to Form Carcinogen (4/19/05)
- Study Reveals Toxic Chemicals in Household Dust (3/24/05)
- Study Shows Pyrethroids Inhibits Neurologic and Immune System Activity (3/22/05)
- Birth Defects in Farm Worker Children Leads to State Investigation (3/15/05); (3/21/05)
- New Report Calls For Farm Worker Protection from Pesticides (2/08/05)
- Pesticide Exposure Heightens Brain Cell Vulnerability to Parkinson’s Disease (2/01/05)
- Insecticides Linked to Inflammatory Disease (12/23/04)
- Common Antibacterial Agent Causes Health, Environmental Effects and Antibiotic Resistance (12/13/04)
- Job Exposure to Pesticides Linked to Lung Cancer (12/07/04)
- New Report Links Environmental Toxins and Breast Cancer (11/17/04)
- Ethical and Scientific Flaws Found in Pesticide Testing on Humans (11/9/04)
- Another Study Links Pesticides to Parkinson's Disease (11/8/04)
- Latinos Disproportionately Vulnerable to Pesticide Exposure (10/26/04)
- NIH Says Pediatricians Need More Training on Environmental Health (10/22/04)
- New Study Links Gulf War Veterans' Illness to Pesticides (10/18/04)
- UN Report Says Pesticide Poisoning Disproportionately Affects Children (10/14/04)
- Study Examines Link Between Golf Course Pesticides and Cancer (9/23/04)
- Researchers Study Impact of Pesticides On Children's Mental Development (9/02/04)
- Fruit Growers Still Using Large Amounts of Dangerous Pesticide (8/26/04)
- Rise in Brain Diseases Caused by Pesticides and Other Pollutants (8/19/04)
- Pesticide-Clothing For Adults and Kids Lack Health Warnings (8/02/04)
- Children of Farm Workers Tested for Effects of Pesticide Exposure (7/28/04)
- Report Finds Early Child Development Harmed By Common Products Including Pesticides (7/12/04)
- Latest Pesticide Data: Bad News For Toddlers (6/15/04)
- Low-Dose Exposures to Pesticides May Threaten Developing Embryos (5/18/04)
- Farm Workers Poisoned by Pesticide Drift (5/14/04)
- U.S. Population Burdened With High Levels of Pesticides In Their Bodies (5/12/04)
- Physicians Warn Public To Avoid Pesticides (4/26/04)
- Study Shows Newborns Benefit From "Ban" of Insecticides (3/25/04)
- The 100 Worst Cities For Asthma Victims – Tennessee No. 1 (3/18/04)
- Glyphosate Contamination Detected in Humans (3/16/04)
- Reported California Pesticide Poisoning Cases Increased in 2002 (3/3/04)
- Mix of Stress and Chemical Exposure Causes Brain Damage (3/1/04)
- EPA Sued For Allowing Unacceptable Pesticide Risks to Farmerworkers (1/15/04)
- Study Links Herbicide Use to Infertility In Women (1/22/04)
- Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Indoor Air and Dust in Homes (1/7/04)
- Illnesses From Disinfectants Higher For Teens Than Adults (12/24/03)
- Mother and Her Children Hurt By Widely Used Lawn Care Pesticides; Issue Holiday Wish to Stop the Poisoning (12/18/03)
- Pesticides Continue to Poison Farmworkers (12/10/03)
- New Study Links Ag Pesticide to Interference in Sexual Development (12/8/03)
- Blood Tests Reveal Pesticide Contamination (12/2/03)
- Study Shows Neurotoxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Also Damages Heart and Liver (11/21/03)
- Study Finds Eating Contaminated Fish Increases Risk of Breast Cancer (11/14/03)
- More Research Links Pesticides to Nerve Cell Damage and Parkinson's Disease (11/10/03)
- Breakthrough On The Horizon in Chemical Exposure Testing (11/6/03)
- National Children's Study: Endocrine Disruption Research Needed (10/29/03)
- Research Underway Investigating Link Between Breast Cancer and Pesticides (10/7/03)
- Studies Link Gulf War To Lou Gehrig's Disease
- National Strategy Unfolds To Diagnose and Treat Pesticide Victims
- Semen Quality Affected By Exposure to Pesticides
- Exposure to Agricultural Pesticides Linked to Female Infertility
- Recycling Plant Workers Poisoned by Pesticide
- Report Weighs Risks and Benefits of DDT
- Effectiveness of Widespread Mosquito Spraying for West Nile Virus In Question
- Streaming Video: News Stories Highlight Dangers of Wood Preservatives
- Australia Plans to Halt CCA Use on Decks and Playgrounds
- Chemicals on Tap in American Cities
- Asthma Costs Skyrocket in the Face of Pesticide Spraying
- Commonly Used Herbicides Linked to Birth Defects
- European Commission Adopts Environmental Health Strategy with Focus on Children
- Australian Study Shows Increased Mortality In Workers Exposed to Pesticides
- Pesticides Linked to Prostate Cancer
- Elevated Birth Defect Rate Tied to Gulf War Service
- Urgent FDA Lindane Public Health Advisory Given to Consumers
- Study of Permethrin Yields Clues to Onset of Parkinson's Disease
- Pesticides Cause Genetic Effect Linked to Attention Deficit Disorder and Gulf War Syndrome
- Environmentalists Say Draft EPA Cancer Guidelines Must Be Broader To Protect Children
- CDC Report Reveals Americans' Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
- Leukemia, Agent Orange Link Found
- Study Finds Pesticide Affects Fetal Development
- Researchers Find Sperm Quality Low in Missouri's Agricultural Areas
- New Atrazine Study Shows Further Evidence of Dramatic Sexual Deformities at Very Low Doses
- California to Research Reasons for Alarming Breast Cancer Increase
- Study Links Leukemia and Pesticide Applications
- New Study Links Trace Amounts of Top Selling Weed Killer and Miscarriages
- Study Shows Pesticides Can Cause Depression
- WHO Reports That Chemical-Related Damage to Wildlife Supports Concern for Human Health
- Efforts to Improve Health Care for Pesticide Exposure Victims
- Americans Widely Exposed to Organophosphates and Carbamates
- Deformed Frogs and Workers with Prostate Cancer May Force EPA to Seek Extension for Court Ordered Atrazine Rule
- 2,4-D Found in Semen and Urine of Farmers
- UK Commissions Study On Link Between Parkinson's Disease and Pesticides
- National Cancer Foundations Accused of Failing to Inform Public Of Known Cancer Risks
- Study Finds Fault with Chemical Thought to be "Safer"
- Breast Cancer and Pesticide Link
- Bill Introduced to Improve Environmental Health Tracking
- Pesticides and Parkinson's Disease Link Strengthened
- Chemicals Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Study Links Pesticides and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Pesticide Stockpile Threatening Health of Residents
- New Study Strengthens Link Between Pesticide Exposure and Low Sperm Count
- Scientist Alarmed At Increase in Genetically Damaged Human Sperm
- World Wildlife Fund Asks For Support of EPA's Endocrine Disruptor Program
- Recent Lymphoma Foundation of America Report Links Pesticides to Lymphoma
- New Book Examines True Causes of Breast Cancer
- Brain Cancer in Women Linked to Employment in Agriculture Industry
- Hormone Mimicking Chemicals Effect Test Animals at Low Levels
- EPA's Scientific Advisory Panel Finalizes Report Stating Dioxin Cancer Risk
- Scientists Link Pesticides to Leukemia
- Gulf War Vets Have Many More Health Problems
- Industries Lobby Hard to Squelch EPA Report on Dioxin: Report links dioxins to cancer
- Fetal Death Associated with Agricultural Pesticide Use
- Cancer Cluster Hits Small Nevada Town, Arsenic Suspected
- NIH Study Finds Moth Ball Pesticide to Be Carcinogenic
- National Toxicology Program Adds Dioxin to the List of Know Carcinogens
- Defense Department Admits Pesticides May be to Blame for Gulf War Syndrome
- L.A. County Health Department Considers Recommending Malathion for Head Lice
- Study Shows Effects on the Immune System Associated with Living Near a Pesticide Dump Site
- Pesticide Exposure Linked to Childhood Cancer
- Struggle Over Funding for National Children’s Study Continues (1/04/2007)
- Schoolyard Gardens Considered Valuable Educational Tools (11/29/06)
- Salt Lake City Schools Recognized for Reducing Risks from Pests and Pesticides (11/07/06)
- DDT Found on School Property (10/19/06)
- Food Producers Agree to Send Healthier Foods to Schools (10/12/06)
- Study Finds Pesticide Residues at Day Care Centers Around the Country (9/11/06)
- Study Finds DDT is Linked to Developmental Delays in Children (9/07/06)
- Researchers Find Children Exposed to Pyrethroid Insecticides in the Home (9/06/06)
- After Exterminator Fine School District Adopts IPM Policy (7/24/06)
- Elevated Pesticide Levels Found in Children (7/19/06)
- State Legislature Votes Toxics Out of North Carolina Schools (7/10/06)
- Arsenic Lobbyists Fight School Health Bill in NC (6/27/06)
- Agricultural Pesticide Use Associated with Increased Risk of NHL (05/15/06)
- Child Care Centers Gain Protection from Arsenic- Treated Wood (05/15/06)
- Advocacy Workshop for Parents of Special Needs Children (05/12/06)
- Pesticide Fumes Sicken Schoolchildren (04/19/06)
- California Safe Schools Celebrates Seven Years Of Pesticide Policy Reform (04/06/06)
- Virginia Investigates School Pesticide Treatment (03/24/06)
- Children Exhibit Adverse Effects From Fetal Pesticide Exposure (03/09/06)
- Organic Lunch Now Served at Some Schools (12/13/05)
- New York Schools Still Using Pesticides, Report Says (11/21/05)
- Environmental Group Wants to Ban Toxic Products in Schools (11/15/05)
- Seattle School Board Adopts Strong Pesticide Reduction Policy (11/02/05)
- Pesticide Law Compliance Lags North of Boston, Massachusetts (11/01/05)
- Local Schools in North Carolina Win State Wide Recognition (10/31/05)
- Schwarzenegger Signs Bill Protecting Kids from Exposure to Experimental Pesticides (10/17/05)
- National Survey Estimates 4.4 Million Kids Diagnosed ADHD (10/05/05)
- WHY AB 405..Students and Teachers are NOT Guinea Pigs (9/22/05)
- Parents Urge Schools to Start Year Without Toxic Pesticides;
Bill Introduced To Protect Children from School Pesticide Poisoning (9/07/05)- School Board Votes to Ban Pesticides in Schools (8/01/05)
- New Study Finds Pesticide Poisoning at Nation’s Schools (7/27/05)
- Youth Speaks Out on Reading, Writing & Human Experimentation (7/26/05)
- North Carolinian School District Joins Adopts IPM Plan to Protect Children (6/29/05)
- Study on Pesticide Impacts on Children’s Mental Development Continues (6/27/05)
- Connecticut Legislature Passes School Lawn Pesticide Bill (6/10/05)
- Pesticide Drift Sickens Students, Closes Elementary School (6/01/05)
- Physician Pleads To End Needless Exposure to Sports Field Toxins (5/06/05)
- Groups Call for Plan to Protect Children’s Health on National Healthy Schools Day (4/18/05)
- School District Celebrates Six Years of Student Protection Though IPM (4/12/05)
- Carbamate Pesticides On Cassava Root Likely to Have Killed Children (3/16/05)
- U.S. Youth Soccer Ejects TruGreen/Chemlawn (3/07/05)
- North Carolinians Push School Boards To Get Pesticides Out of Schools (2/23/05)
- Pesticide Activist Named Award Finalist for Advocating Policies to Protect Children (2/18/05)
- Group Calls Head Lice Treatments a Continuing Health Threat to Children (2/04/05)
- Northeast Regional Urban IPM Conference Coming In March (1/26/05)
- Dubuque, Iowa Wins IPM STAR Award for Excellence in Managing Pests (12/15/04)
- Napa CA County School Board Opposes Community Pesticide Use (11/1/04)
- Health Advocates Challenge US Youth Soccer to Give TruGreen the Boot (10/6/04)
- Maryland Schools and Ag Dept Not Complying with State Pesticide Law (10/5/04)
- New Seattle School Board Nutrition Policy Recommends Organic Food (10/1/04)
- Vancouver Public Schools 7th in the Nation to Earn IPM Star Certification (9/28/04)
- Children's Playing Fields Managed by Chemical Companies (8/31/04)
- 2004 School Environmental Checklist Helps Parents and Schools Create Healthier Learning Environments (8/23/04)
- California Safe Schools Educational Posters Fight West Nile (7/26/04)
- Parents Fight for Better Pest Management in School (7/20/04)
- Schools Receive Poor Marks on Pesticide Policy Compliance (7/1/04)
- Maryland Public Schools Achieve IPM STAR Certification (6/28/04)
- Pittsburgh School District's Pest Management Program Gets Certified IPM (6/10/04)
- Pesticide Drift Sends Students To Hospitals (6/2/04)
- Irradiated Foods Banned from Washington DC's School Lunch Program (5/21/04)
- No Pesticides Day Celebrates Children's Health (5/7/04)
- Pesticide Exposure Hinders Mental Development Among Farmers' Children (5/5/04)
- Students Exposed to Pesticides (5/4/04)
- Report Finds Heavy Use of Pesticides in Schools Threatens Washington Children (4/30/04)
- Chemical Industry and Researchers Ask for National Children's Study Funding (4/29/04)
- School Reduces Pesticide Use While Educating Students (4/23/04)
- Pediatrics Warn of Neurological Effects of Pesticides on Children (4/22/04)
- Improvement of School Environment Needed to Protect Children (4/21/04)
- Pre-Term Labor Drug Sensitizes Brain to Pesticide Injury (4/15/04)
- Bush Administration Fails at Protecting Children (4/12/04)
- Philadelphia Students Help Rid Bugs from Middle School (3/31/04)
- Michigan Governor Signs School Pesticide Bill (3/24/04)
- North Carolina Makes Commitment to Safer School Pest Management (3/17/04)
- Second School System in Nation Certified IPM (2/23/04)
- High Levels of Organophosphate Pesticides Found in Children (2/17/04)
- School's Mold Spray Program Under Criminal Investigation (1/28/04)
- Infant Home Pesticide Exposure Can Cause Elevated Asthma Rates (12/15/03)
- Toxic Lawns Abound with Youth Soccer/TruGreen ChemLawn Partnership (11/4/03)
- Two Lawsuits Charge EPA With Failure to Protect Children from Pesticides
- School and Childcare IPM Programs Significantly Reduce Pesticide Use and Pest Problems
- New Illinois Law Requires Child Care Centers Protect Children From Pests and Pesticides
- Effectiveness of Widespread Mosquito Spraying for West Nile Virus In Question
- Streaming Video: News Stories Highlight Dangers of Wood Preservatives
- Australia Plans to Halt CCA Use on Decks and Playgrounds
- NY Assembly Passes Bill To Improve Protection From Pesticides
- CA Bill To Protect Children From Toxic Pesticides Dies
- Infant Pesticide Exposure Linked to Early Asthma
- Illinois and California Pass Bills to Strengthen Protection of Children from Pesticides
- Senate Green Buildings Report Recommends School Health Improvements and Passage of SEPA
- President Extends Executive Order on Task Force on Environmental Risks to Children
- Landmark Report Documents Safer Schools That Protect Children From Unnecessary Pesticide Exposure
- Terminix Cited for Repeatedly Spraying Pesticides During School
- School Pesticide Use Violations in Georgia
- EPA Report Cites Better Health in Children as Environmental Quality Improves
- Florida School District Ponders Buying Pesticide Contaminated Land
- Group Finds Continued High Levels of Pesticide Use in New York, Supports State Bill to Ban Aesthetic Pesticide Use
- Schools Learning to Keep Pests Away Without Toxins
- New Website Helps Kids Identify Environmental Hazards at School
- NJ Senate Passes Bill to Reduce Pesticides at Schools
- Los Angeles Parents Gain Right-to-Know of Pesticide Applications in Children's Schools
- New California Law Will Help Curtail Agriculture Drift On To School Property
- EPA to Hold Forum on Children's Exposure to Wood Preservatives: Let Your Story be Heard
- EPA Encourages Schools Adopt Better Pest Management Practices
- Playing With Poison Investigates Children's Pesticide Exposure
- Study Finds Widespread Use of Pesticides During Pregnancy and Detectable Levels of Pesticides Among Minority Women
- Hormone Disruption Research Act Calls For New Research Funding to Protect Children from Toxic Chemicals
- California Healthy School Act's Requirements Provide a More Accurate Picture of the Extent of School Pesticide Use
- Bill Moyers Special Report Looks at How Environmental Toxins Affect Children
- World Health Organization Studies the Environment's Influence on Children
- Vancouver Schools Adopt IPM and Prior Notification Policy
- Lindane Blamed for Death of Eight-Year-Old
- Low Income Children's Access to Clean and Nutritious Food Cut in Farm Bill: Urgent Action Needed to Protect Children
- Farm Bill Passes Senate with School Pest Management and Pesticide Right-to-Know Amendment, Legislation Will Curtail Children’s Pesticide Exposure
- LA Safe Schools Coalition Release Website to Help Others Around Country
- Scientists Seek Cause of Premature Births
- Toxics Impair Neurological Development of Children
- Vote on School Environment Protection Act Expected this Friday, November 30, 2001
- Broad Coalition Urges Education Conference Committee to Protect Children from Pesticides in Schools
- Monroe County Community School Expels Pesticides
- Pesticides Contaminate Elementary School Wells
- Chemicals 101: Selling Anti-Environmentalism to Kids
- California Appeals Courts Allows Parents to Sue Pesticide Company
- School Districts Support Pesticide Reforms
- University Study Finds Traces of Pesticides in Children
- Republican, Democratic Members of Congress Ask Colleagues to Support School Environment Protection Act
- New NIH Study Finds Link Between Use of DDT and Premature Births in 1960's
- Agreement to Conduct Screening Tests on 20 Chemicals for Effects on Kids
- Study Finds Pesticides More Toxic to Fetus and Newborns
- Children's Pesticide Exposure to be Curtailed Under U.S. Senate Education Bill
- Portland, Oregon School Board Adopts School Pest Management Policy
- Day Care Center Closed After Pesticide Violation
- Washington State Legislature Passes Children's Pesticide Right-to-Know Act
- Grassroots Pressure Pushes WA Legislature to Pass the Children's Pesticide Right-to-Know Act
- Agent Orange Exposure Linked to Leukemia in Veterans' Children
- Another School District Finds Success in Implementing IPM
- Scientists Find Strong Evidence that Pesticides Play a Role in Parkinson's
- Fluoride in Drinking Water Linked to Lead Uptake in Children
- Study Links Nervous System Tumors to Paternal Occupational Pesticide Exposure
- Arsenic is an Endocrine Disruptor
- Early Onset of Puberty Linked to Exposure to Chemical Pollutants
- NY Attorney General Counters Pesticide Industry Group's Communication to New York School Facility Managers
- Child Health Agencies Urge Testing to Protect Early Brain Development from Toxins
- EPA Issues First Report on Trends in Protecting Children's Health
- New Website Helps Kids Identify Environmental Hazards at School
- DuPont Cuts Pesticide Production To Focus on GM Corn (12/13/06)
- Health Concerns Rise Over Argentina’s GM Soybeans (11/28/06)
- Roundup Ready Soybeans Contribute to Glyphosate-Resistant Weeds (9/27/06)
- Vermont Legislature Considers Anti-Biotech Bills (5/03/06)
- Groups Sue Fish & Wildlife Service Over Harvesting Of GE Crops On Wildlife Refuge (4/13/06)
- Upcoming Talks In Brazil Expected To Highlight Problems With GE Food (3/16/06)
- Lawsuit Challenges Genetically Engineered Alfalfa (2/17/06)
- Regulatory Failures Found in Tests of Gene-Altered Crops (1/17/06)
- GM Peas Cause Allergic Damage in Mice (12/12/05)
- Russian Scientists Find That GE Soy Effects Rat Posterity (11/10/05)
- USDA Seeks Public Comment on Genetically Engineered Grass (10/28/05)
- GM Crops Create Herbicide Resistant Weed (7/29/05)
- European Union Ministers Uphold Sovereign Right to Ban GMOs (6/28/05)
- International Genetic Contamination Registry Available (6/14/05)
- Genetically Modified Corn Causes Blood, Kidney Abnormalities In Rats (5/27/05)
- Biotech Industry Orchestrates State Prohibitions of Local GMO Regulation (5/11/05) S
- Monsanto Infiltrates School Books In Brazilian Public Schools (4/27/05)
- British Study of GM Crops Finds Impacts on Wildlife (3/29/05)
- Survey: Most Americans Unaware They Are Eating Genetically Modified Foods (3/28/05)
- A Bill To Ban GMO Bans In Iowa Is Proposed (3/09/05)
- Monsanto Assault on U.S. Farmers Detailed in New Report (1/27/05)
- FDA Guidelines Threaten Consumers, Farmers, and the Environment (1/24/05)
- Environmentalists Respond to Industry Funded GM Study (1/21/05)
- Food Supply Vulnerable to Contamination by Drugs and Plastics from Gene-Altered Crops (1/7/05)
- Biotech Critic Denied Tenure at UC Berkeley (12/16/04)
- New Report Finds Flaws in Biotech Crop Safety Tests (11/18/04)
- Bayer Cancels GE Research in India (11/16/04)
- Report Urges Precaution On Genetically Engineered Corn (11/12/04)
- Research Finds Genetically Engineered Genes Drifting Miles (9/22/04)
- GM Crop Acreage Continues To Grow Despite Strengthening Anti-GMO Movement (9/7/04)
- Another California County Puts GMOs on the Ballot (7/15/04)
- Movement Against GMOs Gains Strength in California (6/30/04)
- Shareholders Wary of GE Crops and the Impacts of Pesticides (6/16/04)
- Biotech Industry's "Biopharming" Prospects Fizzle (5/25/04)
- Monsanto Wins Plant Patent Rights, Loses Battle With Farmer (5/24/04)
- Genetically Modified Foods in Europe: Politicians Say Yes – Public Says No! (5/20/04)
- Monsanto Suspends Development of GE Wheat (5/11/04)
- Vermont Senate Wants Farmers Protected from Biotech Companies (4/5/04)
- Mendocino County, CA Bans Growing of Genetically Altered Crops and Animals (3/8/04)
- Genetically Modified Soya Contaminates Organic and "GM Free" Food in UK (2/11/04)
- EPA To Hold Public Workshop On Experimental Genetically Engineered Plants (2/9/04)
- Environment Threatened By Biotech Crops Planted Worldwide (1/21/04)
- Backlash Hits As New Research Hurts the Biotech Industry (1/23/04)
- USDA To Modify Biotech Policies (1/27/04)
- Mad Cow Hits the U.S., Some Believe Disease Is Linked to Pesticides (1/5/04)
- Genetically Engineered Crops Now Increasing Pesticide Use in the United States (11/26/03)
- GM Wheat to Adversely Affect U.S. Economy, Research Shows (11/20/03)
- Study Proves Growing Genetically Modified Crops Harms the Environment (10/24/03)
- New Study Shows GE Crops Lead to "Superweeds"
- Britain To Scale Back GE Farm Introduction
- UK Locality Joins Others in Banning Genetically Modified Crops
- Food Companies Pledge No GE Food in China
- Report Finds GE Crops Threaten Public Health and the Environment
- Survey Documents Impacts of Genetically Modified Organisms on Organic Farms
- U.S. Challenges Europe's Policy on Biotech Crops
- Canadian Supreme Court to Hear Case of Genetically Altered Canola
- Wheat Industry Asks USDA to Shun Biotech Critics
- Pioneer Pays Fine in Biotech Corn Mix-Up
- Environmental Group Warns Investors That Monsanto Is a Risk
- Vermont Senate Passes GMO Seed and Registration Bill
- Brazil Measure Ignites Congressional GM Soy Debate
- EPA Approves Genetically Engineered Corn for Human Consumption
- New Biotechnology With Same Problems
- U.S. Postpones Challenge Against Europe's Ban on GE Food
- European Union Ministers Agree on New Thresholds for GM Food, Feed
- Environmentalists Urge President to Ban Drug Production in Genetically Engineered Food Crops
- GE Corn Contaminates Soybean Crop
- GM Crops Under Fire after Cotton Venture Fails
- Oregon Rejects GE Labeling Initiative After Heavy Advertising from Biotech Industry
- FDA Objects to Food Labeling Initiative
- Scientists Discover Pesticide Resistant Gene
- EPA Threatens Action Against Biotech Crops
- UK Suspends Testing of Genetically Modified Crops
- Bayer Pushes for Human Testing
- Chinese Researcher Says Genetically Altered Cotton Will Lose Effectiveness
- India Approves Genetically Modified Cotton
- China Will Import US GE Soybeans
- $9 Million Settlement in Bioengineered Corn Suit Approved
- Study Calls for Stricter Regulations of Genetically Engineered Crops
- Genetically Modified Super-Weeds "Not Uncommon"
- China Second to U.S. in Plant Biotechnology
- World's Farmers Forced to Buy GM Seeds
- Genetically Altered Corn Invades Small Villages in Mexico
- Oregon Considering Experimental Farm for Roundup Ready Crop
- BT Corn Costs Higher Than Returns
- Organic Farmers Plan to Sue GM Companies
- Genetically Engineered Bt Corn Approved by EPA
- Testing for GMOs in Crops
- Genetically Engineered DNA Taints Native Corn in Mexico
- Arsenic Risk Upped in Playground Equipment
- New Threat to Butterflies from Bt Corn
- Growth of GMO Industry is Slowing Down
- EPA Denies Request to Allow GE Corn in Human Food
- U.N. Releases Pro-Biotech Report
- SAP to Consider New Information on StarLink Corn
- Weeds Showing Roundup Resistance in Roundup Ready Soy Fields
- Farmer Ordered to Pay Monsanto After GM Crops Contaminate Fields
- StarLinkT Corn Found in Morningstar Farms Products
- Canadian Panel Raises Questions About the Testing of GM Food and Crops
- Genetically Contaminated Superweeds Invade Canada
- Aventis Agrees to Pay Millions to Compensate Farmers and Grain Handlers Impacted by StarLink Corn Fiasco
- EPA Releases Rules on Plants Genetically Engineered to Produce Pesticides
- Environmentalists Consider FDA Genetically Engineered Food Proposal Weak
- Non-GM Farmers Sue Aventis for StarLink Corn Contamination
- Quantity of Genetically Modified Crops Increase as Many Countries Review Policies
- Bt Corn Pollen May Contaminate Monarch's Food Supply
- Monsanto Promises to Back Off Some New GE Technologies, Environmentalists Skeptical
- Counterfeit Pesticides Threaten Europe’s Food Supplies (11/08/06)
- EU Environmental Committee Upholds Integrity of REACH (10/16/06)
- West African Plantation Workers Sue Chemical Companies for Genocide (9/28/06)
- Groups Say DDT Use for Malaria Control Threatens Public Health (9/15/06)
- Coke and Pepsi Contamination Continues in India (9/05/06)
- DDT Use in South Africa Results in Elevated Human Poisoning (7/26/06)
- AID Endorses DDT Spraying as Uganda and Tanzania Lift Bans (7/06/06)
- Farmers Overcome Child Malnutrition Through Organic Farming In Lostotho (7/03/06)
- Greenpeace Alleges China Uses Banned Pesticides on Supermarket Produce (6/26/06)
- Mexico Pressed To Respond To Deaths From Pesticides Banned in U.S. (6/15/06)
- Ottawa Calls for Pesticide Moratorium, 2, 4-D Assessement Flawed (4/25/06)
- Quebec’s Pesticide Code Signed By Minister of Environment, Supported by Citizens (4/24/06)
- Quebec Pesticide Code Comes Into Effect, No Veto By Environment Minister (4/04/06)
- Group Trying To Start Organic Farm In Ethiopia To Help Local Community (3/30/06)
- Help Quebec Activists Preserve Aesthetic Pesticide Ban (3/06/06)
- 150 Bhopalis Will March 900 Kilometers to Delhi for Justice (2/13/06)
- South Korean Court Orders Dow and Monsanto To Pay Fines (2/02/06)
- EU Pesticide Reform Policy REACH Passes Parliament (11/23/05)
- Nicaraguan Government Votes to Support Poisoned Banana Workers (10/24/05)
- Ecuador Asks the UN to Study the Health Effects of Glyphosate (9/29/05)
- 400 Tons of Soil Found To Be Contaminated By POPs in Kenya (9/21/05)
- DDT Detected in Chinese Womens’ Breast Milk (7/25/05)
- European Scientists Call For Regulation Of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (6/24/05)
- Obsolete Pesticide Stocks Poison Latin America (6/02/05)
- World Leaders Likely To Add Lindane to Ban on “Dirty Dozen” (5/18/05)
- Montreal Cosmetic Pesticide Ban Comes Into Effect (5/03/05)
- Over 1000 Amnesty International Students Protest Dow and India (4/20/05)
- Dow's Dioxin Production Brings Protests (3/23/05)
- On Anniversary of Bhopal Disaster, Group Calls On Consumers to Take Action
New brochure and webpage target Dow Chemical (12/03/04)- Costa Rican Workers Left Sterile by Pesticide Sue Dole, Shell, and Dow Chemical (12/02/04)
- Twenty Years Later, Bhopal Disaster Still Plagues City; Global Day of Action Planned for December 3, 2004 (11/29/04)
- Tests Reveal Chemical Cocktail in EU Ministers' Blood (10/21/04)
- Indian Court Orders Soft Drink Makers to List Pesticides On Product Label (10/20/04)
- UK Study Finds Pesticides in a Quarter of All Food (9/30/04)
- UNEP Calls Again for Limits on the Ozone-Depleting Methyl Bromide (9/20/04)
- Toxic Waste From Pesticides Is Time Bomb For Poor Countries, UN Warns (9/10/04)
- Canadian Medical Association Calls for "Weed and Feed" Ban (5/20/04)
- Bayer Drops Court Case And Forced to Reveal Ingredients (7/02/04)
- Youth Driving Anti-Pesticide Policies in Canada (6/29/04)
- Investment Firm Publicizes Risks to Dow Shareholders (4/28/04)
- Toronto Lawn Pesticide Phase-Out Takes Effect (4/7/04)
- Europe Urged to Reject Modified Rice (3/23/04)
- Montreal Will Ban Cosmetic Use Pesticides (3/12/04)
- POPs Treaty Ratified by 50 Countries, Will Become Law in May 2004 (2/19/04)
- Indian Government Confirms Pesticide Contamination in Coke and Pepsi Products (2/13/04)
- U.S. Looking for Exemption from International Pesticide Ban (2/3/04)
- Activists Mount Global Challenge to Dow (1/16/04)
- Dow Faces Nationwide Student Protests Over Bhopal Disaster (12/4/03)
- Thailand Proposes Farm Chemical Safety Measures (11/18/03)
- UN Panel Approves Bush Administration Exemptions to Ozone Layer Treaty (10/22/03)
- PAN Leader Targeted in the Philippines (10/20/03)
- New Study Shows GE Crops Lead to "Superweeds" (10/14/03)
- Bush Tries To Weaken EU Chemical Reforms, Environmental Groups Say
- Britain To Scale Back GE Farm Introduction
- India’s Parliament to Investigate Coke, Pepsi Pesticide Levels; Group Threatens Lawsuit
- Pesticide Residues Reported in Coke and Pepsi in India
- UK Locality Joins Others In Banning Genetically Modified Crops
- Australia Plans to Halt CCA Use on Decks and Playgrounds
- Pesticides Withdrawn as UK Moves into Line with EU Directive
- Food Companies Pledge No GE Food in China
- Canadian City Considers All-Out Ban on Pesticide Usage
- Columbia Court Says U.S.-Backed Aerial Spray Program Must Stop
- European Commission Adopts Environmental Health Strategy with Focus on Children
- Nova Scotia Lumber Industry Doing Well After Canadian CCA Phase-Out
- Bush Administration Challenges GE Food Moratorium
- Toronto Bans Private Pesticide Use, U.S. Industry Plans Response
- Fasting Bhopal Survivors Bring Demands for Justice to Dow Annual Shareholder Meeting
- Hunger Strike Calls Attention to Horror and Death in Bhopal
- Australia Veterinarians Recommend Ban on Animal Feed Antibiotic
- Halifax, Nova Scotia Pesticide Ban is Official
- Québec Adopts the Highest Standards in North America to Decrease Exposure to Pesticides
- European Union Aldicarb Phase-Out: A mixed bag
- UN Targets Three Hazardous Pesticides for International Trade Control
- Report Documents Worldwide Pesticide Poisoning
- European Union Puts Off Debate to Ban Toxic Pesticide
- Nicaraguan Banana Workers Will Have Their Day in U.S. Court
- Unknowing Farmers Poison Cambodia's Ecosystem
- Sixty Percent of All Pesticides To Be Withdrawn from European Market by July 2003
- Canadian Public Flocks to Pesticide Hearings
- New International Code on Pesticide Use Adopted
- Farm Salmon Are Now Most Contaminated Food on Shelf
- Critics Detail Risks of Colombian Coca Spraying
- Malaysia Bans Toxic Herbicide
- Japan Considers a Ban on Chinese Spinach Due to Pesticide Residue
- EPA Report Criticizes Herbicide Mix in Columbian Coca Erradication
- Toronto Medical Officer Releases Report on Lawn Pesticides
- Peru Issues Final Report on Poisoning Deaths by OP Pesticide; Families Appeal to UN to Hold Bayer Responsible
- Food Sold in UK Contain Residues of Banned Pesticides
- India Bans Toxic Chemical, EPA to Require Restrictions In U.S.
- Bayer and the UN Global Compact
- Lawn Free Landscaping Catching on in Ottawa
- Airlines Still Treated with Pesticides
- City Decreases Pesticide Use, Increases Public Knowledge
- Threats from US Industry Won't Change Quebec Pesticide Ban
- 7 Canadian Towns Join Forces to Weed Out Pesticides
- Chinese Researcher Says Genetically Altered Cotton Will Lose Effectiveness
- Beekeepers Voice Concerns About Pesticide Use
- 2,4-D Found in Semen and Urine of Farmers
- UK Commissions Study On Link Between Parkinson's Disease and Pesticides
- Health Canada to Ban Some DEET Products
- Stricter Pesticide Rules Proposed in Canada, Farmers Are Accepting
- Canada's Largest Food Retail Chain Pledges to Stop Selling Chemical Pesticides
- CCA Contaminates Port in Africa
- Crackdown on Hazardous Chemicals Sought by U.N.
- Pesticide Found in Bread Produced Using Organic Flour from Australia
- Pesticide Use Reduction Strategies Highlighted in New European Report
- Environmentalists Call on UN to Urge Columbia to Halt Aerial Spraying for Drug Erradication
- Increase in U.S. Pesticide Exports
- U.N. Investigator Condemns U.S. Pesticide Exports
- EU Investigates Bayer's Purchase of Aventis, Creating Second Largest Agrochemical Company in the World
- Baltic Countries Halt Use of 26 Pesticides
- Europe Sets Limits on Dioxin and Other Food Contaminants
- France Bans Triazine Herbicides
- Toronto Residents Discuss Restricting Cosmetic Pesticides
- European Union Bans Creosote and Arsenic Limits Tightened by EPA
- U.S. State Department to Study Colombian Farmers Exposure to Pesticides
- France Orders Withdrawal of Pesticide
- Agricultural Chemical Plant Explosion in France
- Controversy Over Pesticide Ban in Canada
- Colombia Agronomist Reports Effects of Roundup® Exposure
- Delegation to Address Environmental Concerns in Colombia
- Judge Orders Halting of Aerial Spraying of Glyphosate in Colombia
- Quebec Considers Cosmetic Pesticide Ban
- Vietnam Calls for Dioxin Survey
- Farmers Hurt by NAFTA
- Canadian Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Residential Pesticide Ban
- Toxic Drift: Monsanto and the Drug War in Colombia
- Canada to Introduce Inert-Disclosure Legislation
- UN Announces Global Waste Pesticide Warning
- Chilean Farmers Injured by Pesticide Use
- Outdated Pesticides Contaminating Ethiopia
- Germany Calls to Stop Use of Antibacterial Cleansers
- Colombian Governors Protest U.S.-backed Aerial Herbicide Spraying
- Ottawa Moves to Ban Pesticides on City Property
- 30% of Pesticides Marketed to Developing Countries Fail International Quality Standards
- Poor Colombian Farmers Hurt by US Coca Eradication Program
- 122 Nations Agree to Cut Many Toxics, DDT Use Will Continue
- Poor Nations Presented with a Lose-Lose Choice Due to Lack of Forward Thinking About Malaria Control
- TruGreen ChemLawn Urged To Phase-Out Dangerous Lawn Care Pesticides in Florida (11/17/06)
- New Jersey Township Bans Pesticides in Parks (11/16/06)
- Ottawa Grappling with Lawn Pesticide Ban (10/17/06)
- Organic Lawn Care 101 - Take Simple Steps This Fall to Convert Your Lawn to Organic (9/21/06)
- Leading Anti-Pesticide Activist's Lawn Doused With Toxic Chemicals (9/20/06)
- First Ever Nano-Herbicide in the Works (8/25/06)
- Researchers Find Over Time Roundup is Not Effective on Weeds (8/18/06)
- Canadian Cancer Society Pressures London for Cosmetic Pesticide Ban (6/08/06)
- Sarasota considers regulation of fertilizers, Could impact weed and feed products (5/30/06)
- Industry front group fighting local control on fertilizer bans, Sarasota (5/23/06)
- Rochester Mother Says Lawn Care Company is Skirting Pesticide Law (5/10/06)
- Event Calls on TruGreen ChemLawn to Go Organic (5/05/06)
- Organic Lawn Care Gets Mainstream Boost - Movement Continues to Grow (4/18/06)
- National Coalition Launches Neighborhood Hang-Tag Campaign for Safe Lawns (4/03/06)
- Brandon City, Canada Council Approves First Pesticide Ban (3/31/06)
- Eleven-Year Old Boy Stops Round-up Spraying in his California Park (3/28/06)
- Connecticut Park Goes Pesticide-Free (2/10/06)
- BLM Plans to Triple Annual Herbicide Spraying (11/29/05)
- Judge Orders Lawn Pesticide Retailers To Warn Consumers in the West (10/26/05)
- Pesticide “Inerts” Pose Dangers to Wildlife (9/12/05)
- New Report Calls for Reduction of Lawn Pesticides in Massachusetts (8/19/05)
- Study Finds Small Doses of Roundup Weedkiller Kills Frogs (8/11/05)
- Groups Ask Home Depot and Lowe’s to Supply Poison-Free Products (4/13/05)
- Connecticut Bill Proposes Town-Rights To Restrict Lawn Pesticides (3/18/05)
- “Refuse To Use ChemLawn” Campaign Launched in Massachusetts (3/17/05)
- Kauai County Council Votes in IVM for Parks and Roads (3/11/05)
- Teaching Cows To Replace Herbicides and Eat Weeds? (3/02/05)
- Fighting Back: Communities Seek to Stop Chemical Lawn Care Industry -- Update (2/28/05)
- Crossing Party Lines: Pesticide Notification Measure Expected To Pass (2/25/05)
- Maine Gets EPA Grant to Demonstrate “Less” Pesticides Use on Lawns (2/02/05)
- Cosmetic Pesticide Ban Proposed in Suffolk County, NY (1/13/05)
- New Trade Group Forms in Response to Increased Awareness of Lawn Pesticide Dangers (1/12/05)
- WI Launches Second Landscape Pesticide Registry, Sign Up By February 1st (1/6/05)
- Industry Sues Wisconsin County For Ban on Lawn Fertilizer (1/5/05)
- Common Fertilizer Found To Leach Arsenic and Lead (11/22/04)
- Minnesota May Consider Atrazine Ban in 2005 (11/4/04)
- Westchester County Aims To Reduce Pesticide Use On Private Lawns (10/27/04)
- Lawn Care Crew Harmed By Mosquito Spray (10/8/04)
- Study Finds Local By-Laws Most Effective in Reducing Lawn Pesticides (9/29/04)
- Maine's Pesticide Board Advocates Less Pesticides on Lawns (8/16/04)
- Groups Join NJ State Senator to Stop Spraying (8/13/04)
- Survey Finds Lawn Care and Garden Practices Need Improvement (8/12/04)
- Planned Herbicide Spraying Near Yosemite Draws Criticism (7/29/04)
- Massachusetts Neighborhood Successfully Halts Utility's Spraying of Herbicides (6/25/04)
- Grassroots Effort to Change Lawn Care (6/22/04)
- Test Plots Planted With Genetically Modified Grass for Golf Courses (6/03/04)
- Elevated Cancer In Dogs Exposed To Lawn Chemicals (5/3/04)
- U.S. Lawn Care Industry Alarmed by Canadian Bylaws (4/14/04)
- New Proposed Limits on Phosphate in Residential Lawn Fertilizers (4/8/04)
- Trump “Fires” Plan for New Golf Course Over Community Pesticide Concerns (3/26/04)
- EPA Announces Industry-Environmental Guidelines on Lawn Care (2/19/04)
- Connecticut Group Fights For Lawn Pesticide Ban (1/9/04)
- Mother and Her Children Hurt By Widely Used Lawn Care Pesticides; Issue Holiday Wish to Stop the Poisoning (12/18/03)
- Back To Lawn Pesticides: Placing Pets in Danger (11/13/03)
- Toxic Lawns Abound with Youth Soccer/TruGreen ChemLawn Partnership (11/4/03)
- Big Spending on Lawn Care in U.S., Demand for IPM Rising (7/31/03)
- New Report on the Risks of Lawn-Care Pesticides (6/24/03)
- Growing Movement for Pesticide-Free Parks (5/15/03)
- Toronto Medical Officer Releases Report on Lawn Pesticides (9/4/02)
- Lawn Free Landscaping Catching on in Ottawa (7/16/02)
- Iowa Communities Keep Lawns Green Without Toxic Pesticides (6/5/02)
- City of Lawrence, Kansas Establishes Pesticide-Free Parks (5/27/02)
- Minnesota Gets Closer to Banning Phosphorous in Residential Lawn Fertilizer (4/22/02)
- Homeowners Choose Positive Message to Promote Organic Lawn Care (3/22/02)
- Washington State Bans Herbicide on Lawns (3/6/02)
- Study Finds 2,4-D Herbicide Indoors after Lawn Application (11/14/01)
- Six Seattle Parks Go Pesticide-Free (6/28/01)
Mosquitoes/Insect-Borne Diseases
- Pesticide Misting Device Taken Off the Market in New York (11/21/06)
- NYC Orders Spraying in the Streets as Citizens Protest (10/04/06)
- New Investigation Shows Spraying Ineffective in Preventing Spread of West Nile (8/21/06)
- Cities Renew Inefficient Spray Campaigns (8/16/06)
- Massachusetts Aerial Application of Pesticides after 16 years- Groups Take Action (8/10/06)
- Tanzanian Activist Speaks Out Against Spraying DDT for Malaria (6/14/06)
- Nashville Citizens Take Legal Action to Protect Against Spraying (9/16/05)
- Group Calls For Health-Based Approach to West Nile Virus,
Widescale Spraying of Mosquito Pesticides Called Into Question (8/31/05)- Mosquito Spray Critics Take Meeting From Officials in Davis, CA (8/29/05)
- DDT-Resistant Insects Found To Have Genetic Advantage (8/12/05)
- Yolo County, CA Says No to Mosquito Spraying, Sacramento Says Yes (8/10/05)
- Mosquito Pesticide Suspected in Minnesota Fish Kill (8/05/05)
- New Mosquito Repellents Recommended by the CDC (5/05/05)
- Reverse 911 System Used For Pre-Notification of Pesticide Spraying (9/27/04)
- Insecticide Resistance in Mosquitoes Being Studied (11/19/04)
- Mosquito Sprays Unsuccessful in California (8/11/04)
- New Research on Mosquito Resistance to Insecticides (8/06/04)
- Critics Claim Boulder, CO's WNV Spray Plan Fundamentally Flawed (7/23/04)
- New Study Finds Cinnamon Oil Effective Against Mosquitoes (7/22/04)
- Protestors Temporarily Stop Spraying in Canada (7/21/04)
- Another Landmark No-Spray Ordinance Passed in Ohio (7/13/04)
- Stop EPA From Removing Protections From Deadly Mosquito Sprays (7/8/04)
- Mosquito Spraying Continues Despite Health Hazards and Ineffectiveness (7/6/04)
- Syngenta Study Reveals Public Concern Over Mosquitoes (6/23/04)
- New “Study” Attempts to Discredit Environmentalist Activists (5/6/04)
- Suffolk County, NY Ordered to Halt Mosquito Spraying (4/27/04)
- Louisiana State Senator seeks DDT Use in Fight Against Encephalitis (9/27/01)
- Dangerous Chemical Combinations Used to Prevent West Nile Virus (9/10/01)
- Baltimore Man May Be First Case of West Nile Virus in Washington DC Area (9/7/01)
- Researchers say Catnip Oil is More Effective on Mosquitos Than DEET (8/31/01)
- County in Florida Fearing West Nile to Start Pesticide Spraying (7/25/01)
- Research Links Global Warming To Vector-borne Diseases (7/11/01)
- Massachusetts Report Shows Public Health Danger of WNv Spraying (7/9/01)
- West Nile Virus Pesticide Spraying Sends 37 People to the Hospital (6/27/01)
- New York State Fines Clarke Mosquito Management for $1 Million (6/7/01)
- More Birds Dying from Pesticides and Other Toxics than West Nile Virus (6/4/01)
- Powdered Starch Controls Mosquito Larvae (5/30/01)
- Use of Insecticides for Mosquito Control Barred in Midwestern Wildlife Refuges (5/24/01)
- Manufacturers Ask Government for Indemnity for Public Health Use Pesticides (4/27/01)
- CDC Announces New Guidelines for Combating the West Nile Virus (4/12/01)
- CDC Revises WNV Battle Plan (4/10/01)
- Six Applicators Sick After Spraying Anvil for Mosquito Control (1/25/01)
- NYC Promises Future Impact Analyses of Pesticides in New Mosquito Plan (1/5/01)
- West Nile Case Confirmed In New York (8/13/00)
- New York State Health Commissioner Says Adulticiding Should Be Last Resort (6/15/00)
- Scientific Integrity Under the Microscope (12/18/06)
- EPA Purging Library Website To Make Reports Unavailable (12/15/06)
- Controversy Surrounds EPA Library Closures (12/07/06)
- Pesticide Industry Plotted Bush Human Testing Policy (6/05/06)
- DuPont Paying the Largest Civil Fine Ever to EPA (12/20/05)
- Victims of 2002 Pesticide Poisoning Win Lawsuit (11/28/05)
- Court Allows Dow Class Action Lawsuit For Dioxin Contamination (11/14/05)
- New Asthma Guidelines for Medical Providers Released (11/07/05)
- House of Representatives Guts Endangered Species Act (9/30/05)
- Hurricane Katrina Highlights Unacceptable Trade-Offs in Pesticide Policy (9/08/05)
- In Reversal Of Decision, USDA To Allow 'Organic' Label On Cosmetics (8/30/05)
- FDA Finalizes Agricultural Antibiotic Drug Ban (8/18/05)
- NY Court Finds EPA Rules Fail to Protect Children from Rat Poisons (8/17/05)
- USDA Asked To Bring Organic Food Regulations Into Compliance With 1990 Law (6/23/05)
- Congressional Report Finds Human Pesticide Experiments Unethical (6/21/05)
- Federal Judge Upholds Local Weed and Feed Ban, Preemption Laws Do Not Apply (6/20/05)
- Ex-Dow Workers File Suit Over Herbicide Exposure (6/15/05)
- EPA Sued for Failing to Protect Farm Children (6/09/05)
- USDA Prohibits Body Care Products From Carrying Organic Seal (6/03/05)
- Federal Government Admits to Paying Journalists for Favorable Stories (5/26/05)
- Alert: Congress Poised to Rewrite the Endangered Species Act (5/25/05)
- U.S. States Take The Lead In Controlling Global Pollutants (5/04/05)
- Supreme Court Affirms Right to Sue For Pesticide Harm (4/28/05)
- Bush Nominates Stephen Johnson To Head EPA, Industry Hails Appointment as a "Sympathetic Ear" (3/08/05)
- Illegal EPA Meetings with Chemical Companies Violate Federal Laws (2/24/05)
- US Scientists Told to Alter Findings on Endangered Wildlife (2/15/05)
- The Pesticide Industry’s Outlook for 2005 Exposed (2/14/05)
- ACT Inspector General Finds Bush EPA All Business, No Science (2/07/05)
- U.S. Supreme Court Hears Case Today on Right to Sue for Pesticide Damages (1/10/05)
- Suit Filed Challenging EPA’s Approval of Ozone-Depleting Chemical (1/4/05)
- Bush Wins, EPA Research Director Resigns (11/5/04)
- New Bill To Track and Respond To Environmentally-Related Diseases (10/13/04)
- International Election Experts To Monitor U.S. Elections (9/15/04)
- Lawsuit Against H.U.D. calls for IPM in Public Housing (9/13/04)
- USDA Refuses to Provide Documentation on Organic Food Certification (8/10/04)
- Remembering President Ronald Reagan's Environmental Record (6/14/04)
- USDA Pulls Directives that Threatened National Organic Standards (5/28/04)
- GAO Says "Antibiotic Resistance Linked to Animal Use is Unacceptable Threat” to Human Health (5/27/04)
- Bush Wins Exemptions To Methyl Bromide Phaseout (4/6/04)
- Bush Seeks To Undo Methyl Bromide Phase-Out at March 24 Meeting (3/22/04)
- Bush Ignores Environmental Hazards to Minorities/Low-Income Neighborhoods (3/15/04)
- U.S. Implementation of POPs Treaty Jeopardized (3/11/04)
- Science Panel Says Pesticide Testing on Humans Is Ethical (2/24/04)
- Science Panel Slams Bush Proposal, Says Children Need More Limits on Mercury (2/5/04)
- Staff Say EPA Being Politicized As Never Before (12/17/03)
- Europe's Toxics Debate Influence Lawmakers To Toughen U.S. Laws (11/25/03)
- Federal Bill Would Allow Access to Cheaper Canadian Pesticides (11/3/03)
- Utah Gov. Leavitt Confirmed as EPA Chief (10/31/03)
- Senators Move to Override House Bill Prohibiting Country-of-Origin Labeling (10/27/03)
- Chemicals on Tap in American Cities
- EPA Wades Into the Pesticides and Water Issue, Seeks Public Comments
- Columbia Court Says U.S.-Backed Aerial Spray Program Must Stop
- Courts At Odds on Damage Victim Suits, Supreme Court Passes
- Supreme Court Says Veterans Can Sue for Agent Orange Caused Illness
- Tell EPA To Deny Request for Unregistered Use of Bird-Killing Pesticide
- Bush Administration Challenges Europe's GE Food Moratorium
- Bush Administration Pushing For Methyl Bromide Exemption From Montreal Protocol
- Pesticide Industry Attempts to Hijack Conference to Educate Health Care Providers
- EPA Warns Those Who Work with Pesticides To Be Cautious Given the Recent Threat of Terrorist Attack
- EPA's review of 28 Organophosphate pesticides called into question
- Beyond Pesticides Petitions EPA to Send Billions of Board Feet of Arsenic-Treated Wood to Hazardous Waste Landfills
- EPA Feels the Heat from First Lawsuit after Landmark Endangered Species / Pesticide Ruling
- EPA Says Only Two of 30 Organophosphates Dangerous in Combination
- After Two Years of Discussion, No Recommendations on Inert Ingredients
- Bush Resists U.S. Chemical Industry and Toxics Treaty
- Hormone Disruption Research Act Calls For New Research Funding to Protect Children from Toxic Chemicals
- EPA to Consult on Pesticide Harm to Endangered Species
- U.S. EPA Continues to Restrict Public Access to Information
- Former Farm Bureau Official Named to EPA
- FDA Ignores Evidence That Chemicals Created in Irradiated Food Could Be Harmful
- Bush Administration Backs Off Human Testing of Pesticides
- Attorney General Ashcroft Orders Agencies to Resist FOIA Releases
- Summary of Information Removed from EPA Risk Management Plan Website
- EPA Removes Chemical Data from Website
- EPA Announces National Dialogue on Public Involvement in Agency Decisions
- Bush Still Opposes Kyoto Pact
- President Bush Signs International Treaty on Persistent Organic Pollutants
- LCV Reports On Bush's First 100 Days
- Concerned Citizens to Protest Bush's Assault on the Environment
- From Bureaucrat to Fat Cat
- Bush Names Former Monsanto Executive as EPA Deputy Administrator
- Public Access to Chemical Data Denied by EPA
- EPA's Clean Air Authority Upheld by Supreme Court
- Bush's Pick for Secretary of the Interior Could Weaken Environmental Protections
- Bush Announces Top Choice for USDA Secretary
- EPA Allows Exemption for Ozone Depleting Pesticide (12/20/06)
- EPA To Regulate Germ-Killing Nanoproducts; Environmental Groups Wary of Nanotechnology Risks (12/06/06)
- Toxic Insecticide AZM To Remain in Use Until 2012 (11/20/06)
- Montreal Protocol Nations Grant U.S. Methyl Bromide Uses Despite Ban (11/10/06)
- Capitol Hill Leaders Urge EPA Administrator To Protect EJ Communities (11/06/06)
- EPA Comes in Above Par on Golf Course Herbicide (10/26/06)
- EPA Fails To Meet Mandate on Endocrine-Disruptors (10/24/06)
- U.S. Continues Sale of Toxic Products Banned Overseas (10/18/06)
- HSRB Finds Industry’s Human Testing Proposals & EPA Guidelines Flawed (10/02/06)
- Study Finds EPA Fails to Conduct Environmental Justice Reviews (9/26/06)
- U.S. Stockpiles Chemical Banned by United Nations (9/19/06)
- Tell EPA to Provide Health Warnings on Pesticide-Impregnated Clothing (9/14/06)
- Appeals Court Upholds EPA Pesticide Rule Allowing Ozone-Depleting Pesticide (8/31/06)
- Federal Judge Rules EPA Cannot Skip Pesticide Review -Endangered Species Act Victory! (8/29/06)
- Doctors, Environmentalists Petition to Disclose Hidden Poisons in Pesticides (8/24/06)
- Factory Farms Push to Label Beef as “Grass-fed” (8/22/06)
- FDA Allows Banned Pesticide To Be Used In Medicine (8/15/06)
- EPA Completes Pesticide Review- Are our Children Better Protected? (8/07/06)
- EPA Pesticide Program Evaluated, Performance Questioned (8/04/06)
- EPA Announces Halt to Lindane for Agricultural Use; Risk to Children Remains Through Pharmaceutical Products (8/03/06)
- ACTION ALERT: Senate Bill To Undermine Water Protection (8/01/06)
- Research Shows Pesticide Bans Alone May Lead to New Problems (7/28/06)
- Public Health Protections and States’ Rights at Risk with Pending U.S. Legislation (7/21/06)
- House Energy and Commerce Committee Passes Toxics Treaties; Includes State preemption language on POPs chemicals (7/17/06)
- ACTION ALERT: Public Comments on Permethrin Reregistration Eligibility Decision Needed by September 26, 2006 (7/14/06)
- National Academies Confirms Dioxin Dangers; Finds deficiencies in EPA review process (7/13/06)
- Senator Jeffords Introduces Bipartisan Green Building Legislation (7/11/06)
- Public Comments Needed by August 4, 2006: Stop Sulfuryl Fluoride Use (7/07/06)
- Comments Requested on Triazine Cumulative Risk Assessment, August 21, 2006 (6/30/06)
- Lawsuit Forces EPA to Take Action to Protect Farmworkers (6/13/06)
- EPA Scientists Revolt Against Bush Administration Pesticide Policy (5/31/06)
- Key Vote Won to Save Toxics Release Inventory (5/22/06)
- Renowned Scientist Warns Pesticide Regulation Is Inadequate (4/17/06)
- EPA Attempts to Improve Risk Assessment, Consider Multiple Exposures (4/11/06)
- House Passes Bill That Would Gut Food Safety Laws (3/22/06)
- Groups Sue EPA for Approving Unethical, Illegal Human Pesticide Testing (2/27/06)
- H.U.D Files Motion to Dismiss Case Calling for IPM in Public Housing (2/23/06)
- Groups Issue A Follow-up Report Calling For Action To Protect Farmworkers (2/08/06)
- Federal Food Label Bill Will Preempt California’s Prop 65 (2/07/06)
- Stop Methyl Iodide: Don't let EPA register new carcinogenic pesticide (2/01/06)
- EPA Finalizes Rule for Human Studies Research (1/31/06)
- Legislators Denounce Leaked EPA Plan to Promote Human Pesticide Experiments (1/25/06)
- Gutting the Ban on Methyl Bromide – By Jim Hightower (12/23/05)
- Canadian Supreme Court Upholds Toronto Pesticide Ban (12/19/05)
- Banned Pesticide Still Being Used In U.S. Harvests (12/01/05)
- Tell EPA To Stop Pesticide Experimentation on Human Subjects (11/30/05)
- Public Interest Groups Ask Government to Ban Common Household Products Containing Controversial Germ-Fighting Ingredient (10/25/05)
- FDA Questions Use of Antibacterial Products (10/21/05)
- Public Comment Sought on Draft Action Plan for Lindane (10/14/05)
- Environmental Groups Petition EPA to Retract Fluoride Pesticide Tolerances on Food (9/23/05)
- EPA Rule Would Allow Human Pesticide Testing, Public Comments Requested (9/13/05)
- EPA Draft of New Human Testing Rule Criticized (8/15/05)
- EPA Says Race and Income Are Not EJ Factors, Public Comments Needed (8/09/05)
- Congress Compromises on Human Pesticide Testing (7/28/05)
- EPA Failing to Protect the Public from Chemicals (7/20/05)
- Senate Passes Boxer Bill to Ban Human Pesticide Testing (7/01/05)
- U.S. House of Representatives Passes Bill to Ban Human Studies of Pesticides (5/23/05)
- Federal Government Fails to Protect People and Salmon from Carbaryl (5/13/05)
- Take Action: Tell EPA to NEVER Consider Testing Pesticides on Children Again (4/29/05)
- EPA Pulls Study That Encourages Children's Pesticide Exposure
Other Human Pesticide Testing Studies Continue (4/11/05)- Group Sues EPA For Refusing to Release Results of Employee Surveys (4/07/05)
- Bush Administration Alters EPA Cancer Guidelines - Children More At Risk (4/06/05)
- ACTION: Tell EPA To Ban 2,4-D Weed and Feed Products By MARCH 14 (3/04/05)
- ACTION: Sign Petition For EPA To Restart National Pesticide Monitoring (2/17/05)
- Arsenic Exposure In Chicken Consumption Underestimated (1/19/05)
- New Pesticide Isomer Study Shows New Breakdown and Toxicity Risks (1/14/05)
- 'EPA Sues Clarke Mosquito Control For Endangering Health of Sprayer (1/11/05)
- EPA Upholds Phase-Out of Dursban New Home Use, Continues Discussion with Dow on Lifting Ban (1/3/05)
- Attorneys General Petition EPA To Protect Children From Pesticides (12/22/04)
- EPA Misleads Public on Deal to Lift Ban on Dow Termite Pesticide,
The Human Experiment Should Stop, Says Beyond Pesticides (12/21/04)- Secret EPA Deal To Abandon Year-End Ban of Deadly Pesticide Dursban (12/20/04)
- Final Days: Leavitt Signs Sharp Increase in Unhealthy Pesticide (12/17/04)
- Bush Administration Submits Brief to Supreme Court in FIFRA Preemption Case (12/10/04)
- Groups Sue EPA For Failing to Protect Children From Rat Poisons (11/11/04)
- Under Pressure, EPA Postpones Children and Pesticides Exposure Study (11/10/04)
- EPA Staffers Protest EPA Children Study (11/03/04)
- EPA Takes Industry Money To Collect Missing Data On Children's Pesticide Exposure (10/28/04)
- Administration Fails to Stop Foreign Pest Invasions While Continuing Use of Ozone Depleting Chemical (10/4/04)
- Non-Agricultural Use of Diazinon Finally Canceled, But Risks Remain (9/08/04)
- EPA Proposes Weakening Emergency Exemption Requirements (9/03/04)
- Data Quality Act Hamstrings Pesticide Regulation (8/18/04)
- California Announces Cuts in Pesticide Regulation (8/04/04)
- Bush Administration Eases Pesticide Rules (8/03/04)
- Endangered Species At Risk Due to Pesticide Use (7/30/04)
- EPA Pesticide Failures Draws Legal Action: Pseudo-Science at EPA Puts Salmon at Risk From Pesticides (7/27/04)
- EPA Rejects Recommendations For Stricter Protections On Childrens Health (7/14/04)
- EPA Seeks Public Comments on Risk Assessment, Due June 23, 2004,
After Industry and OMB Charge Current Methods Are Overly Protective (6/21/04)- Ethics Guidelines for Pesticide Testing in Humans Urged by Panel (6/7/04)
- EPA Pulls Back Safety Measures on Rat Poison (4/19/04)
- Groups Challenge EPA's Approval of Dow's Sulfuryl Fluoride (3/30/04)
- Minnesota Weakens Federal Pesticide Laws; Court Rules In Favor (3/4/04)
- Stand-Alone Branch Office For Inerts Coming to EPA (2/12/04)
- Santa Barbara City Adopts Pesticide Reduction Policy (2/4/04)
- EPA to Stop Consulting With Experts On Effects of Pesticides on Wildlife (2/2/04)
- Connecticut Group Fights For Lawn Pesticide Ban (1/9/04)
- EPA Fails To Qualm Fears Over Sewer Sludge-Derived Fertilizer (1/13/04)
- New York Proposes Ban On Pesticide Lindane for Lice and Scabies (2/10/04)
- "Banned" Pesticide Still Commonly Used on Christmas Trees (12/19/03)
- Environmentalists Continue the Struggle Against Hazardous Herbicide (11/19/03)
- Chemical Industry Renegotiates Pesticide Registration Fees (10/28/03)
- White House Pushes For Environmental Review Exemptions (10/17/03)
- Attorneys General Petition To Enforce IPM Mandate in FIFRA (10/9/03)
- NRDC Sues EPA for Failing to Protect Endangered Wildlife from Atrazine
- Effectiveness of Widespread Mosquito Spraying for West Nile Virus In Question
- Pesticides Withdrawn as UK Moves into Line with EU Directive
- EPA Wades Into the Pesticides and Water Issue, Seeks Public Comments
- EPA To Restrict Popular Pesticide, Major Uses Will Continue
- EPA Approves Biological Pesticides for Use in Emergency Exemptions
- Syngenta Voluntarily Cancels Its Controversial Diazinon Products
- EPA Considers Human Testing of Pesticides; Public Comments Due by August 5, 2003
- GAO Tobacco Report Clears the Smokescreen on Pesticides
- EPA Strikes Deal To Cancel Bird-Killing Pesticide, Allows Use to Continue for Two More Seasons
- Special Use Permit Proposed for Controversial Herbicide in Wisconsin
- Endocrine Disrupting Chemical Program Released for Public Comment
- Environmentalists Assail EPA on Atrazine Decision
- EPA Publishes Proposed Changes to the Endangered Species Act
- Group Asks Major Retailers to Stop Sale of Deadly Pesticide Widely Used on Pets
- Pesticide Kills Cats, EPA Responds
- Environmentalists Meet With EPA to Protect People from Pesticide Drift
- EPA Virtually Eliminates Opportunity For Public Comment on Toxic Dow Herbicide
- EPA Signs Diazinon Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision
- EPA to Investigate Atrazine Manufacturer
- EPA and NRDC Disagree On Success of Pesticide Review Process
- EPA Restricts Use of Lindane
- Residential Use of Herbicide Clopyralid To Be Discontinued
- Washington State Suspends Use of Carbaryl on Oyster Beds
- Cancelled Pesticide Carbofuran Given Exemption for 10,000 Acres: 100,000 Additional Acres Requested
- EPA to Consult on Pesticide Harm to Endangered Species
- Ethion Phased Out
- EPA Proposes Label Changes to Address Pesticide Drift, Misses Several Key Issues
- Scientific and Ethical Factors in Human Testing of Pesticides Questioned
- Pesticide Ban Challenged, Environmentalists Respond
- EPA Allows Change to Pesticide Label Requirements
- Fate of Lindane Near Decision
- EPA Orders Two Companies to Stop Selling Unregistered Anthrax Decontamination Pesticides to the Public
- Human Testing of Pesticides Denounced
- Chlorine Dioxide Approved for Anthrax Cleanup Under "Emergency Conditions" Clause
- U.S. EPA Will Accept Pesticide Tests on Humans
- Restrictions Placed on Phosmet and Azinphos-Methyl
- Chemical Companies Voluntary Request Cancellation of Fungicide
- EPA Announces Chlorpyrifos Product Cancellations
- Toxic Chemical Review Process Faulty
- USDA and EPA Neglect Pledge to Cut Pesticide Use
- Phase-out of Chlorpyrifos and Diazinon Leads Inevitably to Markdown in Price and Continued Use by Homeowners
- DuPont to Remove Benlate from Market
- Coalition of State Attorneys General Call for Immediate Removal of Diazinon from Store Shelves
- EPA Issues Misleading Notice to Retailers On Chlorpyrifos
- NRDC, Others Reach Settlement with EPA to Meet Agency's Obligation to Regulate Pesticides
- EPA Proposes Guidance for Labeling Pesticides Under the National Organic Program
- Methyl Parathion Tolerance Revocations to Take Effect
- Massachusetts Attorney General Asks Retailers to Remove Chlorpyrifos from Shelves
State/Local (see also State Pages)
- NJ Groups Oppose Lifting 20-Year Ban on Chemical Gypsy Moth Control (1/16/07)
- Action Alert: Tell NJ Governor John Corzine to Keep 20-Year Ban on Aerial Gypsy Moth Spraying Intact (1/8/07)
- California Pesticide Report Shows Less-Toxic Pesticide Use (12/04/06)
- Another New York County Pushing for Pesticide Notification (11/27/06)
- Colorado Town Bends To Public Pressure on Malathion (10/31/06)
- Washington State Proposes Increased Fees for Organic Farmers (10/30/06)
- Seattle Homes Built for People with Asthma (10/27/06)
- California Institutes the Nation’s First Statewide Biomonitoring Program (10/10/06)
- Pesticide Misapplication Blamed for Woman’s Death (10/03/06)
- California Weighing Nation’s First Statewide Biomonitoring Program (9/18/06)
- Georgia Communities Suffer Summer of MOCAP (9/01/06)
- Maine is Pursuing Safer Chemicals in Consumer Products (8/28/06)
- Federal Court Rules Biopharm Permits Issued Illegally in Hawai'i (8/17/06)
- llinois County Asks EPA to Cut Widespread Use of Antibacterial Agents (8/14/06)
- Pesticide Application Forces Closing of Hospital Emergency Room (8/02/06)
- California Fines Corporations For Unreported Pesticide Sales (7/27/06)
- California Pesticide Agency May Restrict Use Of Synthetic Pyrethroids (7/20/06)
- Home Depot Forced To Pay Settlement In Connecticut (6/16/06)
- California Seeks To Reduce Air-Polluting Pesticides (6/01/06)
- Partnership Sponsors Rodent and Vector Control in DC (4/26/06)
- Maine Citizens Ask State to Strengthen Pesticide Regulations (4/7/06)
- California Urged To Restrict Toxic Chemicals, Replace With Safe Substitutes (3/15/06)
- Minnesota Department of Ag Audit Calls for Notification and Increased Monitoring of Urban Areas (3/14/06)
- City of Olympia Says Yes to Reducing Toxic Pesticides (3/13/06)
- FL Agriculture Department Rejects Ag-Mart Settlement; Parents Sue for Birth Defects (3/2/06)
- Congress Poised to Pass Bill Taking Away Your Right to Know What's In Your Food (3/1/06)
- CA Proposes Farmworker Protections, Releases New Pesticide Injury Data (2/28/06)
- Volunteer Buffalo Pest Management Board Wins Award (2/16/06)
- Biomonitoring Bill Returns to California Senate (2/09/06)
- Court of Appeals Upholds Phosphorus Ban in Wisconson (1/23/06)
- Court Orders Environmental Assessment of Pesticides (1/11/06)
- Washington Withdraws its Pesticide Proposal (1/10/06)
- CA Court Rejects State Plan to Spray Wine Grapes (1/4/06)
- Debate Over Pesticide Exemptions Heats Up In Florida (12/22/05)
- Controversy Over Needed Cleanup in New Orleans (12/14/05)
- North Carolina Residents Petition Town to Stop Use of Pesticides (12/09/05)
- Groups Urge Soil Cleanup in New Orleans (12/06/05)
- Proposed Limit on Pesticide Exposure Being Considered in WA (11/22/05)
- Washington State Proposes Pesticide Notification Rule (11/17/05)
- Supermarket Rejects Ag-Mart Tomatoes Over Birth Defects in Florida (11/03/05)
- Pesticide Law Compliance Lags North of Boston, Massachusetts (11/01/05)
- WA Judge Makes Ruling on Pesticide Warning Labels More Strict (10/20/05)
- FL Vegetable Grower Fined $111,200 for Pesticide Misuse (10/18/05)
- Nation’s First Law on Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics Passes in California (10/12/05)
- FL Tomato Grower Will Stop Using Suspected Pesticide (10/04/05)
- Weak Enforcement Harms California Farm Workers (8/26/05)
- New York State Requires Schools to Use Green Cleaning Products (8/25/05)
- Oregon Legislature Agrees On Compromised Pesticide Reporting Law (8/23/05)
- Farmworkers in Idaho Fall Sick Due to Illegal Pesticide Spraying (8/22/05)
- WA Town Struggles for Solution to Contaminated Soil (8/04/05)
- Pesticide Notification Law Passes in Upstate New York County (7/11/05)
- California Bill To Raise Fines On Pesticide Drift To Be Reconsidered (7/07/05)
- New York’s Monroe County Adopts Neighborhood Notification Bill (6/22/05)
- New York Considers Lindane Ban, New Yorkers: Take Action (5/20/05)
- Alaska Senate Passes Pesticide Right-to-Know Bill (5/19/05)
- New York City Adopts Bills to Reduce Pesticides (5/10/05)
- New York City Council Passes Two Pesticide Risk Reduction Bills (4/22/05)
- Alaska Pesticide Public Notice Bill Passes (3/31/05)
- Illinois State Legislature Considers Lindane Ban (3/25/05)
- Washington State Proposes Bill To Protect Farm Worker Health (3/03/05)
- Oakland, CA Considers Reversing Pesticide Ban (2/11/05)
- Proposed CA Plan Rewards Clean Farmers, Reduces Pesticide Use (2/09/05)
- California Announces IPM Initiative After Pesticide Use Increases (1/31/05)
- WI Launches Second Landscape Pesticide Registry, Sign Up By February 1st (1/6/05)
- Industry Sues Wisconsin County For Ban on Lawn Fertilizer (1/5/05)
- Minnesota May Consider Atrazine Ban in 2005 (11/4/04)
- MN Cancels Talk on Frog Deformities and Government Failures (10/25/04)
- UCA DPR Recognizes Five Companies and Organizations for Environmental Excellence (10/15/04)
- Pesticide Company Sued for Misuse of Atrazine (10/12/04)
- Reverse 911 System Used For Pre-Notification of Pesticide Spraying (9/27/04)
- Connnecticut Group Fights For Lawn Pesticide Ban (1/9/04)
- Dow Receives Largest Pesticide Enforcement Penalty in U.S. History (12/16/03)
- Oregon Targets 10 Hazardous Chemicals (12/9/03)
- Illegal Pesticide Use in Texas Homes
- Michigan's Bald Eagles Soar Due to DDT BanPesticide Tracking Law Stalls in Oregon
- EPA Reveals Massive Clean-Up Plan for 80-year old NC Orchard
- New Illinois Law Requires Child Care Centers Protect Children From Pests and Pesticides
- Effectiveness of Widespread Mosquito Spraying for West Nile Virus In Question
- Streaming Video: News Stories Highlight Dangers of Wood Preservatives
- Chemicals on Tap in American Cities
- East Harlem, New York Study Proves IPM Successful and Economical
- Seattle Federal District Judge Orders Water-Polluting Pesticides Restricted
- NY Assembly Passes Bill To Improve Protection From Pesticides
- EPA Cites Growers for Over 200 Farmworker Protection Violations.
- Maine Bans Sale of Arsenic-Treated Wood, Expedites Federal Phase-Out
- Fear of Pesticides Wafting Over Texas
- California May Ease Restrictions on Ozone-Depleting Pesticide
- Report Finds California Pesticide Drift Routinely Exceeds Acceptable Levels
- NY To Sue Pesticide Manufacturer Over Misleading Ads
- Reported Pesticide Poisonings for 2001 in California Drop
- EPA Seeks Largest Ever Civil Penalty for Pesticide Violations by RI Company
- Michigan Bans Statewide Use of Controversial Herbicide
- California Study Finds Pesticide Safety Trainings Ineffective
- Lake Apopka, Florida: Years of Farming Leaves Town in Toxic Soup
- Treated Wood Contaminates Communities
- Florida Town Tests for Dangers in Its Wood
- Westchester County, NY Declares "No Pesticide Day"
- Florida Water Contamination
- California Healthy School Act's Requirements Provide a More Accurate Picture of the Extent of School Pesticide Use
- Pennsylvania School IPM Becomes Law
- Minnesota Gets Closer to Banning Phosphorous in Residential Lawn Fertilizer
- Washington State Bans Herbicide on Lawns
- Pesticides Used in Simulated Terrorist Attack
- Maine Considers Action Against Chemicals in Fertilizer
- California Court Orders Stricter Assessment of Herbicide Use
- New Jersey Improves Pesticide Regulations
- Four Attorneys General File Lawsuit Against EPA Seeking Full Labeling of Pesticide Products
- New York's Rockland County Adopts Neighbor Notification Law
- California Pesticide Use Declines for Second Year in a Row, Major Pesticide Problems Remain
- Largest Pesticide Settlement in New York State Secured
- Fairfax, California Ordinance Disputed by Pest Control Operators of California
- Fairfax, California Bans Hazardous Pesticides
- Chlorpyrifos Found in California Air Samples
- CA DPR Reports Increase in Pesticide Poisoning Incidents
- North Carolina Judge Dismisses Ag-Mart Pesticide Violation Charges
Wildlife/Environment
- EPA Sued for Allowing Pesticide Spraying Over Water (12/19/06)
- Group Decries EPA Decision To Exempt Pesticides from Clean Water Act (11/22/06)
- "Intersex" Fish Found in Potomac River, Endocrine Disruptors Suspected (9/08/06)
- Massachusetts Town Says No to Lake Pesticides (5/01/06)
- Widespread Pesticide Poisoning of Water Focus of Landmark Government Study (3/03/06)
- Clean Water Act Cases Go Before Supreme Court (2/22/06)
- Unregulated Pollutants Contaminate U.S. Tap Water (1/09/06)
- Studies Find 1 in 5 Wells in Dakota County, MN Contaminated (12/15/05)
- ACTION ALERT: Stop Congress From Rolling Back Clean Water & Other Vital Protections (11/09/05)
- Toxic Levels of Pyrethroids Found in California Urban Streams (10/27/05)
- Maine Permit Bolsters Arguments to Save the Clean Water Act (10/19/05)
- Pesticides Found in Well Water of East Maui Development (10/06/05)
- Settlement Enables Washington Lakes to Receive Protections from Pesticides (7/14/05)
- Rural Drinking Water Contaminated With Pesticides (5/16/05)
- Legislation Would Allow More Pesticide Poisoning of Water (5/09/05)
- Second Maine Blueberry Grower Agrees to Immediately Halt All Aerial Spraying of Pesticides (4/14/05)
- Wastewater Plants Identified As Chemical Security Threat, Alternatives Advocated (3/14/05)
- Pesticide Use on Massachusetts Lake Appealed (3/01/05)
- Antibacterial Chemical Found in U.S. Waterways (1/25/05)
- National Research Council Calls Rocket Fuel In Drinking Water Safe (1/20/05)
- High Environmental and Social Costs from Shrimp Farming (11/15/04)
- Maine Blueberry Grower Agrees to Halt Aerial Pesticide Spraying (10/7/04)
- North America's Largest Fruit Farm Faces Clean Water Act Lawsuit Over Aerial Pesticide Spraying in Maine (8/5/04)
- USGS Reports Majority of U.S. Fresh Water Contaminated with Pesticides (6/9/04)
- USGS Finds Pesticides In Nation's Surface and Ground Water (5/26/04)
- Toxic Synthetic Pyrethroid Pesticide Levels Found in Stream Sediments (5/10/04)
- EPA Puts Pesticide Maker in Charge of Testing (11/5/03)
- Denmark Restricts Water-Contaminating Herbicide
- Toxic Pesticides Found in California Rainfall Samples
- EPA Reveals Massive Clean-Up Plan for 80-year old NC Orchard
- Chemicals on Tap in American Cities
- EPA Wades Into the Pesticides and Water Issue, Seeks Public Comments
- Seattle Federal District Judge Orders Water-Polluting Pesticides Restricted
- Washington Oyster Growers Reach Agreement to End Carbaryl Use in Willapa Bay
- Pesticides Found in Oregon Drinking Water
- MN Bill Would Protect Public from Pesticides in Groundwater
- New York Lake Residents Fear Experimental Pesticide Use
- Organophosphate Found in California's Santa Clara River
- Tap Water Puts Californians at Risk
- New Bill Attempts to Expand Protection of American Waterways from Invasive Species
- Florida Water Contamination
- Lack of Water Quality Standards for Pesticides
- Herbicide Found in School Drinking Water
- Oyster Growers Request Permit to Spray Pesticides to Control Native Shrimp
- Arsenic Limits Tightened by EPA
- National Academy of Sciences Supports Tougher Arsenic Limits in Drinking Water
- House Restores Clinton Arsenic Standards, Denies EPA Enforcement Budget
- Stop Congress from Slashing Clean Water Enforcement
- Bush Withdraws New Arsenic Standard as High Arsenic Levels Close Parks
- USDA Posed to Begin Monitoring Drinking Water for Pesticides
- EPA Faced With Potential Lawsuit Over Lax Pesticide Regulation (01/12/07)
- Red-Legged Frog Gets Pesticide Protection (10/25/06)
- National Academy of Sciences Says Pollinator Populations Are Declining (10/20/06)
- EPA Chided Over 'Intersex' Fish Concerns (10/06/06)
- EPA Proposes Pesticide Restrictions to Safeguard California Frog (9/12/06)
- Pesticide Warning Labels to Protect Salmon Seldom Making it to Store Shelves (7/18/06)
- Bird Sensitivity to Dioxin Varies with Protein Makeup (6/21/06)
- Pesticide Use Has Global Implications for People and Wildlife (6/06/06)
- Agricultural Chemicals Show up in National Park Snow (5/16/06)
- Toxic Effects of Pesticides Amplified When Combined (1/27/06)
- Group Moves for Court Order To Protect Threatened Frog From Pesticides (1/26/06)
- City Bees More Productive than Rural Bees, Pesticides A Factor (1/20/06)
- U.S. Supreme Court Upholds No-Spray Buffers Near Salmon Streams (1/12/06)
- Study Shows Proximity to Ag and Lawns Doubles Risk of Frog Deformities (12/02/05)
- Bush Administration Bows to Pesticide Industry With Weak Endangered Species Program (11/04/05)
- Action Needed TODAY to Protect Endangered Species:
Prevent Congress from Weakening America's Most Protective Wildlife Law (9/28/05)- Court Finds EPA Failed to Protect Endangered Red-Legged Frog (9/27/05)
- Pesticide “Inerts” Pose Dangers to Wildlife (9/12/05)
- Canadian Grizzlies Contaminated with Pesticides Due to Salmon Diet (8/24/05)
- UC Scientists Find Herbicide-Resistant Horseweed In California (8/16/05)
- Study Finds Small Doses of Roundup Weedkiller Kills Frogs (8/11/05)
- Beekeepers Receive Partial Settlement For Pesticide Spraying (8/03/05)
- Low Pesticide Levels Shown to Stress Tadpoles (7/12/05)
- Appeals Court Upholds Pesticide Protection for Salmon (7/05/05)
- California National Forest Needs Protection from the U.S. Forest Service (6/17/05)
- Banned Fungicide Found in Farmed Salmon (6/07/05)
- Study Reveals Common Pesticides Damage Aquatic Communities (4/05/05)
- MN Beekeepers Win in MN Supreme Court Against Pesticide Applicators (3/10/05)
- The Arctic Is the Chemical Sink of the Globe, Report Finds (2/22/05)
- EPA Busts Local Farm For Using Pesticides To Kill Birds (2/16/05)
- Highly Toxic Chemical in Farmed Salmon Sold to USA (12/14/04)
- Washington State Misleads Public on Pesticides in Salmon Streams (12/01/04)
- Herbicides Affecting Monarch Butterfly Migration (10/19/04)
- More Scientific Evidence that Polar Bears are Affected by Pesticides (9/14/04)
- Scientist Suspects Pesticides Play A Role In Declining Frog Population (8/9/04)
- Public Speaks Out as Alaskan Corporation Seeks to Spray Pesticides (6/17/04)
- Bayer Settles With Crawfish Farmers Over Fipronil For $45 Million (4/16/04)
- Pesticide Retailers Notified of Required Notice to Protect Endangered Salmon; Bush to Weaken Endangered Species Law (3/29/04)
- Industry Tries to Block Court Order on Pesticides and Endangered Salmon (3/19/04)
- Stop Bush From Removing Wildlife Protections From Pesticides (3/10/04)
- Alaska Bill Requires Restaurant Labeling of Salmon (3/9/04)
- Louisiana Rice and Crawfish Farmers Sue Bayer for Damage to Crawfish (3/5/04)
- Minnesota Weakens Federal Pesticide Laws; Court Rules In Favor (3/4/04)
- France Halts Sale of Fipronil To Protect Bees (2/25/04)
- Contaminants in Farm Raised Salmon Suggest Restrictions in Consumption (1/12/04)
- Court Halts Pesticide Use Harmful to Salmon, Requires Warning (1/26/04)
- New Bush Regulations on Pesticide Use Set to Bypass Wildlife Experts (1/29/04)
- EPA Penalizes Quail Plantations for Illegal Use of Pesticides (11/24/03)
- Chemical Industry Pushes Bush to Relax Endangered Species Law
- Herbicide Causes Problems on Golf Courses
- NRDC Sues EPA for Failing to Protect Endangered Wildlife from Atrazine
- Judge Favors Pesticide-Free Zones on Some West Coast Salmon Streams
- Michigan's Bald Eagles Soar Due to DDT Ban
- Seattle Federal District Judge Orders Water-Polluting Pesticides Restricted
- EPA Publishes Proposed Changes to Endangered Species Act
- Environmental, Fishing Groups File for Injunction to Protect Salmon from Harmful Pesticides
- Salmon-Safe: A new label helps organic farmers protect salmon
- Groups Sue EPA to Protect Endangered Florida Wildlife from Toxic Pesticide
- Endocrine Disrupters Affecting Fish in Chesapeake Bay
- New Study Finds Agricultural Pesticides Play an Important Role in Frog Leg Deformities
- Two New Studies Reveal Dangers of Atrazine
- Pesticides killing birds in Saratoga County, New York
- Study Finds Organic Agriculture Builds Healthy Soil and Uses 50% Less Energy than Conventional Farming
- Goats Provide a Non-Toxic Alternative to Spraying Herbicides for Invasive Weeds
- EPA to Consult on Pesticide Harm to Endangered Species
- Health Canada to Ban Some DEET Products
- Atrazine Causes Mutations in Frogs
- Contaminated Fish Put Northwest Tribes at Risk
- Farmed Fish Higher in Pesticides Than Wild Fish
- New Study Reveals Pesticides Threaten Northwest Salmon
- Environmental Groups Sue U.S. Government for Bird Deaths
- Fertilizers Contribute to Altering U.S. Ecosystems
- Herbicide Use in Tahoe National Forest Blocked
- Pesticide Runoff from Golf Causes Large Fish Kill in Creeks Feeding Potomac River
- Growing Shortage of Bees Threatens Agriculture
- Groups Uncover Government Documents Showing Pesticides Can Harm Endangered Salmon
- Use of Herbicide Proposed in New York's Lake George
- Massachusetts Agrees to Study the Effects of Methoprene on Lobsters
- Natural Factors Increase Pesticide Toxicity in Frogs
- Endocrine Disrupting Pesticides May Reverse Sex in Endangered Salmon
- EPA Will Not Approve Wood Preservative ACC for Backyard Use (1/10/07)
- Arsenic-Treated Wood Poses Long-Term Environmental Hazard (1/05/06)
- Healthy Building Network Releases Environmental Rating of Plastic Lumber (6/30/05)
- Preliminary Results Of Wood Sealant Study Released (5/12/05)
- Beyond Pesticides Analysis of EPA's Wood Preservative Risk Assessment Shows Serious Flaws (2/03/05)
- New York Governor Vetoes Anti-Creosote Bill (9/1/04)
- New York Becomes the First State To Pass a Creosote Ban (7/7/04)
- Plants May Help In Widespread Clean-Up of Arsenic Contamination (5/13/04)
- Another Small Town Poisoned By the Wood Preservative Creosote (2/26/04)
- EPA and Beyond Pesticides Ask Court to Proceed on Wood Preservatives (2/18/04)
- Judge Denies Right to Sue EPA for Delay on Hazardous Wood Preservatives (1/30/04)
- Australian Officials Recommend CCA Ban To Protect Public Health (12/23/03)
- Court Sides With Wood Treaters Against Victims of CCA (12/11/03)
- High Children's Risk from CCA-Treated Wood Found, EPA Plods Along (11/17/03)
- Consumer Product Safety Commission Denies Ban on CCA-Treated Playsets (11/7/03)
- Is EPA Taking A Deadly Turn With Chromium VI Wood Preservative? (10-2-03)
- Wood Treatment Facility Contaminants Floridan Aquifer
- Borates Used Successfully As Alternative to Highly Toxic Wood Preservatives
- Streaming Video: News Stories Highlight Dangers of Wood Preservatives
- Australia Plans to Halt CCA Use on Decks and Playgrounds
- Retailers of Pressure Treated Wood Distributing False Information
- NY Legislature Passes Bill Requiring State to Seal CCA-Treated Picnic Tables
- Litigation Continues As Judge Denies Preliminary Injunction To Ban Wood Preservative
- Nova Scotia Lumber Industry Doing Well After Canadian CCA Phase-Out
- Maine Bans Sale of Arsenic-Treated Wood, Expedites Federal Phase-Out
- Arsenic in Drinking Water May Inhibit DNA Repair
- Residents Seek Damages from Wood Preserving Plant
- Bill To Ban Toxic Wood Preservatives Introduced in California State Senate
- Government Study Finds Arsenic-Treated Wood Increases Cancer Risk in Children
- Hearing to Ban Wood Preservative Pentachlorophenol Set for January 21 in Federal District Court
- CCA-Treated Wood is a Continuing Issue for EPA
- UK Report Warns About Insect Resistance
- Arsenic-Free Wood Preservative Receives 2002 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award
- Testing of Decks and Playsets Shows High Levels of Arsenic in Old Wood, Findings Contradict EPA Safety Assurance
- Treated Wood Contaminates Communities
- Florida Town Tests for Dangers in Its Wood
- Canada Announces Phase-out of Toxic Wood, Environmentalist Say Decision Should Go Further and Faster
- Connecticut Issues Warning on CCA Treated Wood
- CCA-Treated Wood Poisons Couple
- "Recycled" Utility Poles and Railroad Ties Contaminate Homes Around the Country
- Lawmaker Calls For Ban On Arsenic-Treated Wood
- EPA Announces Wood Preservatives Phase-out but Victims Want Them Fully Banned
- Public Interest Groups Tell EPA to Fully Protect Public from Wood Preservatives
- Groups Petition EPA to Ban Hazardous Wood Preservatives
- High Levels Of Arsenic Found In Lumber From Home Depot & Lowe's
- Wood Treatment Company Sued by Contaminated Communities
- Wood Treatment Facility Contaminates Louisiana Community
- Puppy Dies After Chewing on CCA-Treated Wood Scrape
- Senator Nelson (D-FL) Calls for EPA to Report to Congress on Progress of CCA Risk Assessment
- Mandatory Labeling of CCA-treated Wood Remains Necessary After New EPA Agreement with Wood Treatment Industry
- EPA Pledges to Speed Up Risk Assessment of CCA Wood Preservative
- Poison Playgrounds
- Environmentalists Urge Gov. Jeb Bush to Take Additional Steps on Wood Preservatives
- Bush Withdraws New Arsenic Standard as High Arsenic Levels Close Parks
- Lawsuit Brought Against Manufacturers and Dealers of CCA Treated Wood
- Pressure Treated Wood Leaks Unsafe Levels of Arsenic
- Fern Found to Soak Up Arsenic
- Beyond Pesticides’ Holiday Wishlist (12/22/06)
- Beyond Pesticides To Participate in Washington, DC Green Festival (10/13/06)
- New Pesticides in Produce Guide Released (10/05/06)
- Pesticides Are a Leading Suicide Method (9/13/06)
- Effects of Agent Orange Continue Decades After Vietnam (8/30/06)
- Avocados Sale on Hold after Aerial Spraying (6/29/06)
- Terminix Pays Settlement for Fumigation Safety Violation (6/09/06)
- Remembering Rachel Carson (5/26/06)
- Nation’s Largest Urban Farm Faces Threat Of Eviction (5/25/06)
- Antibacterial Soap Ingredient Found in Recycled Sewage Sludge Used on Crops (4/28/06)
- Congressman Suggest African Americans Make EJ an Issue for Earth Day (4/21/06)
- Pesticides Found In Cigarette Smoke (4/20/06)
- Researchers Say Environmental Pollution Is Important Piece of Social Justice Debate (3/23/06)
- Researchers Find That Disturbing Former Farmlands Can Rouse Old Pesticides (2/21/06)
- Diane Wilson, Anti-Dow Activist, Reports From Texas County Jail (1/30/06)
- Photographer Shows the Hidden Paths of Pesticides (12/05/05)
- Christmas Tree Farm Workers At High Risk For Pesticide Poisoning (11/18/05)
- Grape Workers Win $1.7 Million Settlement, More Help Needed (10/07/05)
- Victory: United Farm Workers’ Gallo Wine Boycott Over! (9/19/05)
- Take Action: Boycott Gallo Wine (7/19/05)
- Take Action Today! Call Bayer to Stop the Sale of All Lindane Products (4/21/05)
- EPA To Drop 'E' and 'P' From Name (4/01/05)
- Business Owner Indicted for Pesticide Fraud (12/21/04)
- New Web Site Pinpoints Harmful Chemicals in Communities (12/09/04)
- NC Christmas Tree Farms Show Overall Decrease in Pesticide Use (12/08/04)
- Campaign Launched to Remove Methyl Bromide-Treated Food from Supermarkets (11/24/04)
- Get Out and Vote! (11/2/04)
- Precedent Setting Agreement Reached, Mt. Olive Pickle Boycott Over (9/24/04)
- Beyond Pesticides to Participate in Washington DC Green Festival September 18-19 (9/17/04)
- Researchers Develop Technique To Predict How Long Pesticides Remain in Soil (8/27/04)
- Japanese Study Finds Pesticides in Herbal Remedies (8/25/04)
- New Efforts to Alert Residents of the Hazards of Illegal Pesticides In New York's Chinese Community (8/17/04)
- Catholic Church Helps Warn Farmworkers About Pesticides (7/19/04)
- Vinters Blame Pesticides for Damages (7/09/04)
- Eat Yogurt and Support Beyond Pesticides (and get a free gift too) (6/24/04)
- EPA Says: DON'T USE PESTICIDES On Cicadas, In 15 States (5/17/04)
- Signs May Keep People Out, But They Can’t Keep Pesticides In (4/9/04)
- Airline Passengers and Crew Have A Right to Freedom From Pesticides Sign Petition Today! (3/2/04)
- 22nd National Pesticide Forum to be held April 2-4 at UC Berkeley, Details Online (2/27/04)
- Pesticide Manufacturers Pay $100 Million in Settlement (1/8/04)
- EPA Sued For Illegally Taking Direction from Chemical Industry Group (1/20/04)
- Support FLOC’s Mt. Olive Pickle Company Boycott (12/5/03)
- Shocking or Not? Leaked Memo Exposes Industry's Plan Against NGOs (12/1/03)
- Back To Lawn Pesticides: Placing Pets in Danger (11/13/03)
- Survey Finds 100% of Responding Hospitals Use Pesticides In or Around Facilities (11/12/03)
- New Study Finds Toxic Soup In Household Air & Dust (10/16/03)
- Pesticide Users and Producers Launch Campaign to Combat Activists
- Cotton Spraying: The Pests Died - Or Did They?
- Study Shows Glyphosate (RoundUp) May Encourage Toxic Fungi Growth
- Streaming Video: News Stories Highlight Dangers of Wood Preservatives
- Big Spending on Lawn Care in U.S., Demand for IPM Rising
- Asthma Costs Skyrocket in the Face of Pesticides Spraying
- Commonly Used Herbicides Linked to Birth Defects
- Medical Report Says U.S. Must Reduce Dietary Dioxin Exposure
- New Report on the Risks of Lawn-Care Pesticides
- Biomarker for Neuropathic OP Exposure Found as Neuropathies Skyrocket
- 250 Cattle Die After Poisoning in Nebraska, Pesticide Suspected
- Bringing To Justice Those Who Poison The Environment With Pesticides
- World food experts still divided over irradiation
- NEETF Announces Guidelines for Health Care Providers to Recognize and Treat Pesticide Poisonings
- Scientific Journal Compromised by Industry Ties
- Researchers Call for Unbiased List of Most Important Pesticides Worldwide
- Report Finds Pesticide Accidents Affect Range of Population
- Pharmaceutical Giant Accused of Human Pesticide Experiments
- Shell Fined for Toxic Pesticide Pollution
- Travellers Concerned About Harmful Pest Management Practices at Vacation Destinations
- Beekeepers Voice Concerns About Pesticide Use
- Common Rice Herbicide Found to Be Highly Toxic
- Hidden Pesticide Hazards Lurk in Newly Built Homes
- Fifteen Years After Illegal Pesticide Incineration, Company Fails to Clean-up Site
- New Computer Tool Tracks Pesticide Exposure Through History
- Singer Promotes Good Bugs and Earthworms
- Send Us Your Pictures!
- Cows Die After Ingesting Pesticide, Possible Milk Contamination
- The Persistence of Head Lice
- Clopyralid Contaminates Compost
- Study finds Commonly Used Bactericide in Breast Milk and Fish
- Study Finds Poor Air Quality on Jetliners
- Consumer Pesticide Sales Increase
- Pesticide Use on Starbucks Coffee Beans to be Lowered, Activists Hold Concerns
- Study Finds 2,4-D Herbicide Indoors after Lawn Application
- Pesticide Poisoning Lawsuit Filed Against Bayer
- Study Finds Pesticide Contaminants Spread Through Wind and Rain
- Memphis Company Falsely Labeled its Pesticides
- Crop-Dusters Banned from Spraying
- Environmental Precautions Taken In Midst of Disaster
- Biological Warfare Dwarfs Other Terrorism Threats
- Construction On Toxic Land is Approved
- Citizen's Sue for Damages from Malathion Spraying
- New Portable Devices Can Detect Pesticides
- DuPont Must Pay $29.5 million in Damages Caused by Benlate to Costa Rican Nurseries
- Norton and Morella Advocate Chemical Search
- Researchers Discover Clues to Pesticide Resistance
- Naval Weapons Station in California Now Formally Superfund Site
- Debate Over Brookfield Landfill
- Choose the Right Tree to Decrease Air Pollution
- Organic Farmers in Oregon Organizing to Stop Boise Cascade's use of Herbicide
- Pesticide Phase-out Legislation Introduced in New York City - Residents Urged to Contact City Council
- Study Proves Pesticides Ineffective Against Ant Infestations
- Elevated Levels of Chromium (VI) Found in Santa Cruz Area Wells
- Chemical Industry History, Ancient and Modern
- CDC Finds Background Levels of Organophosphate Pesticides in Average American Body
- University Finds Horseweed Resistant to Roundup
- Farmer Believes Pesticides Are Responsible for Mad Cow Disease
- Victim of Methyl Bromide Poisoning Wins Lawsuit
- The CDC Reports on Hospital Staff Exposed to Toxic Levels of Organophosphates While Treating Contaminated Patients
- Truck Carrying Chlorpyrifos Crashes on Combahee River Bridge
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