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May 1, 2009 -- Videos for Change: Presentation from the 2006-2009 National Pesticide Forums.

December 12, 2008 -- Beyond Pesticides remembers lawyer, farmworker advocate and friend Shelley Davis

November 26, 2008 -- This Christmas, go organic!

November 17, 2008 -- Pollinators and Pesticides: Escalating crisis demands action

Octboer 27, 2008 -- Maryland Health and Elder Care Facilities Lead Way in Cutting Toxic Pesticide Use

August 26, 2008 -- Making Sense of Green Consumer Claims

August 11, 2008 -- Silent Snow: The unimaginable impact of toxic chemical use

July 28, 2008 -- The connection between pesticides and Parkinson's Disease

July 21, 2008 -- It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Erik Jansson, noted environmentalist and conservationist

September 20, 2007 -- Rachel Carson and A Sense of Wonder on Bill Moyers Journal

July 25, 2007 -- Ending Toxic Dependency: The state of IPM

June 6, 2007 -- Activists and Legislators Urge CT Governor to Sign School Pesticide Bill

January 18, 2007 -- Gateway on Pesticide Hazards and Safe Pest Management

January 11, 2007 -- 25th National Pesticide Forum Announced

January 3, 2007 -- Organic Lawn Care Training

December 7, 2006 -- This Christmas, Go Organic!

November 16, 2006 -- New Jersey Township Bans Pesticides in Parks.

October 4, 2006 -- NYC Orders Spraying in the Streets as Citizens Protest

September 21, 2006 -- Leading Anti-Pesticide Activist's Lawn Doused With Toxic Chemicals

August 18, 2006 -- New Investigation Shows Spraying Ineffective in West Nile Transmission, Kids sprayed by mosquito truck

July 19, 2006 -- The Minnesota honeybee court battle and the effects of pesticides on pollinators nationwide.

November 29, 2005 -- Unethical EPA proposal on human testing of pesticides advances chemical industry interests, not the public interest.

September 27, 2005 -- Congress Guts Endangered Species Act

Septemeber 6, 2005 -- Fight asthma and other childhood diseases. Keep pesticides out of schools!

July 21, 2005 -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) releases its Third National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals

June 2, 2005 -- Some in Congress want to weaken the ESA.

April 18, 2005 -- This Earth Day, host an organic Earth Dinner.

February 10, 2005 --Workers in the rose industry suffer greater rates of health problems. This Valentine's Day, go organic.

December 14, 2004 -- Triclosan, its a toxic pesticide hid in many everyday products.

December 8, 2004 -- Nearly all Christmas trees are treated with one pesticide or another, go organic!

December 6, 2004 -- Try our recipe for organic latkes this Hanukah.

December 3, 2004 -- On the 20th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster, Beyond Pesticides calls for justice and offers info on avoiding Dow pesticides.

November 30, 2004 -- The Gloves Are Off...Get A Grip! See a pesticide industry attack ad and our response.

June 24, 2004 -- Stonyfield Yogurt's Bid With Your Lid campaign, ended October 31st. Thanks for helping!

June 4, 2004 -- Register to vote. Help put politicians in office that care about health and the environment.

May 17, 2004 -- EPA Says Don't Spray Cicadas

May 7, 2004 -- West Chester County, PA celebrates "No Pesticides" Day

April 13, 2004 -- Start a new Earth Day tradition, host an Earth Dinner!

April 9, 2004 -- North Carolina battles pesticide drift.

February 28, 2004 -- Final details announced for 22nd National Pesticide Forum.

February 13, 2004 -- Indians protest pesticide contamination in soft drinks.

January 30, 2004 -- Judge denies right to sue EPA for delay on Hazardous Wood Preservatives.

January 16, 2004 -- 20 years after the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal, victims still fighting for justice.

January 5, 2004 -- Mad Cow: Is there a pesticide link?

December 19, 2003 -- EPA allows "banned" pesticide on Christmas Trees

December 6, 2003 -- Support FLOC's Mt. Olive Pickle Boycott

November 21, 2003 -- Study finds chlorpyrifos (pictured in ad) damages heart and liver.

November 7, 2003 -- Child plays barefoot on CCA-treated playground equipment. CPSC denies CCA wood recall.

October 24, 2003 -- Study shows GM crops decreases wildlife diversity.

October 10, 2003 -- Pesticides routinely sprayed on airplanes.

September 26, 2003 -- Aerial pesticide application kills non-target species.

September 12, 2003 -- Beyond Pesticides announces 2004 National Pesticide Forum.

August 29, 2003 -- Glyphosate (RoundUp) encourages the growth of fusarium, a fungus that affects wheat.

August 15, 2003 -- The historic Pontalba Building has been protected by borates since the 1980's.

August 1, 2003 -- Streaming Video: News stories highlight dangers of wood preservatives.

July 18, 2003 -- Pesticides have been linked to asthma.

July 4, 2003 -- Pollinators Need Protection from Pesticides.

June 20, 2003 -- EPA links pesticides to frog deformities.

June 6, 2003 -- EPA considers allowing emergency use of carbofuran, a pesticide known for birds.

May 23, 2003 -- Pesticide suspected in cattle poisoning incident.

May 6, 2003 -- Bhopal survivors bring demands for justice to Dow shareholders

April 29, 2003 -- New Beyond Pesticides Praying Mantis T-Shirts on sale!

March 14, 2003 -- The 21st National Pesticide Forum.

February 28, 2003 -- EPA approves genetically engineered corn, yet avoids mentioning it's genetically engineered!

February 14, 2003 -- Think twice about your Valentine's roses.

February 7, 2003 -- Two red pandas die at National Zoo after rat poison was buried in their enclosure.

January 24, 2003 -- Banana workers march in Nicaragua demanding compensation for harm caused by pesticides

January 3, 2003 -- Retailers scramble to empty shelves of existing stocks of CCA treated wood.

December 20, 2002 -- Creosote producer and trade group close shop, in weeks following lawsuit to ban wood preservatives.

December 6, 2002 -- Enivironmental, fishing groups file for injunction to protect salmon from pesticides.

November 22, 2002 -- Groups urge President to Ban genetically engineered drug crops.

November 1, 2002 -- Fenthion, commonly sprayed for mosquitoes, douses jogger along Gulf Coast.

October 18, 2002 -- As organic standards take effect, groups petition USDA to protect integrity of organics.

October 4, 2002 -- New USDA Organic Standards to take effect October 21, 2002.

September 20, 2002 -- A Mississippi mosquito spray truck drenches children in pesticides.

September 6, 2002 -- Columbian farmer is devastated after his peanut crop was destroyed by coca fumigation

August 23, 2002 -- Mosquitoes and West Nile virus; pesticides are not the answer.

August 9, 2002 -- Research links frog deformities with pesticide exposure.

July 26, 2002 -- U.S. Federal Court ordered EPA to ensure pesticides won't harm endangered salmon.

July 12, 2002 -- Airplanes routinely treated with harmful pesticides. Vintage photo.

June 30, 2002 -- Jerry Neri demonstrates flame-based weed control, a non-toxic alternative to herbicides.

June 14, 2002 -- Suspicious Dursban application in Rehoboth Beach, DE.

May 31, 2002 -- An informative mosquito prevention poster sent by Ruth Berlin of the Maryland Pesticide Network.

May 17, 2002 -- A utility pole oozes toxic creosote in Covington, Louisiana.

May 10, 2002 -- Lani Lamming grazes goats, as an alternative to using herbicides for invasive weed control.

May 3, 2002 -- Photos from the 20th National Pesticide Forum, Seattle, WA.

April 19, 2002 -- Kirks produce manager recognized for bringing organics to the Cayman Islands.

April 12, 2002 -- Open incineration of over 50 pesticide containers, some empty, some not in Goodyear, AZ.

April 5, 2002 -- A wheelbug feasts on an Asian lady beetle. Photo sent by Carol Kauscher of Cincinnati, OH.

March 29, 2002 -- A crop duster can really ruin a sunset. Geraldine Perron, a farmer in Kelvington, Saskatchewan, sent us this photo showing pesticide drift.

March 22, 2002 -- Janet Allen of Syracuse, NY declares her lawn pesticide-free and sends a positive message with this sign.

March 15, 2002 -- Toxic penta-treated utility poles and creosote-treated railroad ties surround home in Albany, NY. Photo by Becky Crouse, Beyond Pesticides.

March 8, 2002 -- Seven Springs, NC Mayor Jewel Kilpatrick and her son fog Main Street for mosquitoes. Photo by Allen Spalt, Agricultural Resources Center, Pesticide Education Project.

March 1, 2002 -- Organic golf course study in Buffalo, NY. Photo by Organic Lawn & Garden Supply Co.

Photo Stories was launched on March 1, 2002. The photos are updated on a bi-weekly basis. Check back in the coming weeks for more archived photos. To get your photo story featured, click here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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