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Press Releases
- 01/04/2018: Largest City in Maine Joins City-Wide Shift to Organic Land Management
- 09/22/2017: Washoe Tribal Council Brings Goats to Stewart Ranch to Manage Invasive Weeds
- 08/14/2017: Beyond Pesticides Journal Articles Link Pesticides to Soil Microbiota and Gut Microbiome Poisoning and Resulting Diseases
- 08/03/2017: Court Overturns Montgomery County, MD Pesticide Restrictions, Groups Say Decision Defies Local Authority to Protect Health
- 05/05/2017: Beyond Pesticides Sues Mott's for Labeling Pesticide-Laden Applesauce "Natural"
- 04/14/2017: Beyond Pesticides Report Documents Threats to Aquatic Life, Calls for Phase-Out of Neonicotinoid Use
- 03/30/2017 Environmental Groups Call on Amazon, to Remove Pollinator-Toxic Products from Website
- 03/03/2017: U.S. Agriculture Still Using Antibiotics that Cause Bacterial Resistance to Life-Saving Medicines, Problem Eliminated in Organic Production, Says Beyond Pesticides Report
- 10/26/2017: Massachusetts Attorney General Stops Deceptive Safety Claims about Bee-Toxic Pesticides, Beyond Pesticides Urges Other States to Follow
- 09/14/2016: Beyond Pesticides Says EPA and CDC Have Misled Local and State Officials and the Public on Safety of Mosquito Pesticides Used for Zika Virus
- 09/02/2016: FDA Finally Bans the Antibacterial Triclosan in Soaps, While EPA Allows Its Use in Common Household Products and Toys, According to Beyond Pesticides
- 06/23/2016: Beyond Pesticides: USDA Aligns with Chemical Industry for Pollinator Festival, Disinvites Environmentalists
- 06/21/2016: Beyond Pesticides: Federal Court Finds USDA Process for Allowing Pesticide-Contaminated Compost Improper and Stops Use
- 06/13/2016: Local Restaurants Launch Campaign to Protect Pollinators during National Pollinator Week
- 05/20/2016: Beyond Pesticides Takes on Pollinator Decline, Pesticide Use, Genetic Engineered Crops, Chemical Industry Deception, Future Actions to Protect Health at Nader Conference in DC
- 03/01/2016: Beyond Pesticides: EPA Moves to Cancel Toxic Pesticide It Allowed without Complete Review, Manufacturer, Bayer, Reneges on Agreement to Take Product Off Market
- 01/06/2016: EPA Data Confirms Honey Bee Exposure to Hazardous Pesticides, According to Beyond Pesticides
- 11/25/2015: EPA Revokes Registration of Pesticide Central to Genetically Engineered Agriculture, According to Beyond Pesticides
- 05/19/2015: White House Plan Does Little to Take the Sting Out of Pollinator Declines, According to Beyond Pesticides
- 05/15/2015: Groups' Petition to Ban Harmful Antibacterial Pesticide Rejected by EPA
- 04/08/2015: Groups Challenge Major USDA Change to Organic Rule: Customary Public Comment Process Averted to the Chagrin of Petitioners
- 03/20/2015: Glyphosate Classified Carcinogenic by International Cancer Agency, Group Calls on U.S. TO End Herbicide's Use and Advance Alternatives
- 03/11/2015: As States Legalize Marijuana, Study Finds Uneven Pesticide Use Restrictions on Growing Practices, Safety Concerns, and Ecological Options
- 02/25/2015: As EPA Approves Emergency Use of Bee-Killing Pesticide for Florida Citrus, Group Urges Heightened Efforts to Stop Toxic Pesticide Dependency
- 10/28/2014: Beyond Pesticides Supports Maryland County's Ordinance Introduced Today to Protect Human Environment
- 10/15/2014: Beyond Pesticides: Despite Public Outcry, EPA Registers Enlist Duo
- 10/03/2014: Organic Farm and Consumer Groups Achieve Partial Victory to Protect National Organic Standards Board
- 07/23/2014: EPA Denies Hazardous Pesticide Use on 3 Million Acres of Texas Cotton Fields
- 07/08/2014: Groups Challenge California’s Approval of Bee-Killing Pesticides
- 06/20/2014: Beyond Pesticides: Presidential Memorandum Acknowledges Pollinator Decline and Mandates Federal Action
- 06/17/2014: National Organic Standards Board Threatened by USDA Maneuvering
- 05/30/2014: Group Ask Retailers to Stop Sale Immediately of Rodent Poison Products, Given Today’s Agreement to Stop Production, But Not Sale, By End of Year
- 05/23/2014: Minnesota Become First State to Ban Toxic Antibacterial Pesticide
- 02/25/2014: Groups Seek Ban of Genetically Engineered Crops and Neonicotinoid Pesticides
Action Alerts
- 05/29/2015: All Major Hardware Stores Must Phase-Out Neonics! Tell Ace and True Value to Act Now!
- 05/05/2015: Take Action Today - May 5th! Join the National Call-in to President Obama to Save Our Bees from Neonic Addiction
- 04/28/2015: Join Your Voice with Those Urging EPA to Ban this Neurotoxic Insecticide
- 03/23/2015: Take Action! Join the national call-in to President Obama to save our bees
- 02/27/2015: Make Sure that Organic Supports Biodiversity, as Required by Organic Law
- 12/15/2014: Tell the President: #BeeKindObama
- 12/11/2014: Tell EPA Not to Expand Uses of Enlist Duo™—AGAIN!
- 12/08/2014: Tell FDA to Consider the Bigger Picture With Food Safety
- 11/12/2014: Participate in the USDA/EPA Listening Session Today and November 17th
- 10/17/2014: Tell Lowe's to give bees treats, not tricks!
Beyond Pesticides in the News
- 06/11/2015: South Portland flits closer to Pesticide Ban, Bangor Daily News
- 05/28/2015: Walmart halts illegal sale of lawn fertilizer, pays New York state $98,000 fine, Times Union
- 04/16/2015: Forum on pesticides meets in Orlando, Orlando Sentinel
- 03/20/2015: Health Agency Says Widely Used Herbicide Likely Carcinogenic, Wall Street Journal
- 03/16/2015: Buzz about bee deaths: Committee hears bill to restrict pesticides, Maryland Reporter
- 03/13/2015: Dow Strikes Back Against Enviros' Bid to Stop Herbicide, Law360
- 03/12/2015: Pot Pesticides are Harshing Your Buzz, Take Part
- 02/18/2015: Viewpoint: No more pesticides in Claremont?, Claremont Courier
- 02/17/2015: Top Pesticide Regulators Met With Industry To Discuss Benefits of Neonicotinoids, Bloomberg BNA
- 12/19/2014: EPA Accused of Dropping Ball on Nano-Silver, Courthouse News
- 11/16/2014: Ogunquit leads the way with ordinance banning pesticides, Bangor Daily News
- 10/27/2014: US EPA plans to restrict usage of 72 chemicals in pesticides, Business Standard
- 10/27/2014: EPA scrutinizes pesticides ingredients, Safety and Health Magazine
- 10/23/2014: EPA Wants 72 Inert Chemicals Out As Pesticide Ingredients, Law360
- 10/22/2014: Critics of Dow herbicide sue U.S. EPA over approval, Reuters
- 10/12/2014: Why the Decline of Golf is Good News for the Environment, Decoded Science
- 07/16/2014: The Fight Against Bee-Killing Pesticides, East Bay Express
- 07/08/2014: Lawsuit demands Calif. stop approving pesticides that harm honeybees, Reuters
- 07/07/2014: What to know before you spray with pesticides, The Washington Post
- 06/01/2014: Lawn pesticides not worth the danger, Poughkeepsie Journal