California regulators said Friday they intend to designate the widely used weed killer atrazine as a known carcinogen, a move that contrasts with the opinion of federal regulators.
The US should tighten policies that allow high pesticide residue levels in our food, according to a recent petition filed with government regulators.
WATCH: A new documentary film explores the connections between Parkinson’s disease and agricultural uses of pesticides such as paraquat.
Higher exposure to common neonicotinoid insecticides was associated with lower sperm quality in men, according to a new study that adds to a growing body of evidence about the reproductive health risks of pesticides.
A US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plan to reduce the amount of atrazine running off into US rivers, lakes and streams would leave 99% of watersheds contaminated at levels that exceed the agency’s threshold for harm to plants, fish and other species, according to a new study.
The US should review policies that allow major food crops to be sprayed directly with herbicides shortly before harvest and should tighten related policies that allow for high levels of residues of those pesticides in finished food products, according to a petition filed Thursday with the government regulators.
Adam Shriver of Farm Action Fund and the host of the Canary in a Cornfield podcast talks to TNL managing editor Brian Bienkowski about Farm Bill deliberations, how corporate consolidation is harming farmers, and how cancer rates and pollution have become key campaign issues in Iowa.
Under the new law, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation must track pesticides containing PFAS in its publicly accessible database and monitor how these pesticides are used over time.
A cancer-linked pesticide banned in more than 60 countries around the world contaminates an estimated 25% of river and stream miles in the lower 48 US states, including many waterways used for drinking water, according to a new analysis.
US officials said this week they are expanding a scientific review of the widely used weed killer glyphosate, a chemical popular in agriculture but also linked for years to cancer and other health problems. But skeptics doubt the sincerity of the move.