"Groups Press Feds To Overhaul GMO Regulations"
"Environment and food safety groups are pushing the Obama administration to overhaul the nation’s regulations for genetically engineered (GE) plants and animals."
Source: The Hill, 11/17/2015
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"Is the USDA Silencing Scientists?"
"“There's a message: If you want to prosper, don't make waves.”"
Source: Atlantic, 11/05/2015
Researcher Charges USDA Suspended Him for Pesticide-Pollinator Work
"A prominent Agriculture Department scientist is alleging that he was suspended after complaining that the agency was blocking his research into the harmful effects of pesticides on pollinators, such as bees and butterflies."
Source: Wash Post, 10/30/2015
Major Medical Groups Warning Of Toxic Chemical Risks To Unborn Babies
"Doctors urged to address environmental exposures, especially with expectant parents."
Source: Huffington Post, 10/22/2015
"Contaminated Soil Lingers Where Apples Once Grew"
"At homes and day care centers throughout Central Washington, children play in yards contaminated with lead and arsenic."
Source: EarthFix/OPB, 10/13/2015
"Fighting West Nile Virus Shouldn’t Mean Poisoning People"
"Local agencies often spray mosquito-killing pesticides in an effort to control West Nile virus. But it's not clear whether the significant health risks from the pesticides outweigh the comparatively low risks of West Nile."
Source: Newsweek, 10/09/2015
"6 Things to Know About the EPA’s New Pesticide Rules"
"For the first time since 1992, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated the pesticide protections it requires for the more than two million people who plant and harvest our food. The new protections, which will go into effect in early 2017, could be a game-changer for American farms and workers."
Source: Civil Eats, 10/08/2015
"Human Reproduction, Health Broadly Damaged By Toxic Chemicals: Report"
"Exposure to toxic chemicals in food, water and air is linked to millions of deaths, and costs billions of dollars every year, according to a report published Thursday by an international organization of medical professionals."
Source: Reuters, 10/01/2015
"EPA Overhauls Rules for Pesticide Use on Farms"
"The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled revised rules aimed at better protecting farmworkers from pesticides, an overhaul that brings safeguards for agricultural laborers closer to parity with employees in other industries."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 09/29/2015
"Study: Non-Whites More Exposed To Environmental Hazards"
"According to a new study, published in the American Journal of Public Health, African Americans and Hispanics are more exposed to health risks like air pollution, toxic waste and a lack of green space."
Source: UPI, 09/18/2015
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