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"EPA Limits Three Pesticides To Protect Salmon"

"The federal government, acting to protect endangered fish, is setting up new rules to limit where and when orchardists, farmers and others can use some common pesticides. ... The rules, coming from the Environmental Protection Agency, follow from a decision last year by the National Marine Fisheries Service to require limits on three common pesticides -- chlorpyrifos, diazinon and malathion -- in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California."

Source: Portland Oregonian, 09/14/2009

BC Parents Seek Ban on Spraying Pesticides on School Playing Fields

"A Vernon parent is wondering why school playing fields are still being sprayed with pesticides as communities across the country have discontinued using chemicals to control weeds."

Source: Vernon Morning Star, 08/17/2009

"TRIBUNE WATCHDOG: Pesticides in Your Peaches"

Tests "show that more than 50 pesticide compounds showed up on domestic and imported peaches headed for U.S. stores. Five of the compounds exceeded the limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency, and six of the pesticide compounds present are not approved for use on peaches in the United States."

Source: Chicago Tribune, 08/13/2009

"Rural Well Water Linked To Parkinson's"

A new study finds that rural residents who drink water from private wells are much more likely to have Parkinson's disease, bolstering theories that farm pesticides may be partly to blame.

Source: EHN, 08/05/2009

"NJ Suits Put Farmland Development Under Microscope"

A tangle of New Jersey lawsuits raises issues about what restrictions should be placed on builders seeking to develop farmland where pesticides were formerly used.

Source: AP, 08/03/2009

"Scientists Untangle Multiple Causes of Bee Colony Disorder"

"A microscopic pathogen and pesticides embedded in old honeycombs are two major contributors to the bee disease known as colony collapse disorder."

Source: ENS, 07/30/2009

"Climate Bill A Farm Income Boost, USDA Estimates"

"U.S. farmers and foresters could earn more money from carbon contracts than they pay in higher costs from legislation to control greenhouse gases, the Agriculture Department estimated on Wednesday."

Source: Reuters, 07/23/2009

"Bayer Pesticide Seal of Approval Stings Britain's Beekeepers"

"The British Bee Keepers' Association ... is receiving money from one of the main manufacturers of [an] allegedly bee-killing brew, Bayer Crop Sciences, and endorsing some of its products as 'bee-friendly'."

Source: Guardian, 07/17/2009

"Hiring Lambs As Landscapers"

"Wine makers are shaking things up in their vineyards. Some of them use natural and organic methods to control pests and weeds instead of using pesticides. Now, one winery has discovered a unique, natural way to prune their grape vines."

Source: Environment Report, 07/08/2009

"Purity of Federal 'Organic' Label Is Questioned"

Heavy lobbying by companies eager to get a slice of the $23 billion-a-year organic food business is watering down USDA "organic" standards to the point where consumers "are not always getting what they expect: foods without pesticides and other chemicals, produced in a way that is gentle to the environment."

Source: Wash Post, 07/03/2009

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