Biden EPA Restores Pre-Trump Farmworker Protections From Pesticides
"The Biden administration this week restored Obama-era farmworker protections from pesticides that were rolled back under the Trump administration."
Source: The Hill, 10/04/2024
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US Company Uses Government Funds To Suppress Global Pesticide Opposition
"In 2017, two United Nations experts called for a treaty to strictly regulate dangerous pesticides, which they said were a “global human rights concern”, citing scientific research showing pesticides can cause cancers, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s, and other health problems. Publicly, the industry’s lead trade association dubbed the recommendations “unfounded and sensational assertions”. In private, industry advocates have gone further."
Source: The New Lede, 09/27/2024
"Why Protecting Bats Could Save Children’s Lives"
"An analysis published Thursday in the journal Science suggests farmers have increased their use of pesticides on crops in response to the population collapse of bats, potentially leading to the deaths of more than 1,000 human infants through intoxication from the chemicals."
Source: Washington Post, 09/06/2024
Kennedy Says Trump Will ‘Make Americans Healthy.’ The Record Disagrees.
"As president, Donald J. Trump slashed protections for clean air and water and weakened school nutrition standards."
Source: NYTimes, 08/30/2024
"How Climate Change Could Make Pesticides Even Deadlier"
"As this year’s temperatures continue to break records, farmworkers who toil in the heat remain one of the groups most vulnerable to heat-related illnesses. But another element of their jobs is making extreme heat even more dangerous: pesticide drift."
Source: Mother Jones, 08/13/2024
"Peel Those Apples: Washing Produce Doesn’t Remove Pesticides, Study Finds"
"A new scientific report lends weight to consumer concerns about pesticide residues on food, presenting fresh evidence that washing fruit before eating does not remove various toxic chemicals commonly used in agriculture."
Source: Guardian, 08/09/2024
"Pesticide Exposure As Risky As Smoking, Study Finds"
"People who don’t farm, but live in US agricultural communities where pesticides are used on farms, face an increased cancer risk as significant as if they were smokers, according to a new study."
Source: The New Lede, 07/26/2024
"PFAS Widely Added To US Pesticides Despite EPA Denial, Study Finds"
"Toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” are widely added to pesticides, and are increasingly used in the products in recent years, new research finds, a practice that creates a health threat by spreading the dangerous compounds directly into the US’s food and water supply."
Source: Guardian, 07/25/2024
"Where Are All The Bats? – Alarm As Numbers Fall In England"
"Conservation groups across England are seeing more malnourished bats, as wildlife experts warn the washout summer is driving down the insects, butterflies and moths they feed on."
Source: Guardian, 07/22/2024
"Could Robot Weedkillers Replace The Need For Pesticides?"
"On a sweltering summer day in central Kansas, farm fields shimmer in the heat as Clint Brauer watches a team of bright yellow robots churn up and down the rows, tirelessly slicing away any weeds that stand in their way while avoiding the growing crops."
Source: Guardian, 07/22/2024
