Tag: pesticides

Ontario Cracks Down on Neonicotinoids – Will the Rest of North...

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Signifying a first for North America, the Canadian province of Ontario has proposed a plan to drastically reduce the use of neonicotinoid pesticides. This...

Start-Up Company Creating New Sprays That Could Be a Game Changer...

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Scientists at a start-up company known as Apeel Sciences have figured out a way to double the lifespan of fruits and vegetables as well...

It’s Not Just the Bees: Pesticides Kill Birds, Too

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Neonicotinoids, one of the most widely used classes of insecticides in the world, have been in the news lately due to their connection with...

Cities in Washington and Oregon Ban Neonicotinoids

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While the use of an insecticide class known as neonicotinoids is still widespread in the United States, some cities are taking action on a...

Don’t Ignore the Dangers of Roundup

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As more and more research comes to light exposing just how toxic glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup, really is, it becomes clear that...

Reports: EU Health Commission Works to Evade Looming Pesticide Bans

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According to evidence compiled by the Pesticide Action Network of Europe, the heath commission of the European Union known as DG SANCO and the...

The Environmental Working Group’s Clean 15

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The EWG’s annual Dirty Dozen is a list that is meant to be an important tool for figuring out when it’s worth spending more...

Organic Consumers Association Calling for Ban On All Glyphosate-Containing Pesticides

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A recent pilot study conducted by Moms Across America and Sustainable Pulse found that the toxic ingredient in the popular herbicide Roundup showed up...

Exposure to Banned Pesticides May Increase Risk of Endometriosis

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A study performed by Washington State University researchers highlights yet another danger of the banned pesticides that still linger throughout our environment decades after...

You Are What Your Food Eats

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If the popular euphemism 'you are what you eat' applies, then it also applies to the food eaten by the food we eat. When...