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"Groups Battle Pesticides, GE Crops on U.S. Wildlife Refuges"

"SAN FRANCISCO -- The use of pesticides and the planting of genetically engineered crops on U.S. national wildlife refuges are illegal and damaging to the environment, say four advocacy groups who have filed a federal lawsuit to halt these practices on national wildlife refuges across the Midwest."

Source: ENS, 09/04/2013

Florida Farm Workers Think Pesticide Exposure Is Giving Them Cancer

"Marta Cruz left Michoacán, Mexico with her husband and 1-year-old son a decade and a half ago to work in the fields of Homestead, Florida, picking lemons and tomatoes as farm workers. A couple of years ago, she began suffering from headaches but figured it was from the long hours working under the sweltering sun or the stress of figuring out how to pay bills."

Source: Latino Fox, 09/02/2013

"Antibiotic Use On The Farm: Are We Flying Blind?"

"There's a heated debate over the use of antibiotics in farm animals. Critics say farmers overuse these drugs; farmers say they don't. It's hard to resolve the argument, in part because no one knows exactly how farmers use antibiotics."

Source: NPR, 08/30/2013

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