Pesticide Studies Won EPA Trust, Until Trump Team Scorned ‘Secret Science’
"Backed by agrochemical companies, the current administration and Congress are moving to curb the role of human health studies in regulation."
Source: NY Times, 08/27/2018
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"Marine Mammals Have Lost a Gene That Now They May Desperately Need"
"Dolphins, manatees, sea lions, elephant seals and other animals no longer produce an enzyme that protects land mammals against harmful chemicals, including some pesticides."
Source: NY Times, 08/10/2018
"Trump Administration Faces Lawsuit Over Pesticides In Wildlife Refuges"
"Conservationists on Wednesday notified the Trump administration that they would sue over its reversal of a 2014 decision prohibiting bee-killing pesticides and genetically modified crops on U.S. wildlife refuges."
Source: Reuters, 08/09/2018
"Trump Administration Lifts GMO Crop Ban For U.S. Wildlife Refuges"
"The Trump administration has rescinded an Obama-era ban on the use of pesticides linked to declining bee populations and the cultivation of genetically modified crops in dozens of national wildlife refuges where farming is permitted."
Source: Reuters, 08/06/2018
"Trump Just Nominated A Pesticide Exec To Oversee Science At The USDA"
"On Monday [7/16], while most media were still digesting President Donald Trump’s extraordinary travels abroad, the White House quietly named a long-time pesticide executive as chief scientist for the US Department of Agriculture."
Source: Mother Jones, 07/23/2018
"Pesticides: Judges Scold EPA Over Hot-Button Farm Chemical"
"Two federal judges expressed frustration yesterday with EPA's foot-dragging on the regulation of a farm pesticide linked to children's health problems."
Source: Greenwire, 07/11/2018
"Senate Unanimously Approves Pesticide Registration Bill"
"The Senate last Thursday [June 28] unanimously passed H.R. 1029, the Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act, which would reauthorize the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) that gives the Environmental Protection Agency the authority to collect fees to maintain the registration of pesticides."
Source: Feedstuffs, 07/05/2018
"UN Experts Denounce 'Myth' Pesticides Are Necessary To Feed The World"
"The idea that pesticides are essential to feed a fast-growing global population is a myth, according to UN food and pollution experts."
Source: Guardian, 06/19/2018
"Hawaii Is First In U.S. To Ban Chlorpyrifos"
"Hawaii became the first state in the country to ban pesticides containing chlorpyrifos, a chemical that has been linked to disruptions in the brain development of babies and young children, with Gov. David Ige signing the measure into law on Wednesday."
Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 06/19/2018
"EPA Backpedals On Suspending Pesticide Rule Following Lawsuit"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday backtracked on its suspension of a chemical requirement that aimed to help farmworkers handling toxic pesticides."
Source: The Hill, 06/18/2018
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