"Trump-ERA EPA Chemicals Chief To Lead Pesticides Group"
"Alexandra Dunn, who led the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention for two years, has been named CropLife America’s new president and CEO."
Source: E&E News, 02/21/2024
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"‘Symbol Of Polarisation’: EU Scraps Plans To Halve Use Of Pesticides"
"The European Commission is shelving plans to cut pesticide use and is taking the pressure off agriculture in its latest emissions recommendations, as farmers around Europe continue protests demanding higher prices for their products and an easing of EU environment rules."
Source: Guardian, 02/07/2024
"Understanding How The Environment Affects Pregnant People’s Health"
"After years of focusing on babies and children, researchers find that exposure to environmental hazards can have long-term effects on pregnant people’s health, too."
Source: EHN, 02/02/2024
"Everything Isn’t Pura Vida in Costa Rica"
"The country’s banana industry is heavily reliant on chemical pesticides that threaten the environment and public health".
Source: Sierra, 01/18/2024
"Flowers Are Evolving to Have Less Sex"
"As toxic pesticides and vanishing habitats have driven down the populations of bees and other pollinators, some flowers have evolved to fertilize their own seeds more often, rather than those of other plants."
Source: NYTimes, 01/05/2024
Former Official Says EPA Fails To Protect Public From Toxic Pesticides
"Federal regulators are discouraged from speaking up about potentially dangerous pesticides, according to a former agency official."
Source: Guardian, 12/20/2023
Industry May Have Killed Landmark EU Chemical Policy: What It Means For U.S.
"Improvements to a pivotal European chemical policy may have permanently stalled after political pressure and industry interference in what many European environmental advocates say is a step backward for public health."
Source: EHN, 11/10/2023
"Environmental Groups Cut Programs as Funding Shifts to Climate Change"
"The Natural Resources Defense Council is eliminating its longstanding program promoting nuclear safety and cleanup as donors focus on the climate crisis." "A significant shift in donor contributions to nonprofits fighting climate change in recent years has left some of the nation’s biggest environmental organizations facing critical shortfalls in programs on toxic chemicals, radioactive contamination and wildlife protection."
Source: NYTimes, 11/09/2023
EPA Has Found More Than a Dozen Unregulated Contaminants in Drinking Water
"The inaction on regulating contaminants — including those that likely cause cancer, reproductive or developmental issues — found in the water of millions of Americans illustrates shortcomings in the U.S. response to environmental threats, say experts."
Source: ProPublica, 11/08/2023
"Toxic Pesticides Are Sprayed Next to Thousands of US Schools"
"As many as 2 million children attend elementary schools near farms where pesticides are likely applied, as federal legislators aim to gut state and local health protections."
Source: Inside Climate News, 11/06/2023
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