Ottawa Agrees To Review 23 Pesticides After Pressure From Enviros
"Environmentalists are declaring victory over an announcement by Ottawa that it will conduct a health review of 23 pesticides."
Source: Canadian Press, 02/06/2014
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"Pesticides Linked to Parkinson's Risk in People with Specific Gene"
"Several studies have linked pesticides with the development of Parkinson's disease, and now a new study has found a specific gene that may explain why some people are particularly susceptible to developing Parkinson's after exposure to certain pesticides."
Source: LiveScience, 02/04/2014
"Neonicotinoid Pesticides Harm Bees’ Foodgathering Ability"
"BRIGHTON, UK -- Controversial pesticides ingested by bumble bees can seriously impact the insects’ ability to collect food, even at very low levels of contamination, finds new research from the University of Sussex and the University of Stirling."
Source: ENS, 01/30/2014
"Genetic Weapon Against Insects Raises Hope and Fear in Farming"
"Scientists and biotechnology companies are developing what could become the next powerful weapon in the war on pests — one that harnesses a Nobel Prize-winning discovery to kill insects and pathogens by disabling their genes."
Source: NY Times, 01/29/2014
EPA’s Fast-Track Approval Process for Pesticides Raises Health Concerns
U.S. pesticide law allows EPA to approve pesticides for use under "conditional registration" -- before scientists know whether they will harm human health or the environment. Critics say the loophole is overused and abused, allowing EPA to ignore health threats.
Source: Center for Investigative Reporting, 01/15/2014
"Big Biotech Does As Expected -- Sues Kauai Over GMO Law"
"As was expected, Big Biotech’s legal juggernaut has rolled into action in Hawai’i. On Friday afternoon, three big agrochemical companies — Pioneer-DuPont, Syngenta, and Agrigenetics Inc (a subsidiary of Dow Chemical) — filed a suit in a federal court in Honolulu seeking to block Kauai County’s new GMO regulatory law."
Source: Earth Island Journal, 01/14/2014
"Environmental Advocates Target Possible Flaws In EPA Pesticide System"
"WASHINGTON — The honeybees that pollinate one-third of Americans’ daily diet are dying, and in the eyes of some environmentalists one culprit may be a decades-old Environmental Protection Agency system."
Source: McClatchy, 12/18/2013
Euro Agency Warns of Risk to Humans in Pesticides Tied to Bee Deaths
"LONDON — European food regulators said on Tuesday that a class of pesticides linked to the deaths of large numbers of honey bees might also harm human health, and they recommended that the European Commission further restrict their use."
Source: NY Times, 12/18/2013
"Environmental Advocates Target Possible Flaws in EPA Pesticide System"
"WASHINGTON — The honeybees that pollinate one-third of Americans’ daily diet are dying, and in the eyes of some environmentalists one culprit may be a decades-old Environmental Protection Agency system."
Source: McClatchy, 12/17/2013
EPA Moves To Toss Environmental Justice Complaint Over Pesticide Risk
"The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion in federal court Wednesday asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the Environmental Protection Agency has failed to follow through on upholding an environmental justice pledge."
Source: Monterey Co. Weekly, 11/21/2013
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