Adrift: Communities On Front Lines Of Pesticide Exposure Fight For Change
"Rural communities of color and farmworkers are disproportionately exposed to some of the most dangerous chemicals used in agriculture."
Source: EHN/palabra, 02/09/2023
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"EPA Targets Plastics Company in PFAS Probe"
"EPA and environmental groups are targeting a company for allegedly releasing “forever chemicals” into tens of millions of plastic containers that later contaminated pesticides, which the agency said poses “unreasonable” risks to workers and the environment.
Source: E&E News, 01/06/2023
Midwest Soil Eroding Faster Than Ever. Modern Farming Could Be To Blame.
"Midwest soil is eroding at an alarming rate according to new, first-of-its-kind research."
Source: Grist, 12/20/2022
"Op-ed: What The Pesticide Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know"
"Like Big Oil, pesticide companies spend hundreds of millions every year on deceitful PR strategies to keep their hazardous products on the market, even as evidence mounts that many pesticides still used today are tied to certain cancers, damage to children’s developing brains, biodiversity collapse, and more."
Source: EHN, 12/12/2022
"The Earth Has a Microbiome — And It Needs Help"
"Soil’s microbial communities keep it healthy, just like the one in our guts. But new research finds we’re not doing a good enough job of protecting it."
Source: The Revelator, 12/07/2022
"A New Analysis Shows A 'Crisis' Of Male Reproductive Health"
"Global average sperm count is declining at a quicker pace than previously known, chemical exposure is a suspected culprit."
Source: EHN, 11/17/2022
"After 60 Years, ‘Silent Spring’ Is Still Changing the World"
"A scientist, farmer, journalist, biologist, and community organizer reflect on the power and ongoing impact of Rachel Carson’s groundbreaking book, and the work that remains to be done."
Source: Civil Eats, 10/21/2022
DC Sues Velsicol For Allegedly Contaminating Local Rivers With Pesticide
"Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine (D) on Thursday announced a lawsuit against chemical manufacturer Velsicol, alleging the company contaminated waterways in the city and harmed the health of residents in predominantly minority neighborhoods."
Source: The Hill, 10/17/2022
Mongabay Probe Key As Brazil Court Rules On Palm Oil Pesticide Contamination
"Prosecutors in Brazil say the findings from a Mongabay investigation were key to obtaining a court decision this week to probe the environmental impacts of pesticides used by oil palm plantations on Indigenous communities and the environment in northern Pará state."
Source: Mongabay, 10/11/2022
Spanish-Speaking Farmworkers Can't Read Pesticide Labels Printed in English
"Pesticide labels are designed to help prevent dangerous exposure, but the EPA doesn’t ensure most farmworkers can read them—an oversight that has serious implications for their health, and the environment."
Source: Civil Eats, 09/02/2022
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