A new study shows that pesticides are a key contributor to climate change, from their manufacturing, transportation, and application, all the way to their degradation … How pesticides intensify global warmingRead more
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Tell Bayer-Monsanto: Stop manufacturing neonicotinoid pesticides
Dear Bayer CEO Werner Baumann, Pollinators are struggling — in large part because pesticides have made much of their environment toxic. Over the past quarter … Tell Bayer-Monsanto: Stop manufacturing neonicotinoid pesticidesRead more
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Pesticide Industry ‘Helped Write’ Disinformation Playbook Used by Big Oil and Big Tobacco
As regulators in the United States and European Union prepare to review and potentially reauthorize the controversial weedkiller glyphosate, a new report reveals the stealth … Pesticide Industry ‘Helped Write’ Disinformation Playbook Used by Big Oil and Big TobaccoRead more
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Millions at risk as deadly fungal infections acquire drug resistance
Scientists have warned that potentially deadly fungal infections are acquiring resistance to many of the medicines currently used to combat them. More than a million … Millions at risk as deadly fungal infections acquire drug resistanceRead more
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64% of global agricultural land at risk of pesticide pollution
The study, published in Nature Geoscience, produced a global model mapping pollution risk caused by 92 chemicals commonly used in agricultural pesticides in 168 countries. … 64% of global agricultural land at risk of pesticide pollutionRead more
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Test finds glyphosate in California wines
A toxic pesticide linked to cancer and autism, glyphosate, is pervasive in agriculture and a new study reveals it has even made its way into … Test finds glyphosate in California winesRead more
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Global Ban on Glyphosate
President of the Portuguese Medical Association, José Manuel Silva, is calling for a worldwide ban on Big Ag’s most used herbicide, glyphosate. With so many … Global Ban on GlyphosateRead more