Trump order seeks to protect weedkiller at center of barrage of lawsuits | Pesticides
Donald Trump has signed an executive order protecting production of glyphosate-based herbicides, such as Roundup, which some bodies and studies...
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As pesticides and wildfires rise, kids with cancer need resources
Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels A growing body of research ties environmental pollutants to worse health and shorter life spans...
EWG’s 2025 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce
By EWG Science Team JUNE 11, 2025 Top three takeaways Almost 60 percent of samples for all Clean Fifteen™ fruits...
Microplastics Interact with Pesticides, Exacerbating Environmental Health Threats, Studies Find
(Beyond Pesticides, February 25, 2025) A literature review of over 90 scientific articles in Agriculture documents microplasticsâ (MPs) increase in...
Two New Papers Reveal Startling Human Health Risks from Neonicotinoid Pesticides
I recently coauthored two articles on the acute and chronic human health risks from neonicotinoid pesticides. The papers compiled data...
Canada approved neonic pesticides with outdated studies on human health
A growing body of evidence, showing that Canada’s most common insecticides are more dangerous to human health than previously thought,...
How Pesticides Affect Plants Used to Monitor Environmental Health
Greg Howard 10th August, 2024 Image Source: Natural Science News, 2024Key Findings Researchers at Universidad Francisco...
New Study Finds Alarming Rise in Persistent ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Pesticides
WASHINGTON— A peer-reviewed study published today in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives has found that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS),...
Pesticides: Chemicals of Concern for Human and Environmental Health and Justice
The combination of toxic pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss are putting social and economic well-being at risk. One of...
