Pesticide maker Bayer Crop Science has asked EPA to again let farmers use the weedkiller dicamba, which the agency partly banned after a lawsuit earlier this year.
WASHINGTON— Pesticide-maker Bayer has asked the Environmental Protection Agency to re-approve the dangerous pesticide dicamba for use on genetically engineered cotton and soybeans.
The agency cited evidence that acephate harms workers who apply the chemical and others through contaminated water.
The US Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule Tuesday that will end many uses of the highly toxic, cancer-causing ...
Against the guidance of scientists, the EPA is relying on industry-backed tests to relax regulations on acephate ...
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The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to cancel the use of the pesticide acephate, for all but one use case, according to a Tuesday news release.
New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference at her office on Nov. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) (CN) — New York officials announced Friday they are leading ...
Tommy Hexter is a rural organizer and educator with the Iowa Farmers Union in central Iowa. He is a Democratic candidate for the Iowa House. On April 2, the Iowa Senate passed Senate File 2412, a ...
(Beyond Pesticides, May 1, 2024) According to a new analysis by Consumer Reports, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Pesticide Data Program (PDP) Annual Summary has once again failed to ...
Stung by paying billions of dollars for settlements and trials, chemical giant Bayer has been lobbying lawmakers in three states to pass bills providing it a legal shield from lawsuits that claim ...
When you bite into a piece of celery, there’s a fair chance that it will be coated with a thin film of a toxic pesticide called acephate. The bug killer — also used on tomatoes, cranberries ...