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Trump’s EPA Wants to Block Toxic Pesticide Warnings
President Donald Trump’s environmental regulators are advancing a proposal to block states from warning consumers about ...
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Pesticide-free movement gains momentum on Peninsula with Woodside’s sweeping new ban
A goat used as an alternative to pesticides for weed control reaches for a leaf to nibble. Photo by Magali Gauthier. Put away the poisons and opt for earth-friendly ways of dealing with animal ...
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Farm pesticides found floating in California air samples; state officials say it's OK
From the sprawling vineyards of the Bay Area to the strawberry fields of the Central Coast and orchards of the Central Valley, California remains an agricultural juggernaut, producing more fruits ...
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Conservatives deny antipesticide NGO a seat on EU food safety board
Usually the commission provides a short list of candidates, but this year it narrowed the choice down to just one: Martin Dermine, the executive director of the Pesticide Action Network (PAN ...
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EPA Makes Pesticide Incident Reports Publicly Available for First Time
This second-generation anti-coagulant rodenticide is one of the most widely used rodenticides in rat poison products. Numerous examples of human health harms, including at least 18 deaths, associated ...
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California aims to limit pesticide. Central Valley farmworker communities say it’s not enough
on Friday Jan. 21, 2022. Andy Alfaro aalfaro@modbee.com Farmworker communities are protesting the California Department of Pesticide Regulation’s proposal to limit the pesticide 1,3 ...
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Plant defense compound disarms bacterial syringe
Erucamide, a fatty acid amide produced by plants, has antibacterial properties and may be useful as an ecofriendly pesticide ...