- April 27, 2009Environment
EPA's New Pesticide Testing Is Outdated
- In its search for endocrine-disrupting chemicals, the agency should turn to new scientists, says an advocate
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- March 14, 2013
It's Time for a Neonicotinoid Time Out
- There's a mounting pile of evidence that three particular neonicotinoid insecticides, clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam, are harming bees. During the late 1990’s this class of pesticides began being used to treat corn and other field crop seeds...
- Robynne Boyd
- September 2, 2016Public Health
U.S. Fights Zika Mosquitoes with Limited Arsenal
- Pesticide issues, including resistance, may hamper efforts to tamp down the viral threat
- June 15, 2022Pollution
Pesticides Are Spreading Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Scientists Warn
- Common chemicals sprayed on many crops each year are cloaked in bureaucratic uncertainties
- Meg Wilcox
- March 31, 2009Environment
Is Life Too Hard for Honeybees?
- Researchers zero in on the culprits behind colony collapse disorder
- Wendy Lyons Sunshine
- February 26, 2010Health
Are Pesticides from Plants Dangerous to Humans?
- It remains unclear how the pesticides from plants known as pyrethroids affect human health
- Ferris Jabr and Environmental Health News
- August 5, 2009Environment
Rural Well Water Linked to Parkinson's Disease
- California finding bolsters theory linking neurological ailment to insecticides
- Marla Cone and Environmental Health News
- February 15, 2011Health
Pesticides May Block Male Hormones
- Many agricultural pesticides disrupt male hormones, according to new tests
- Marla Cone and Environmental Health News
- June 28, 2013Biology
EPA Defends Chemical Testing of Low-Dose Hormone Effects
- The agency is responding to a report written by 12 scientists who criticized the government’s decades-old strategy for testing the safety of many chemicals found in the environment and consumer products...
- Brian Bienkowski and Environmental Health News
- July 28, 2014Environment
DDT Still Killing Birds in Michigan
- A chemical plant-turned-Superfund site may be to blame
- Brian Bienkowski and Environmental Health News
- April 30, 2019Environment
As Pesticide Turns Up in More Places, Safety Concerns Mount
- A growing body of research is challenging the assumption that neonicotinoids are safer and less likely to spread than other pesticides
- Jim Daley
- April 22, 2015Health
Advocacy Group Offers U.S. Testing for Herbicide Feared to Be Linked to Cancer
- The public testing project will gather data on detectable levels of the weed-killer glyphosate in drinking water, human urine and breast milk
- March 13, 2013Environment
The Mystery of the Vanishing DDT in the Ocean Near Los Angeles
- A deposit of 110 tons of the banned pesticide has rapidly shrunk on the ocean floor and cast doubt on the need to mount an expensive cleanup
- Marla Cone and Environmental Health News
- December 31, 2015
Why the VW #DieselGate Is Only the Tip of the Iceberg, Part 3
- How U.S. regulations brought results where Europe failed
- Tali Trigg
- March 18, 2010Health
Small Dogs Prove Susceptible to Flea Poison
- Warning that the powerful poisons can endanger dogs and cats, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will require new instructions and labeling for flea products
- Marla Cone and Environmental Health News
- March 13, 2008Health
Do Nanoparticles in Food Pose a Health Risk?
- A new study reveals that nanoparticles are being used in everything from beer to baby drinks despite a lack of safety information
- David Biello
- October 6, 2014Mind & Brain
High Rates of Suicide, Depression Linked to Farmers' Use of Pesticides
- There is growing evidence that long-term pesticide use is linked to to alterations in farmers' mental health
- Brian Bienkowski and Environmental Health News
- July 8, 2011Environment
The Brave New World of "Green Chemistry"
- August 9, 2006The Sciences
EPA Pesticide Controversy and Impact Astronomy
- In this episode, journalist Paul Raeburn talks about how the Environmental Protection Agency has been taking a long time, decades in fact, to figure out how to handle some potentially dangerous chemicals...
- Steve Mirsky
- March 15, 2012Environment
Low Doses of Hormonelike Chemicals May Have Big Effects
- Scientists seek "fundamental changes" in testing and regulation of chemicals that mimic human hormones
- Marla Cone and Environmental Health News
