The Washington Post12d
70 countries have banned this pesticide. It’s still for sale in the U.S.
According to a 2023 study, rates of suicide by pesticide in China declined dramatically following the ban of paraquat ...
CNET4d
Put in Extra Effort to Wash These 12 Pesticide-Prone Fruits and Vegetables
Pesticides and other chemicals linger on just about any produce you bring from the store to your table. But we have a list of ...
Center for Biological Diversity1y
EPA Petitioned to Update 47-Year-Old Toxic Pollutant List
No pollutants have been added to the list in 47 years ... vehicle tires known to kill endangered coho salmon; and pesticides commonly used in industrial agriculture. “For nearly 50 years, EPA has been ...
JD Supra5d
EPA Releases New MyPest Tracking System
On January 17, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its new MyPest tracking system to provide ...
C&EN24d
Will EPA continue to allow problematic pesticides?
Here are three of the high-profile pesticides that C&EN will be watching in 2025. The organophosphate insecticide chlorpyrifos has been in the EPA’s crosshairs for years because of the chemical ...
Center for Biological Diversity1y
EPA Makes Pesticide Incident Reports Publicly Available for First Time
“This is the most significant step the EPA has taken to increase transparency with the public about pesticides and their harms,” said Nathan Donley, environmental health science director at the Center ...
Beyond Pesticides7d
Beyond Pesticides Calls on EPA To Ensure Comprehensive Review of “Biopesticides”
Beyond Pesticides is urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) to move more cautiously in  its proposal for ...