Did the EPA and CDC Mislead Lo...

Sep 23, 2016 by

[Translate] Environment Naled, an insecticide being used in community mosquito spraying in the U.S., was banned by the EU in 2012 due...

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So What Became of the $1.9 Bil...

Aug 17, 2016 by

[Translate] Congress by Marco Cáceres  | Law, Congress The U.S. government laid out a proposal to spend $1.9 billion on...

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Prenatal Pesticide Exposure Li...

Aug 3, 2016 by

[Translate] Expectant mothers living near agricultural lands where organophosphate pesticides were used gave birth to children with...

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The Developing World is Awash ...

Jul 5, 2016 by

[Translate] Environment Herbicides, insecticides and fungicides threaten the environment and human health in many parts of the world....

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CARTOON: CONSERVATIVES CURE TH...

Jun 3, 2016 by

[Translate]   By BrianMcFadden  DAILY KOS The Senate passed a not-great, but decent bill to address the threat of the Zika...

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CHILDREN IN FARM COMMUNITIES P...

May 15, 2016 by

[Translate] Civil Eats About the Writer Elizabeth Grossman is a senior reporter for Civil Eats focused on environmental and science...

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3 PESTICIDES ARE PUTTING NEARL...

May 3, 2016 by

[Translate] Climate by Katie Valentine CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File   A few widely-used pesticides have the...

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LEAKED TTIP DOCUMENTS CAST DOU...

May 2, 2016 by

[Translate] Greenpeace says internal documents show US attempts to lower or circumvent EU protection for environment and public...

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Monsanto’s Controversial...

Apr 27, 2016 by

[Translate]   Environment The herbicide was classified as “probably carcinogenic to humans” by the World Health...

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Move Over Pesticides: Could Tr...

Apr 11, 2016 by

[Translate] Environment Researchers are building on age-old practices to reduce food loss in Africa. By Rachel Cernansky / Ensia  ...

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FOR THE FIRST TIME, A STATE JU...

Apr 9, 2016 by

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   Bonnie Raindrop has been beekeeping for just nine years, but...

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ARGENTINES LINK HEALTH PROBLEM...

Mar 9, 2016 by

[Translate]  Arkady Bukh, esq. BASAVILBASO, Argentina (AP) — Argentine farmworker Fabian Tomasi was never trained to handle...

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TWO-THIRDS OF ALL SHOPPERS ARE...

Mar 2, 2016 by

[Translate] There’s a gigantic food labeling scandal going on. Now there’s a campaign to get the FDA to ban it. By Reynard Loki...

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HERE’S WHAT WE SHOULD BE...

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[Translate] REUTERS/Katherine Taylor By Donald Carr GRIST Cross-posted from The Republic of Awesome Let’s assume the nascent “good...

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HERE’S NEW NEWS ABOUT PE...

Jan 7, 2016 by

[Translate] By Nathanael Johnson Bees are struggling, and several environmental organizations want to try to help them out by banning...

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HONEY BEES ARE FACING A GLOBAL...

Oct 6, 2015 by

[Translate] Environmentalists and agribusiness are waging a pitched battle over the use of pesticides. By Reynard Loki / AlterNet...

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Monsanto’s Migraine: Big...

Oct 3, 2015 by

[Translate]   Environment The problems are piling up at the company’s front door. By Reynard Loki / AlterNet Photo Credit:...

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THE BEES HAVE THEIR DAY IN COU...

Sep 12, 2015 by

[Translate]   A federal appeals court overturns the government’s approval of a powerful new pesticide linked to pollinator...

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STUDY FINDS A LINK BETWEEN NEO...

Aug 21, 2015 by

[Translate] A beekeeper in a field of rapeseed some 145 miles west of Bucharest, Romania    REUTERS/Radu Sigheti Johnny Neonic By...

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DDT’S TOXIC LEGACY CONTI...

Jul 15, 2015 by

[Translate] More than 40 years after it was banned in the U.S., DDT is still in the environment — and it’s still being sprayed...

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HOW PALM OIL PRODUCTION IS TIE...

Jul 7, 2015 by

[Translate] The cultivation of palm oil is responsible for polluted rivers, vanishing forests and the displacement of communities. By...

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Health Alert update: VERY IMPO...

Jul 6, 2015 by

[Translate] Fwd: Health Alert update: VERY IMPORTANT, INFORMATIVE ARTICLE ABOUT DANGERS OF GLYPHOSATE AND GMO FOODS Inbox x to Casey...

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BEES ARE DYING OFF – BUT...

Jun 1, 2015 by

[Translate] The only thing stopping us from protecting pollinators is greed, Dave Goulson tells Salon Lindsay Abrams SALON.COM Bees...

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Biotech Giant DuPont-Pioneer F...

May 29, 2015 by

[Translate] A jury awarded 15 people $500,000 in damages in the latest victory against GE seed corporations in Hawaii. By Paul Towers...

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How Monsanto Could Get Even Bi...

May 29, 2015 by

[Translate] Environment We should be very concerned about the future of the world’s food supply. By Reynard Loki / AlterNet...

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EU Dropped Pesticide Laws Due ...

May 25, 2015 by

[Translate] U.S. trade officials pushed EU to shelve action on endocrine-disrupting chemicals linked to cancer and male infertility...

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U.S. HONEYBEE POPULATION PLUMM...

May 16, 2015 by

[Translate] Environment Growing body of evidence points to neonicotinoid pesticides as culprit of massive bee die-offs. By Lorraine...

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Is the Government Harassing an...

May 10, 2015 by

[Translate] “The possibility that the USDA is prioritizing the interests of the chemical industry over those of the American...

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The Latest Threat to Bees? Flu...

May 7, 2015 by

[Translate] The government approves a new pesticide called flupyradifurone that environmentalists say threatens wildlife and people....

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After Cesar Chavez: The fight ...

Apr 6, 2015 by

[Translate] U.S. National Archives and Records Administration By Brentin Mock The irony of nonviolent resistance is that it needs...

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