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.
Against the guidance of scientists, the EPA is relying on industry-backed tests to relax regulations on acephate ...
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.
A toxin found in paint strippers that's responsible for 85 U.S. deaths over the past five decades will be phased out for many ...
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 ...
S tung by paying billions of dollars for settlements and trials, chemical giant Bayer has been lobbying lawmakers in three ...
(Beyond Pesticides, April 23, 2024) The Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report last week finding that the agency has failed to establish ...
DES MOINES — As cancer rates in Iowa rise, state lawmakers continue to advance a bill that would add legal protections for pesticide manufacturers over the labeling that is required to warn ...
DES MOINES — As cancer rates in Iowa rise, state lawmakers continue to advance a bill that would add legal protections for pesticide manufacturers over the labeling that is required to warn ...
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 ...