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Proposed Protections for Monarch Butterflies Highlights Pesticide ...
Image: Art Page submission from Carol Moyer, “Monarch Butterfly Sideways with Closed Wings. (Beyond Pesticides, December 20, 2024) On December 12, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) opened a public comment period on its proposal to list the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) as a threatened species and to designate critical habitats for the species under the …
Biodiversity Threatened by Pesticide Drift, Study Finds; Organic ...
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Local Public Health and Environmental Protection Critical as ...
(Beyond Pesticides, January 6, 2025) With the incoming U.S. president promising the “most aggressive regulatory reduction” ever seen in the country’s history, attention shifts to local and state governments’ responsibility to protect health and the environment.
Multitude of Studies Find Epigenetic Effects from PFAS and Other ...
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Roundup Shown to Kill Bees—But Not How You Might Expect
(Beyond Pesticides, April 20, 2021) Roundup products manufactured by Bayer-Monsanto kill exposed bumblebees at high rates, according to a new study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, which points to undisclosed inert ingredients (those that typically make up a majority of the product formulation) as the primary culprit. Roundup products have become synonymous …
EPA’s Registration of Herbicide under New Framework Puts …
(Beyond Pesticides, December 13, 2024) In October, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the registration applications of BASF Corporation and Mitsui Chemicals Crop & Life Solutions, Inc. for the use of different formulations of the L-isomer of glufosinate (also known as “L-glufosinate” and “glufosinate-P”) as new active herbicidal ingredients. This decision …
Study Links Numerous Chemical Families of Pesticides to …
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(Beyond Pesticides, March 27, 2024) A preliminary experiment conducted by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) reveals concerning levels of toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on the skin of soccer players and coaches after playing on artificial turf fields.
Report Links Biodiversity, Water, Food, and Health In Critique To …
(Beyond Pesticides, January 7, 2025) A report, released in December 2024 from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), confronts the problem of “siloing” environmental elements—food, health, water, biodiversity and climate change—when they instead intersect at a nexus from which each element affects all …