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- Ace Hardware boosts efforts to phase out neonicotinoid pesticides Tue, 17 Sep 19, 3:30amThe world’s largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative, Ace Hardware, is becoming more “bee-friendly” by phasing out inventory products associated with neonicotinoid pesticides...
- California bans pesticide linked to brain damage in children Sat, 11 May 19, 2:30amIn a move that is both a victory for environmental justice and a snub to the current president, the California Senate officially banned a pesticide that has been proven to cause brain damage in children...
- New research shows an organic diet shrinks pesticide exposure Thu, 14 Feb 19, 2:30amThe bad news isn’t news to many — eating a conventional diet leads to pesticide buildup. But a new study published in Environmental Research reveals surprisingly good news. Switching to an all-organic diet quickly and...
- Shellfish farmers push to use pesticides in oyster beds Wed, 13 Feb 19, 2:30amPesticide use for oyster beds is once again threatening Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay. Shellfish growers are making another push to allow for the spray of pesticides on clam and oyster beds in the region, which environmentalists...
- France is the first country to ban all 5 pesticides linked to bee deaths Sat, 9 Feb 19, 6:30amIn a decisive move, France has become the first country to ban all five of the top pesticides blamed for bee die-off around the world. The phenomenon dubbed “colony collapse disorder” has seen bees dying in record numbers,...
- Total field ban on bee-harming neonicotinoids likely after new EU assessments Thu, 1 Mar 18, 10:45pmA total ban on pesticides that harm bees is highly likely in the European Union, according to The Guardian. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published new assessments Wednesday confirming the risks of neonicotinoids...
- Trumps EPA chief lifts ban on pesticide that poisons children Sat, 1 Apr 17, 12:17amAs part of the Trump administration’s current war to overthrow Obama-era environmental regulations, this week, newly appointed EPA Chief Scott Pruitt signed an order reversing a recommendation to ban a pesticide linked...
- Pesticide industry spending 'hundreds of thousands of dollars' to slow U.S. bee protection Fri, 17 Jun 16, 8:00pmWould it surprise you to hear that the pesticide industry is actively working to halt measures that would protect bees from dying in record numbers across the continent? A new report published by Friends of the Earth (FOE)...
- UK suspends ban on bee-killing pesticides Fri, 24 Jul 15, 2:47amIn a decision shrouded in secrecy that was opposed in a petition signed by over 500,000 people, the UK government has moved to suspend an EU ban on pesticides that have been shown to cause serious harm to bees...
- Portland bans an insecticide in an effort to help save threatened bee population Fri, 3 Apr 15, 1:59amThe city of Portland, Oregon is trying to do their part to save the bees by banning the use of neonicotinoid insecticides on city-owned property. The Portland city council unanimously approved the emergency measure on Wednesday,...
- 23 pollinating species in Britain have gone extinct over the last 150 years Sat, 13 Dec 14, 6:00amIt would appear that pollinators in Britain have been declining for a lot longer than researchers realized. Contrary to the belief that local bees and wasps only began to go extinct after World War II, new evidence is showing...
- United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization Urges Developing Countries to Ban Hazardous Pesticides Wed, 31 Jul 13, 4:00amAfter the tragic deaths of more than 25 Indian school children who consumed pesticide-tainted food earlier this month, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization is pushing for developing nations to stop their...