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08/18/2023
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By News Editors
Gender dysphoria: Why isn’t Big Government talking about atrazine?
Atrazine is one of the most widely used herbicides in the world, with approximately 80 million pounds applied annually in the United States alone to selectively control annual grasses and broadleaf weeds on staple crops like field corn, sweet corn, sorghum, and sugarcane. Initially, atrazine was deemed relatively nontoxic to humans and animals related to […]
06/22/2022
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By Mary Villareal
Court orders EPA to reassess glyphosate’s impact on human health and the environment
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was ordered by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday, June 17, to reassess whether glyphosate is potentially harmful to humans, wildlife or the environment. Glyphosate is an active ingredient in Roundup, which is the most widely-used herbicide in the world. Bayer, which acquired the herbicide’s original producer Monsanto […]
05/17/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Pesticides are harming vital soil organisms, experts warn
Agricultural pesticides pose a grave threat to organisms that play an important role in maintaining soil health. These are the findings of a study published Tuesday, May 4, in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Science. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland in cooperation with two environmental organizations, the Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of […]
02/17/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
The public has until March 12 to ask the EPA to ban or restrict glyphosate
Glyphosate, a popular herbicide in the United States, is classified as a probable carcinogen for humans. Yet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has held off on regulating the use of the herbicide. The EPA is currently accepting comments from the public until March 12 on whether or not to restrict or ban its use. But the many studies on glyphosate […]
02/08/2021
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By News Editors
Glyphosate endangers wildlife, too. Tell the EPA to ban it
Your actions, based on the following information, could alter the future of our planet. (Article by Zen Honeycutt republished from ChildrensHealthDefense.org) Glyphosate herbicides are among the most widely used agrochemicals in the world. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), more than 300 million pounds are used in the U.S. each year — 280 million pounds of which […]
02/01/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Farmers, conservationists ask court to ban the use and sale of glyphosate
The World Health Organization (WHO) determined in 2015 that glyphosate, the key ingredient in Bayer AG’s weed-killer Roundup, was a probable human carcinogen. But the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) backed agrochemical giants like Bayer AG by affirming that the pesticide poses no risks to human health despite initially agreeing with WHO. EPA’s wishy-washy approach to regulating, if not totally […]
12/16/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
EPA report says glyphosate may harm – even kill – over 90% of endangered species
Despite Big Ag’s claims that glyphosate — the controversial active ingredient in many popular herbicides — is harmless in animals, research says otherwise. A recent report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revealed that 93 percent of the plants and animals protected under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), including 96 percent of their habitats, are likely […]
10/01/2020
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By Cassie B.
Pesticides have made agriculture 48 times MORE toxic to insects in the past 25 years… what’s it doing to your food?
In case you had any doubt how dramatically pesticides are harming our environment, one recent study found that pesticides have made agriculture a remarkable 48 times more toxic to insects over the past quarter century. This incredible decline in such a relatively low amount of time is due in no small part to the contribution […]
08/26/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Bee massacre: Pesticide use decimates Brazilian bee population
More than 500 million bees in Brazil died in just three months. Scientists are linking these mass deaths to an increased use of pesticides. Beekeepers reported mass die-offs of bees in four Brazilian states from October 2018 to March 2019. The state of Rio Grande do Sul, in particular, recorded the highest losses. But Brazilian bees […]
08/13/2020
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By Cassie B.
Researchers warn about the ecological disaster headed for humanity because of our overuse of pesticides
Scientific evidence continues to mount indicating that humanity is on the brink of an ecological disaster thanks to the overuse of pesticides. A new report by environmentalist Dr. Rosemary Mason entitled, “Why Does Bayer Crop Science Control Chemicals in Brexit Britain?” discusses how Bayer has been holding secret meetings with members of the British government […]
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