Australia paused the use of a common berry pesticide after rising consumption increased potential exposure, especially for young children. Australia’s agricultural regulator has temporarily halted the ...

Nearly 40% of California’s conventionally grown fruits and vegetables tested contained PFAS residues, including 90% of peaches and nectarines. These “forever chemicals,” some linked to cancer, immune ...

A coalition of leading agricultural organizations sent a letter to Lee Zeldin, administrator of the U.S. Environmental ...

A growing dispute over pesticide regulations has emerged as a key flashpoint in negotiations over the next federal farm bill. Lawmakers debated provisions that would limit state authority over pestici ...

WASHINGTON— A new study published today by the academic journal Frontiers in Environmental Science finds that pesticides widely used in American agriculture pose a grave threat to organisms that are ...

“Glyphosate is so harmful to humans. And it’s sprayed all over your oatmeal,” a social media user posted on X. The man parades in front of the oatmeal section of a grocery store and says we should all ...

Pesticides can harm aquatic ecosystems and human health, so scientists need to understand how they move from farm fields into streams. A management tool commonly implemented is riparian buffers—strips ...

Increased demand for food due to population growth, together with a reduction in suitable arable land, has made pesticides essential for ensuring food security. They play a key role in both increasing ...

Food security comes with a steep price: the strongest associations between pesticides and cancer was for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, leukaemia, and bladder cancer Crop dusters are small airplanes used to ...

(Beyond Pesticides, March, 16, 2021) Occupational and environmental exposure to pesticides and other contaminants in the environment increase the risk of developing a lung condition known as ...

The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) is facilitating spring pesticide disposal events during the week of April 7 – 9, 2026, in Kalispell, Plains, and Missoula. Summer disposal events are set ...