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DesMoinesRegister.com
New pesticide regulations attract little backing among Iowa legislators
DesMoinesRegister.com
“Notification on spraying is a critically important piece of the program from our perspective,” Kristin Schafer, executive director at the Pesticide Action Network, said. “If people aren't aware that spraying is occurring, they aren't able to protect ...

DesMoinesRegister.com
Most Iowa public schools are in range of potential pesticide spray drift, study shows
DesMoinesRegister.com
More than 680 million pounds of pesticides are applied to U.S. agricultural fields each year, according to a report by the Pesticide Action Network, a Berkeley, California-based organization seeking limits to pesticide use. The National Academy of ...

Safe to eat? Certainly not for kids!
Scoop.co.nz
... and parents can lessen pesticide intake in their children by giving them organic food,” said Dr Meriel Watts of Pesticide Action Network Aotearoa New Zealand. “Nobody actually has any real understanding of the effect of 26 different pesticides ...

Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Large number of Iowa public schools in range of potential pesticide spray drift
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
More than 680 million pounds of pesticides are applied to U.S. agricultural fields each year, according to a report by the Pesticide Action Network, a Berkeley, California-based organization seeking limits to pesticide use. The National Academy of ...

Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Large number of Iowa public schools in range of potential pesticide spray drift
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
More than 680 million pounds of pesticides are applied to U.S. agricultural fields each year, according to a report by the Pesticide Action Network, a Berkeley, California-based organization seeking limits to pesticide use. The National Academy of ...

Beyond Pesticides (press release) (blog)
Deforestation Found to Cause Malaria to Spread, in the Face of Harmful and Ineffective Mosquito Insecticide Use
Beyond Pesticides (press release) (blog)
Today, DDT resistance is widespread in Anopheles mosquitoes. As the Pesticide Action Network North America notes, “Of the 73 countries that provided monitoring data to WHO [the U.N.'s World Health Organization] from 2010 onward, 60 countries reported ...