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Dow's Lobbying Spending Overshadows Competition
Bloomberg BNA
The green groups have challenged Pruitt's decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ( Pesticide Action Network N. Am. v. EPA, 9th Cir., 14-72794, 4/5/17 ). “Dow's lobbying spending aligns to strategic areas of focus for the company ...

The Community Word (blog)
UN: Pesticide marketing “aggressive,” “unethical”
The Community Word (blog)
Pesticide Action Network set up a drift-catcher machine several years ago on the Poeppel's Stark County farm to measure drift. Results were alarming. During one period, measurable amounts of chlorpyrifos drifted onto the property, most likely from an ...

SJ County pesticide use highest since 1990s
Stockton Record
In a prepared statement, advocacy group Pesticide Action Network called that a “staggering” sum, one which includes the use of some chemicals that are known to cause cancer and have the potential to drift away from fields and toward nearby homes or ...

EPA denies petition to ban pesticide linked to autism
Rhinelander Daily News
The Natural Resources Defense Council and Pesticide Action Network North America had petitioned the government for the ban, and, in October 2015, the EPA proposed to revoke all food residue tolerances for chlorpyrifos. According to the NRDC, the ...

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Townsville Bulletin
100 habits of healthy people
Townsville Bulletin
The Pesticide Action Network has produced its list of the “best and worst foods for pesticide residues”. At the top of the “best list” are star fruit, plums, exotic fruits, kiwi fruit, banana, raspberries, other berries and melons and the vegetables ...

Lakeland Times
EPA denies petition to ban pesticide linked to autism
Lakeland Times
The Natural Resources Defense Council and Pesticide Action Network North America had petitioned the government for the ban, and, in October 2015, the EPA proposed to revoke all food residue tolerances for chlorpyrifos. According to the NRDC, the ...

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Jezebel
The Facts on Chlorpyrifos
FactCheck.org
In September 2007, the Pesticide Action Network North America and the Natural Resources Defense Council petitioned the EPA to outright ban chlorpyrifos for multiple reasons, a number of which pertained to the impact the insecticide has on the ...
Trump Administration Reverses Ban On Pesticide That Makes Children SickJezebel
US environmentalists move from Capitol Hill to the courtsDeutsche Welle
Environmental Protection Agency Disregards Dirty Water and Poisonous Pesticides Linked to AutismMilwaukee Community Journal
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Legal Action Taken Against EPA to Protect Bees, Environment from Pesticide-Coated Seeds
Wire Service Canada (press release)
"EPA can't bury its head in the sand any longer," said Marcia Ishii- Eiteman, senior scientist at Pesticide Action Network. "Given widespread use and persistence of these bee-harming pesticides, it's time for EPA to fully and swiftly evaluate the ...

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The Costa Rica Star
Costa Rica's National University Works to Eliminate Pesticide Use in Coffee
The Costa Rica Star
Glyphosphate is an herbicide used on coffee plantations in Costa Rica and other Central American countries. The chemical is included in the international Pesticide Action Network's “List of Highly Hazardous Pesticides” and is targeted for global phaseout.

The Costa Rica Star
Costa Rica's National University Works to Eliminate Pesticide Use in Coffee
The Costa Rica Star
Glyphosphate is an herbicide used on coffee plantations in Costa Rica and other Central American countries. The chemical is included in the international Pesticide Action Network's “List of Highly Hazardous Pesticides” and is targeted for global phaseout.

Santa Maria Sun
Local Assembly member backs higher standards for oil drilling, farmer equity
Santa Maria Sun
A press release from the Pesticide Action Network of North America quoted Limón saying California “can and should” lead the way in investing in farmers. “California farmers, particularly farmers from underrepresented communities, have historically ...

Belleville News-Democrat (blog)
Are pesticides safe to use on fruit and vegetables? The debate continues.
Belleville News-Democrat (blog)
In 2007, the Pesticide Action Network North America and the Natural Resources Defense Council petitioned to have it banned in the United States, and on Aug. 10, 2015, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the EPA to respond to the petition. On ...

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