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Guatemala and India block listing of toxic paraquat formulation in the Rotterdam Convention Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 14:01	State Releases Plan for Safe Strawberry Fields Tuesday, April 9, 2013 - 11:30
Central Coast Community Leaders Urge CalEPA to Put California “Back on the Right Course” and Phase out Methyl Bromide Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 17:32	Beekeepers and Public Interest Groups Sue EPA Over Bee-Toxic Pesticides Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 17:25
South African Government Blasted Over Approval of GE Soy Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 09:50	Europe Takes Steps To Suspend Bee-Toxic Pesticides Friday, February 1, 2013 - 10:33
Farmers Urge USDA’s Vilsack to Stop New GE Crops Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - 09:16	FDA Fails to Ban Neurotoxic Lindane Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 14:39
Pesticide Industry Heavyweights Defeat Food Labeling Initiative by Outspending the Opposition 5-to-1, Successfully Protect Marketshare for a Pipeline of New GE Crops Wednesday, November 7, 2012 - 10:01	California Farmers Speak Out for Truth in Labeling Wednesday, October 24, 2012 - 13:08
“Big 6” Pesticide Corporations Top the List of Food Labeling Opponents Friday, October 12, 2012 - 10:30	New Report: “Generation In Jeopardy” from Pesticides Tuesday, October 9, 2012 - 09:46
Update: “Big 6” Pesticide Corporations Biggest Funders of Anti-GMO Labeling Effort Monday, August 13, 2012 - 13:19	State Kicks Off Effort to Create Safe Strawberry Fields Tuesday, August 7, 2012 - 11:41
EPA to Beekeepers: Buzz Off Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 11:25	EPA Takes “Big Step” on Brain Toxin Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 17:35
250,000+ to EPA: Time for Emergency Action on Pesticide to Protect Bees Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 10:10	Pesticides Linked to Growing Number of Bee Kills Monday, June 18, 2012 - 08:33
Residents Measure Pesticides in Minnesota Air Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 07:42	Farmers Press for Access to Bee-Friendly Corn Seeds Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 09:24
Syngenta Hired Guns Attack New Documentary Friday, May 11, 2012 - 09:45	National Weed Summit Tackles Epidemic of Herbicide-Resistant “Superweeds” Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 14:07
Report: “Weight of Evidence” Links Pesticides to Colony Collapse Disorder Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - 11:26	Atrazine Found in Water of Dozens of Midwest Communities Thursday, May 3, 2012 - 09:50
USDA Receives Over 365,000 Public Comments Opposing Approval of 2,4-D-Resistant, Genetically Engineered Corn Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 09:07	State Announces New Effort to Advance Safe Strawberry Farming Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 15:32
Mom vs. Monsanto: Goldman Prize Honors Argentine Mother, Pesticide Reform Champion Monday, April 16, 2012 - 07:36	Scientific Research Strengthens Link Between Pesticides and Colony Collapse Disorder Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 14:00
Cancer-Causing Methyl Iodide Pulled Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 08:15	Beekeepers & Environmental Groups to EPA: Pesticide Approval is “Irresponsible” & “Damaging” Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 07:56
High Levels of Hazardous Pesticide Found in Air Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 11:14	Farming For California’s Future Monday, March 19, 2012 - 15:47
60,000+ to New Chief Pesticide Regulator: Ban Methyl Iodide Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 15:04	Brown Appoints New Chief Pesticide Regulator Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 17:18
New Study: GMO Corn’s Looming Disaster Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 10:50	Strawberry Pesticide Methyl Iodide on Trial Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 10:28
Beekeepers Are Critical to Economy Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 10:02	Pesticides and Politics Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 17:11
“Big 6” Guilty of Human Rights Violations Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 09:40	Victims of “Big 6” Share Their Stories Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 22:42
Preparations Begin for “Big 6” on Trial Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 09:40	New Evidence Links Common Herbicide to Cancer and Hormone Disruption Monday, November 14, 2011 - 11:49
EPA Asked To Strengthen Long Overdue Pesticide Protections for Farmworkers Monday, November 14, 2011 - 10:24	1st Coastal, Strawberry Application of Methyl Iodide Approved Friday, October 14, 2011 - 14:15
Toxic Brain Chemical Must Be Banned: Health Professionals Demand EPA Take Action Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 09:26	Organic Farmers Call for Clear Rules to “Spur Innovation” Friday, September 23, 2011 - 09:46
New Documents Show Science Ignored in Approval of Cancer-Causing Strawberry Pesticide Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 15:38	Syngenta Submits Corporate Science in Final Hours of Atrazine Review Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 12:09
130+ Groups Call on EPA for Stronger Pesticide Protections Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 09:46	Central Valley Leaders Protest Methyl Iodide in Fresno Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 17:20
Tens of Thousands Call for White House Action on Cancer-Causing Chemicals Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 09:51	200,000+ to EPA: Keep Science & Strawberries Safe from Chemical Industry Influence Friday, May 13, 2011 - 11:40
160+ Groups Urge USDA and DOJ to Issue Action Plan on Consolidation in Agriculture and Food Industries Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 12:34	Endosulfan to Be Phased Out Globally Friday, April 29, 2011 - 08:54
NGOs Host Endosulfan-free Café for Stockholm Convention Delegates Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 07:13	World Health Organization IDs Health Harms of DDT for Malaria Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 10:51
PAN Int'l Urges Effective, Safe Malaria Control Monday, April 18, 2011 - 09:06	On Healthy Schools Day, Leaders Call for Reduced Pesticide Risk in CA Schools Monday, April 11, 2011 - 10:57
As Embattled CA Pesticide Chief Steps Down, Feds Consider Petition to Ban Cancer-Causing Pesticide Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 13:46	Patagonia Music Collective Project Launches Wednesday, March 2, 2011 - 16:40
Landmark Lawsuit Filed to Protect Hundreds of Rare Species From Pesticides Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 11:41	State of the World 2011: Innovations that Nourish the Planet Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 14:57
Farmworkers & Environmental Health Organizations File Methyl Iodide Lawsuit Monday, January 3, 2011 - 14:56	Syngenta Herbicide found to be major cause of poisoning in West Africa Monday, December 13, 2010 - 11:00
Beekeepers Ask EPA to Remove Pesticide Linked to Colony Collapse Disorder, Citing Leaked Agency Memo Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 09:42	Corporate pressure defeats science on methyl iodide Wednesday, December 1, 2010 - 15:01
Kids’ Health & Farming Advocates Urge Governor to Adopt ‘Healthy Children & Green Jobs’ Platform Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 16:16	New website links “Grassroots Science” to online activism Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 12:52
Chemical Threat: Groups Call for Pesticide Ban Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 09:22	Florida Evidence Shows Groundwater Contamination by Methyl Iodide Monday, September 13, 2010 - 10:37
Senator Feinstein urges U.S. EPA to reconsider strawberry pesticide Friday, August 6, 2010 - 10:34	Groups Seeking Ban on Toxic Pesticide Go To Federal Court Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 11:14
International study documents pesticide health harms Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 13:46	Report documents on-the-ground dangers of methyl iodide-type fumigant pesticides Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 13:44
Scientists testify to the dangers of methyl iodide Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 13:42	End game for endosulfan Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 13:38
Study links common pesticides on food to ADHD in kids Monday, May 17, 2010 - 13:34	Global network calls for safe malaria solutions Monday, April 19, 2010 - 22:04
Groups Demand US Action On Endosulfan Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 22:32	Experts Convene to Consider Hazards of Pesticide Drift Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 21:45
Expert Panel Says Endosulfan Requires Global Action Sunday, October 18, 2009 - 21:00	Bayer to stop selling endosulfan Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 21:00
Global chemical treaty adds lindane to ban list Sunday, May 10, 2009 - 21:00	Dr. Susan Kegley Named a 2008 Tech Awards Laureate by the Tech Museum of Innovation Monday, September 8, 2008 - 21:00
EPA unveils new rules for fumigant pesticides Wednesday, July 9, 2008 - 21:00	EPA urged to take action on dangerous pesticide - Scientists join public health advocates in call to withdraw endosulfan Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 21:00
Thousands Tell EPA: Phase Out Endosulfan Sunday, February 17, 2008 - 22:00	12,000 People Tell EPA: Phase Out Fumigants Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 21:00