EPA managers removed information about the risks posed by dozens of chemicals, according to whistleblowers. Whistleblowers speak out about the Environmental Protection Agency’s practice of routinely approving dangerous chemicals. The pesticide chlorpyrifos will, according to a report from the New York Times, be banned in the United States, at least to an extent. Chlorpyrifos, a highly effective insecticide, is widely used in American agriculture, especially for cotton, fruit and nut trees, as well as row crops like corn and (to a lesser extent) soy. It has also been banned in many countries for toxicity concerns, and the past three American presidents have wrestled with the question of what to do with it. Strong chemical herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides can pollute our drinking water, our groundwater, and surface water. You can avoid these long-term negative effects by choosing a gentler herbicide, which won’t contribute to the larger issue of water contamination. Monsanto owner Bayer AG on Monday filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking the high court’s review of one of its trial losses in the nationwide Roundup cancer litigation. The company has thus far lost three out of three trials, and there are currently more than 100,000 existing plaintiffs as well as many more potential future plaintiffs expected to bring similar claims. Bayer has been trying to settle the cases and come up with a plan to limit, block or settle future claims.
6 Homemade Herbicides to Kill Weeds Naturally
Strong chemical herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides can pollute our drinking water, our groundwater, and surface water. You can avoid these long-term negative effects by choosing a gentler herbicide, which won’t contribute to the larger issue of water contamination.
https://www.treehugger.com/homemade-herbicide-kill-weeds-without-killing-earth-4858812
Report: EPA to Ban Use of Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
The pesticide chlorpyrifos will, according to a report from the New York Times, be banned in the United States, at least to an extent. Chlorpyrifos, a highly effective insecticide, is widely used in American agriculture, especially for cotton, fruit and nut trees, as well as row crops like corn and (to a lesser extent) soy. It has also been banned in many countries for toxicity concerns, and the past three American presidents have wrestled with the question of what to do with it.
https://modernfarmer.com/2021/08/report-epa-to-ban-use-of-pesticide-chlorpyrifos/
WHISTLEBLOWERS EXPOSE CORRUPTION IN EPA CHEMICAL SAFETY OFFICE
EPA managers removed information about the risks posed by dozens of chemicals, according to whistleblowers. Whistleblowers speak out about the Environmental Protection Agency’s practice of routinely approving dangerous chemicals.
Bayer seeks U.S. Supreme Court review of Roundup trial loss
Monsanto owner Bayer AG on Monday filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking the high court’s review of one of its trial losses in the nationwide Roundup cancer litigation. The company has thus far lost three out of three trials, and there are currently more than 100,000 existing plaintiffs as well as many more potential future plaintiffs expected to bring similar claims. Bayer has been trying to settle the cases and come up with a plan to limit, block or settle future claims.
Bees Are Being Killed in Greater Numbers by Pesticide Cocktails
Bees and other pollinators are essential to food production and the function of many ecological systems. The UN estimates that 75% of the world’s crops that produce fruits and seeds for human consumption rely on pollinators.1 There are some 20,000 species that aid in plant reproduction and form key links in healthy ecosystems. But these pollinators are under threat. In 2019, scientists determined that nearly half of all insect species globally are in decline, and a third could become extinct by the end of the century. One in six bee species have already become regionally extinct in parts of the world.
https://www.treehugger.com/bees-killed-pesticide-cocktails-5198100
