Ace Hardware boosts efforts to phase out neonicotinoid pesticides
The world’s largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative, Ace Hardware, is becoming more “bee-friendly” by...
California bans pesticide linked to brain damage in children
In a move that is both a victory for environmental justice and a snub to the current president, the California...
New research shows an organic diet shrinks pesticide exposure
The bad news isn’t news to many — eating a conventional diet leads to pesticide buildup. But a new study published...
Shellfish farmers push to use pesticides in oyster beds
Pesticide use for oyster beds is once again threatening Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay. Shellfish growers are making...
France is the first country to ban all 5 pesticides linked to bee deaths
In a decisive move, France has become the first country to ban all five of the top pesticides blamed for bee die-off...
Total field ban on bee-harming neonicotinoids likely after new EU assessments
A total ban on pesticides that harm bees is highly likely in the European Union, according to The Guardian. The...
Trump’s EPA chief lifts ban on pesticide that poisons children
As part of the Trump administration’s current war to overthrow Obama-era environmental regulations, this week,...
Pesticide industry spending 'hundreds of thousands of dollars' to slow U.S. bee protection
Would it surprise you to hear that the pesticide industry is actively working to halt measures that would protect...
23 pollinating species in Britain have gone extinct over the last 150 years
It would appear that pollinators in Britain have been declining for a lot longer than researchers realized. Contrary...
United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization Urges Developing Countries to Ban Hazardous Pesticides
After the tragic deaths of more than 25 Indian school children who consumed pesticide-tainted food earlier this...
