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Pesticide Residue Impacts Microbial Health
(Beyond Pesticides, September 17, 2024) Today, International Microorganism Day, is a prime moment to focus on the complexity ...
Beyond Pesticides20h
Call for Action after Study Links Biodiversity Decline to Elevated Pesticide Use and Rise in Infant Mortality
After the release of a study in Science that pinpoints the cycle of increasing pesticide use with ecosystem and bat decline, ...
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Bees Benefit from Diverse Flower Species in Ag Fields and Surroundings; Organic Farm Benefits Highest
German researchers compared agricultural landscapes, finding that organic farming provides the highest benefit to the bees.
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Using the Blog
(Beyond Pesticides, September 13, 2024) While chemical companies persist in pushing simplistic solutions to complex problems, there is a large amount of evidence that organic farming presents ...
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Countries in the Global South Exert Leadership and Challenges in Advancing Human Rights, Health, and Environmental Protections
Earlier this month, the Kenyan parliament introduced a resolution to ban hazardous pesticides including glyphosate-based herbicide products such as RoundUp sold by Bayer/Monsanto, leading to a fiery ...
Beyond Pesticides6d
Continued Decline in Insect Species Biodiversity with Agricultural Pesticide Use Documented
Agricultural pesticide use continues to threaten biodiversity, especially in insect species that provide important ecosystem ...
Beyond Pesticides6d
On Labor Day, Occupational Hazards of Pesticides and Poor Surveillance of Health Threats Call for Action
(Beyond Pesticides, August 30, 2024) There is no more compelling reason to embrace a precautionary pesticide poisoning standard this Labor Day than the need to protect workers. In fact, the ...
Beyond Pesticides7d
Healthy Ecosystems Essential to Cost-Effective Pest Management and Protection of Health
Ecological balance within a healthy ecosystem is essential for the survival of all species, and pesticide use threatens this ...
Beyond Pesticides7d
Increased Pesticide Use and Infant Deaths Tied to Decline of Bats; Importance of Organic Cited
(Beyond Pesticides, September 9, 2024) Comments are due by 11:59 PM EDT on September 30, 2024. With the opening of the public comment period on organic standards that determine the integrity, strength ...