Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog

(Beyond Pesticides, November 8-11, 2024) On Veterans Day 2024 we honor those who have served the country and allies. In the 117th (2021-2022) U.S. Congress, legislators enacted The Sergeant First...

https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2024/11/pact-act-success-and-reflection-ahead-of-veterans-day-charts-pathway-for-organic/

(Beyond Pesticides, November 7, 2024) Organic banana production is significantly more conducive to microbial decomposition than its chemical-intensive counterparts in the Caribbean nation of Mart...

https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2024/11/organic-banana-production-better-for-soil-health-than-chemical-intensive-practices-researchers-document/

(Beyond Pesticides, November 6, 2024) An analysis in the International Journal of Research Publication and Reviews emphasizes the role of biodiversity in agriculture, adding to a wide body of sci...

https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2024/11/study-reinforces-importance-of-biodiversity-in-agriculture-and-ecosystem-health/

(Beyond Pesticides, November 5, 2024) Published in the journal Frontiers in Toxicology, a recent study uncovers serious flaws in the pesticide registration process at the U.S. Environmental Prote...

https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2024/11/evaluation-of-epa-safety-data-on-neonicotinoid-insecticides-identifies-scientific-failures/

(Beyond Pesticides, November 4, 2024) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week opened a public comment period on the regulation of endocrine-disrupting pesticides, a proposal that...

https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2024/11/deadly-endocrine-disrupting-pesticides-subject-to-epa-proposals-that-fall-far-short-according-to-advocates/

(Beyond Pesticides, November 1, 2024) In a study published earlier this year in Soil Science Society of America Journal, researchers at Kansas State University document direct evidence that organ...

https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2024/11/study-adds-to-understanding-of-importance-of-soil-health-to-ecosystem-stability-and-biodiversity/

(Beyond Pesticides, October 31, 2024) Approximately four in ten private wells in the state of Wisconsin contain toxic pesticides and pesticide metabolites, according to findings released earlier ...

https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2024/10/pesticide-contaminated-water-wells-documented-representing-widespread-poisoning/

(Beyond Pesticides, October 30, 2024) STARTS TODAY at 2 PM EDT—NATIONAL FORUM: IMPERATIVES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. Beyond Pesticides has filed suit against The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company and...

https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2024/10/lawsuit-targets-scotts-and-greentechnologies-for-claiming-pfas-tainted-products-are-eco-friendly-sustainable/

(Beyond Pesticides, October 29, 2024) STARTS TOMORROW—NATIONAL FORUM: IMPERATIVES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. A legal victory in federal court is the latest in a series of attempts to force the U...

https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2024/10/lawsuit-settlement-tackles-epas-dramatic-failure-to-regulate-endocrine-disruptors-despite-fed-mandate/

(Beyond Pesticides, October 28, 2024) STARTS WEDNESDAY—NATIONAL FORUM: IMPERATIVES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. As scientific articles and regulatory reviews by the U.S. Environmental Protection A...

https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2024/10/legislation-proposes-holistic-protection-of-children-from-contaminated-school-lunches-advances-organic/