"A Bumblebee Gets New Protection on Obama’s Way Out"
"The Obama administration, rushing to secure its environmental legacy, has increased protection for a humble bumblebee."
Source: NY Times, 01/11/2017
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"Scientists Loved and Loathed by an Agrochemical Giant"
"With corporate funding of research, 'there’s no scientist who comes out of this unscathed.'"
Source: NY Times, 01/03/2017
"Trump EPA Transition Team Lacks Expertise on Chemicals, Water"
"President-elect Donald Trump’s landing team at the Environmental Protection Agency includes some of the Obama administration’s biggest foes on climate and energy policy. But what appears to be absent from the nine members of the EPA transition team is any background in chemicals, pesticides, water pollution, and other policy areas where the agency enforces environmental laws to control contamination and protect public health."
Source: BNA, 12/23/2016
Pesticide Is Prohibited in Britain. Why Is It Still Being Exported?
"Paraquat, one of many pesticides that can’t be used in Europe but is sold in the United States and elsewhere, has been linked to Parkinson’s disease in a growing body of research."
Source: NY Times, 12/21/2016
"Washington State Sues Monsanto Over PCB Damages, Cleanup Costs"
"Washington state filed an environmental lawsuit on Thursday against agricultural company Monsanto Co seeking damages and cleanup costs associated with the company's production of PCBs, the state's attorney general said."
Source: Reuters, 12/09/2016
Kansas Farmer Fought A Government Program To Keep His Farm Sustainable
"When federal crop insurance rules stymied Gail Fuller’s attempts to innovate, he knew something had to change."
Source: Ensia/FERN, 12/07/2016
"Trump's Top Environmental Adviser Says Pesticides Aren't Bad for You"
"To lead the transition of the Environmental Protection Agency, President-elect Donald Trump settled on notorious climate change denier Myron Ebell. The decision rattled climate activists ... Farm chemicals, too, would likely flow unabated if Ebell's agenda comes to dominate Trump's EPA."
Source: Mother Jones, 11/17/2016
"Will Our Food be Safe Under Trump?"
"On the campaign trail, Donald Trump railed against what he called the 'FDA food police' and 'inspection overkill.' He has said he’d dramatically overhaul and limit federal government regulations. Now, big questions have arisen about how far he’ll go to scale back the incremental work done in recent years to keep pesticides, GMOs, and additives out of the food supply."
Source: Civil Eats, 11/17/2016
Bad News for Honey as U.S. Seeks Handle on Glyphosate Residues in Food
"Testing for residues of an herbicide developed by Monsanto Co. that has been linked to cancer has turned up high levels in honey from the key farm state of Iowa, adding to concerns about contamination that have triggered at least two lawsuits against honey industry players and prompted scrutiny by regulators."
Source: Huffington Post, 11/03/2016
"Doubts About the Promised Bounty of Genetically Modified Crops"
"The controversy over genetically modified crops has long focused on largely unsubstantiated fears that they are unsafe to eat. But an extensive examination by The New York Times indicates that the debate has missed a more basic problem — genetic modification in the United States and Canada has not accelerated increases in crop yields or led to an overall reduction in the use of chemical pesticides."
Source: NY Times, 10/31/2016
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