We’re using flea treatments on our pets and it’s polluting rivers and streams
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Researchers couldn't believe just how prevalent the pesticides were.
Researchers couldn't believe just how prevalent the pesticides were.
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A dragonfly holds tight to vegetation in strong wind. Dragonfly populations are declining across Europe. Image: Jean François…
The last taste of honey you enjoyed likely came from bees exposed to neonicotinoids, the world’s most widely used class of…
(Beyond Pesticides, July 6, 2017) The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) is evaluating a new permit application…
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Evidence continues to mount that a highly controversial class of pesticides blamed for widespread bee declines is also harming…
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As Rachel Carson noted in her seminal book Silent Spring, a quiet landscape can speak volumes. Lately the buzz of bees going…
In a revealing article in the Wall Street Journal, Ian Berry explains how resistance to an engineered Bt gene by corn rootworms…
The European Union recently announced that it was taking action against neonicotinoid pesticides after research linked the…
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