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Erin Brockovich Urges Missouri Senate to Reject Pesticide Bill
Riverfront Times· 5 days agoRenowned environmental activist Erin Brockovich wrote a letter to members of a key Missouri Senate...
Statewide regulations restricting pesticide use near schools go into effect
Santa Maria Sun· 6 days agoNew regulations adopted by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) further restricting pesticide use near schools went into effect on Jan ...
Chicagoans wait until Mother’s Day to mow, hoping to help imperiled bees
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoThe lawn in front of Annette Peterson’s Riverside bungalow stands maybe 2 inches higher than the...
Have you been washing your fruits, vegetables wrong?
WJZY via Yahoo News· 16 hours ago“It’s really important that you wash them ahead of time because, for example, if you are cutting up a melon, it’s got a hard rind and you’re not...
Syngenta to tackle crop impact on climate
China Daily· 3 days agoSeeds and pesticides maker Syngenta Group has released a report prioritizing key innovation areas to produce more food with less climate impact. "The future of agriculture ...
How Do You Get Rid of Ants Inside the House? 20 Tips
MedicineNet.com· 1 day agoAnts tend to enter the home by following a chemical trail to the food that is found by their nestmate. The first step for getting rid of ants is by eliminating things that attract them. Avoiding ...
Still much unknown on how marijuana policies would change in states under Biden plan
Ohio Capital Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days agoU.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has proposed loosening the illegal status of marijuana at the...
New crop-spraying technologies are more efficient than ever
The Economist· 3 days agoThe world is awash in pesticides. Fully 3m tonnes are thought to be sprayed onto crops worldwide...
Toxic DDT found in deep-sea fish raises concerns
The Columbian· 17 hours agoHow, exactly, has this decades-old pesticide — a toxic chemical spread across the seafloor 3,000 feet underwater — continued to reenter the food web?...
What happens if your pets eat cicadas?
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 1 day agoURBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — With more cicadas emerging across Central Illinois, you might wonder what happens if your pet gets a hold of one or multiple bugs....