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Alternatives/Organics

• Two NYC Studies Emphasize Importance of IPM (1/3/07)
• Food Processors Discourage Environmental Farm Programs (12/21/06)
• Vegetable Growers Switching to IPM (12/11/06)
• This Holiday Season, Go Organic With Your Christmas Trees and Wreaths (12/08/06)
• Domestic Cotton Growers Look Toward Sustainability (11/30/06)
• Wal-Mart Charged with Selling Non-Organic Food as Organic (11/15/06)
• New Least Toxic Bed Bug Product On the Market (11/13/06)
• Wal-Mart Announces New Supplier Incentives (11/01/06)
• Responding to Growing Demands, Purchasing Group Signs Organic Deal (7/31/06)
• Celebrate The Summer With Organic Beer (7/12/06)
• Arthur Harvey Back in Court on Organic Law (7/05/06)
• New Study Shows IPM and Baits More Effective Than Baits Alone (6/22/06)
• Washington is the First State With an Organic Farming Degree (6/20/06)
• Professor, Author Comments on Wal-Mart and the Globalization of Organics (6/12/06)
• USDA Publishes Final Organic Rule After Harvey v. Johanns (6/07/06)
• Beyond Pesticides Board Member Written Up For Her Pesticide-Free Weed Control (5/11/06)
• Close Loopholes in National Organic Standards, May 12 Public Comment Deadline (5/08/06)
• Group Of Montana Organic Farmers Creates “Homegrown” Label (5/04/06)
• USDA Publishes Proposed Rule To Revise National Organic Program Regulations (4/27/06)
• Organic Produce More Nutritious Than Chemically-Farmed Produce (4/12/06)
• UC Berkeley Leads Growing Organic Food Trend (4/05/06)
• Iowa County First to Mandate Purchase of Locally Grown Organic Foods (3/17/06)
• Bed Bugs In the News, Steps for Control in Your Home (3/10/06)
• Hospitals In Portland Serve Organic Food (3/08/06)
• Dogs Sniff Out Vineyard Pests, Reduce Pesticide Use (2/24/06)
• Show Your Love This Valentine’s Day By Buying Organic (2/14/06)
• Apple Grower Adopts Biological Controls, Wins IPM Award (2/06/06)
• Organic Pest Management Policy Becomes Enforceable by Health Code (1/18/06)
• Consumers Union Makes Organic Recommendations (1/13/06)
• Groups Asked to Sign Letter to Save Organic Standards (12/07/05)
• New Report Details Benefits of Pesticide-Free Parks (11/10/05)
• Parents Using Organic Food to Keep Chemicals Out of Children (11/08/05)
• Organic Diets Lower Children's Dietary Exposure to Common Agricultural Pesticides (10/03/05)
• ACTION ALERT: ORGANIC STANDARDS UNDER ATTACK (9/20/05)
• The High Cost of Organic Food (and the Artificially Low Cost of Conventional) (9/06/05)
• Oregon Student-Run Organic Farm Argues for Change (9/02/05)
• Organic Farms 'Best for Wildlife' (8/08/05)
• As Public Rejects Pesticide Spraying, New Tools Emerge for Lyme Disease Prevention (8/02/05)
• Study Shows Organic Farms Produce the Same Yields as Conventional (7/22/05)
• The Greening of American Consumers: Organic Food and Beyond (7/18/05)
• USDA Researches Pesticide Free Commercial Fruit Treatment (7/08/05)
• Now Available an Effective Environmentally Friendly Weapon Against Locusts! (7/06/05)
• Organic Farm Labor Practices Evaluated In University Study (4/25/05)
• This Earth Day, Host An Earth Dinner: Connect people to the Earth, their food and each other (4/15/05)
• This Valentine’s Day, Go Organic (2/10/05)
• Pest Management Company Wins IPM Star Rating (1/28/05)
• Cornucopia Institute Says “Factory Farm” Dairy Violates Federal Organic Law (1/18/05)
• This Hanukah, Why Not Go Organic? (12/06/04)
• Mustard Provides Alternative Pest Control (11/30/04)
• New Green Building Guide For Hospitals Released (11/23/04)
• Organic Farming Benefits Wildlife (10/29/04)
• Proteins Show Promise For Mosquito Control (9/16/04)
• New Treatment Offers Easy, Non-Toxic Solution to Head Lice (9/9/04)
• Research Shows Garlic a Successful Pest Repellent (7/16/04)
• New Study Confirms Safety of Organic Food (6/18/04)
• Eating Organic Without Breaking the Bank (6/11/04)
• Consumers Prefer Local and Pesticide, Antibiotic and Hormone Free Foods (5/19/04)
• Celebrate Earth Day By Hosting An Earth Dinner (4/13/04)
• Organic Beef Curbs Mad Cow Disease Fears (1/14/04)
• Nonchemical Prevention of Cockroaches Successful in Low-Income Urban Environment (1/6/04)
• ADM Goes "Back to the Future" With Organic Soy Product (12/3/03)
• National Organic Standards Lend Promise to Ridding Food of Pesticides (10/23/03)
• 75% Drop in Pesticide Use at Agriculture Research Service Facility (10/15/03)
• Department of Transportation Begins Study of Alternative to Pesticides on Airplanes (10/10/03)
• Goats Go Head to Head with Herbicides (10/8/03)
• Program Launched to Incorporate Organic Food At School and Home (8/19/03)
• Borates Used Successfully As Alternative to Highly Toxic Wood Preservatives (8/15/03)
• School and Childcare IPM Programs Reduce Pesticide Use and Pest Problems (8/13/03)
• UK Locality Joins Others In Banning Genetically Modified Crops (8/6/03)
• New Illinois Law Requires Child Care Centers Protect Children From Pests and Pesticides (8/5/03)
• Effectiveness of Widespread Mosquito Spraying for West Nile Virus In Question (8/4/03)
• East Harlem, New York Study Proves IPM Successful and Economical (7/23/03)
• Growing Movement for Pesticide-Free Parks (5/15/03)
• Minnesota and Federal Agencies Partner To Build Organic Agriculture Growth (4/23/03)
• Thank you members and friends: Organic Integrity Upheld (4/14/03)
• Government Researchers Use Catnip Oil to Repel Termites (3/28/03)
• Study Shows Promise of Biological Weed Control (3/20/03)
• Newly Discovered Fungi Controls Plant Pests and Diseases (3/18/03)
• Research Shows Health Benefits of Eating Organic (3/12/03)
• Study Finds Organic Food Is Safer for Children (3/6/03)
• Effort to Stop Congress from Weakening Organic Now Underway (2/26/03)
• Rider on Appropriations Bill Weakens Organic Livestock Standards (2/21/03)
• Happy Valentines Day, But Think Twice About the Roses You Send (2/14/03)
• University Greenhouse Celebrates Four Years of Successful IPM (1/21/03)
• Research Lacking on Alternative Pest Management at NW Land Grant Universities (11/21/02)
• Look for the 100% Organic Label as USDA Launches Program Today (10/21/02)
• Groups Take Legal Action to Protect Integrity of Organic Standards (10/18/02)
• Certified Organic Roses on the Market (10/17/02)
• Going Organic: Bringing Profit and Sustainability Back to Farming (10/7/02)
• USDA Organic Label to Hit Stores This Month (10/4/02)
• Rachel Carson's Alma Mater to Go Green: Chatham College Bans Many Toxics (9/30/02)
• Horizon Organic Pursues Organic Education Campaign (9/19/02)
• In Search of Organic Coffee (8/29/02)
• Natural Compound in Tomatoes Repels Pests (7/17/02)
• Heat Serves as Alternative to Herbicide-based Weed Control (6/28/02)
• Study Finds Organic Agriculture Builds Healthy Soil and Uses 50% Less Energy (6/7/02)
• Iowa Communities Keep Lawns Green Without Toxic Pesticides (6/5/02)
• USDA Tests Herbicide Alternative
• Goats Provide a Non-Toxic Alternative to Spraying Herbicides for Invasive Weeds
• Now there's proof: Organic foods DO have substantially less pesticides
• Organics Industry Continues to Grow
• Beneficial Insects Help to Keep Pest Populations in Check
• Homeowners Choose Positive Message to Promote Organic Lawn Care
• Give an Organic Bouquet this Valentines Day
• Idaho Farmers Living the Organic Life
• Organic Farmers Fight Back
• Parasitic Wasps Protect Poinsettias from Whitefly Damage
• Bats Offer Alternative Pest Control
• Bush Backs Plan Encouraging Conservation Farming
• Farmers Sign onto Eco-Label, Reduce Pesticide Use
• House Rejects Shift from Farm Subsidies to Conservation Programs
• Bush Backs 'Green' Farm Payments
• Farm Bill Needs More Conservation Cash
• Organic Pest Management Policy Adopted in Marblehead, MA
• Six Seattle Parks Go Pesticide-Free
• Ag Extension Agent Fired After Defending Organics
• USDA Announces New National Organic Standards

Cancer and Other Health Effects

• Persistent Pesticides Linked to Diabetes (01/09/07)
• Study Links Organophosphate Insecticide Used on Corn With ADHD (01/05/07)
• Persistent Pollutants Linked To Obesity (12/14/06)
• PEI Launching Probe on Rare Cancers, Potato Pesticides Suspected (12/12/06)
• Researchers Warn Chemicals Impair Brain Development (11/14/06)
• Pesticides Suspected in Decreasing Fertility Rates (11/03/06)
• Antibacterial Agent Found to Be an Endocrine Disruptor at Low Levels (11/02/06)
• Herbicides, Other Chemicals Aggravate MCS (10/23/06)
• Air Force Ignores Cancer Data on Agent Orange (10/11/06)
• Canadian Study Finds Link Between Farming and Breast Cancer (9/29/06)
• Fungicide Linked to Generations of Disease (9/25/06)
• Early Onset of Parkinson's Disease Linked to Pesticide Exposure (9/22/06)
• Farm Workers Ill After Chemical Exposure (8/23/06)
• Study Links Neurological Diseases to Pesticide Exposure (8/11/06)
• Alzheimer Drug is Useful in Treating Pesticide Poisoning (8/09/06)
• Protect Workers from Pesticide Poisonings (8/08/06)
• Study Finds Agricultural Pesticides Common In Rural House Dust (07/25/06)
• Study Finds Pesticide Exposure Associated With Parkinson’s Disease (06/28/06)
• University of Colorado Scientists Find That Pesticides in Mothballs Are Carcinogenic (06/23/06)
• Study Finds That Pesticide Use Increases Risk of Parkinson's in Men (06/19/06)
• New Report on Pesticides, Farmworkers and Birth Defects (06/02/06)
• Washingtonians Test Positive for Toxic Chemicals (05/24/06)
• Pesticides, Penis Size Part of London's Debate (05/02/06)
• Canadian Cancer Society Calls for Pesticide Ban (04/14/06)
• Study Finds Asthma Problem Growing In New England (03/29/06)
• Multiple Chemical Sensitivities Cause of Poverty as Well as Ill Health (03/21/06)
• Research Finds Exposure To Low Levels Of Pesticides Increases Risk Of Cancer (03/20/06)
• New Study Shows Greater Human Vulnerability to Pesticides than Predicted (03/07/06)
• Studies Find Asthma's Harm Rising Fastest Among Blacks (02/15/06)
• Research Reveals Link Between Pesticides and Motor Neuron Disease (02/03/06)
• French Study Shows Household Pesticides May Increase Leukemia (01/24/06)
• Study Finds Correlation Between Pesticides and Reduced Male Fertility (01/19/06)
• New Study Revisits Effects of Pesticides on Neurodevelopment (01/06/06)
• Groups Warn: New Food Pesticide Dangerous For All Americans (01/03/06)
• Study Indicates Pesticides May Effect Pre-pubescent Breast Development (12/21/05)
• Farmworkers Ask Consumers to Take Action Regarding Pesticide-Parkinsons link (12/16/05)
• Scientists Examine Link Between Endocrine Disruptors And Genetic Diseases (12/08/05)
• New Canadian Report Reveals Toxic Pollution in Humans (11/16/05)
• PIRG Releases Report on Toxic Chemicals in Baby Products (10/13/05)
• Children Often More Contaminated Than Their Mothers, New WWF Report Shows (10/11/05)
• Report Links Environmental and Occupational Exposures to Cancers (9/26/05)
• Common Pesticide Linked to Fertility Reduction in Women (9/15/05)
• Babies Exposed to Hazardous Chemicals in the Womb (9/14/05)
• Environmental Toxins Linked to Parkinson's (9/09/05)
• California Study Finds High Levels of DDT, Other Chemicals (9/01/05)
• CDC Releases Third Report On Chemical Contamination In Humans (7/21/05)
• Hundreds of Pesticides and Other Toxic Chemicals Pollute the Womb (7/15/05)
• Exposure To Environmental Toxins Costs Billions In Healthcare (7/13/05)
• Cancer Activists Say American Cancer Society Downplays Environmental Causes of Cancer (6/16/05)
• Amish Rates of Autism Lower Than Average U.S. Population (6/13/05)
• Study Shows Glyphosate and Roundup Pesticide Toxic To Fetus (6/08/05)
• Study Shows the Effects of Pesticides Can Be Passed Down Generations (6/06/05)
• Study Links Pesticides to Parkinson’s Disease (5/31/05)
• Study Shows Living Near Hazardous Waste Sites Causes Respiratory Problems (5/24/05)
• Pesticide Drift Sends 23 Farmworkers to the Hospital (5/17/05)
• Use of Insecticides Linked to Lasting Neurological Problems for Farmers (5/02/05)
• New Study on Cancer Mortality of Pest-Control Workers (4/26/05)
• Antibacterial Agent Reacts With Tap Water to Form Carcinogen (4/19/05)
• Study Reveals Toxic Chemicals in Household Dust (3/24/05)
• Study Shows Pyrethroids Inhibits Neurologic and Immune System Activity (3/22/05)
• Birth Defects in Farm Worker Children Leads to State Investigation (3/15/05); (3/21/05)
• New Report Calls For Farm Worker Protection from Pesticides (2/08/05)
• Pesticide Exposure Heightens Brain Cell Vulnerability to Parkinson’s Disease (2/01/05)
• Insecticides Linked to Inflammatory Disease (12/23/04)
• Common Antibacterial Agent Causes Health, Environmental Effects and Antibiotic Resistance (12/13/04)
• Job Exposure to Pesticides Linked to Lung Cancer (12/07/04)
• New Report Links Environmental Toxins and Breast Cancer (11/17/04)
• Ethical and Scientific Flaws Found in Pesticide Testing on Humans (11/9/04)
• Another Study Links Pesticides to Parkinson's Disease (11/8/04)
• Latinos Disproportionately Vulnerable to Pesticide Exposure (10/26/04)
• NIH Says Pediatricians Need More Training on Environmental Health (10/22/04)
• New Study Links Gulf War Veterans' Illness to Pesticides (10/18/04)
• UN Report Says Pesticide Poisoning Disproportionately Affects Children (10/14/04)
• Study Examines Link Between Golf Course Pesticides and Cancer (9/23/04)
• Researchers Study Impact of Pesticides On Children's Mental Development (9/02/04)
• Fruit Growers Still Using Large Amounts of Dangerous Pesticide (8/26/04)
• Rise in Brain Diseases Caused by Pesticides and Other Pollutants (8/19/04)
• Pesticide-Clothing For Adults and Kids Lack Health Warnings (8/02/04)
• Children of Farm Workers Tested for Effects of Pesticide Exposure (7/28/04)
• Report Finds Early Child Development Harmed By Common Products Including Pesticides (7/12/04)
• Latest Pesticide Data: Bad News For Toddlers (6/15/04)
• Low-Dose Exposures to Pesticides May Threaten Developing Embryos (5/18/04)
• Farm Workers Poisoned by Pesticide Drift (5/14/04)
• U.S. Population Burdened With High Levels of Pesticides In Their Bodies (5/12/04)
• Physicians Warn Public To Avoid Pesticides (4/26/04)
• Study Shows Newborns Benefit From "Ban" of Insecticides (3/25/04)
• The 100 Worst Cities For Asthma Victims – Tennessee No. 1 (3/18/04)
• Glyphosate Contamination Detected in Humans (3/16/04)
• Reported California Pesticide Poisoning Cases Increased in 2002 (3/3/04)
• Mix of Stress and Chemical Exposure Causes Brain Damage (3/1/04)
• EPA Sued For Allowing Unacceptable Pesticide Risks to Farmerworkers (1/15/04)
• Study Links Herbicide Use to Infertility In Women (1/22/04)
• Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Indoor Air and Dust in Homes (1/7/04)
• Illnesses From Disinfectants Higher For Teens Than Adults (12/24/03)
• Mother and Her Children Hurt By Widely Used Lawn Care Pesticides; Issue Holiday Wish to Stop the Poisoning (12/18/03)
• Pesticides Continue to Poison Farmworkers (12/10/03)
• New Study Links Ag Pesticide to Interference in Sexual Development (12/8/03)
• Blood Tests Reveal Pesticide Contamination (12/2/03)
• Study Shows Neurotoxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Also Damages Heart and Liver (11/21/03)
• Study Finds Eating Contaminated Fish Increases Risk of Breast Cancer (11/14/03)
• More Research Links Pesticides to Nerve Cell Damage and Parkinson's Disease (11/10/03)
• Breakthrough On The Horizon in Chemical Exposure Testing (11/6/03)
• National Children's Study: Endocrine Disruption Research Needed (10/29/03)
• Research Underway Investigating Link Between Breast Cancer and Pesticides (10/7/03)
• Studies Link Gulf War To Lou Gehrig's Disease
• National Strategy Unfolds To Diagnose and Treat Pesticide Victims
• Semen Quality Affected By Exposure to Pesticides
• Exposure to Agricultural Pesticides Linked to Female Infertility
• Recycling Plant Workers Poisoned by Pesticide
• Report Weighs Risks and Benefits of DDT
• Effectiveness of Widespread Mosquito Spraying for West Nile Virus In Question
• Streaming Video: News Stories Highlight Dangers of Wood Preservatives
• Australia Plans to Halt CCA Use on Decks and Playgrounds
• Chemicals on Tap in American Cities
• Asthma Costs Skyrocket in the Face of Pesticide Spraying
• Commonly Used Herbicides Linked to Birth Defects
• European Commission Adopts Environmental Health Strategy with Focus on Children
• Australian Study Shows Increased Mortality In Workers Exposed to Pesticides
• Pesticides Linked to Prostate Cancer
• Elevated Birth Defect Rate Tied to Gulf War Service
• Urgent FDA Lindane Public Health Advisory Given to Consumers
• Study of Permethrin Yields Clues to Onset of Parkinson's Disease
• Pesticides Cause Genetic Effect Linked to Attention Deficit Disorder and Gulf War Syndrome
• Environmentalists Say Draft EPA Cancer Guidelines Must Be Broader To Protect Children
• CDC Report Reveals Americans' Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
• Leukemia, Agent Orange Link Found
• Study Finds Pesticide Affects Fetal Development
• Researchers Find Sperm Quality Low in Missouri's Agricultural Areas
• New Atrazine Study Shows Further Evidence of Dramatic Sexual Deformities at Very Low Doses
• California to Research Reasons for Alarming Breast Cancer Increase
• Study Links Leukemia and Pesticide Applications
• New Study Links Trace Amounts of Top Selling Weed Killer and Miscarriages
• Study Shows Pesticides Can Cause Depression
• WHO Reports That Chemical-Related Damage to Wildlife Supports Concern for Human Health
• Efforts to Improve Health Care for Pesticide Exposure Victims
• Americans Widely Exposed to Organophosphates and Carbamates
• Deformed Frogs and Workers with Prostate Cancer May Force EPA to Seek Extension for Court Ordered Atrazine Rule
• 2,4-D Found in Semen and Urine of Farmers
• UK Commissions Study On Link Between Parkinson's Disease and Pesticides
• National Cancer Foundations Accused of Failing to Inform Public Of Known Cancer Risks
• Study Finds Fault with Chemical Thought to be "Safer"
• Breast Cancer and Pesticide Link
• Bill Introduced to Improve Environmental Health Tracking
• Pesticides and Parkinson's Disease Link Strengthened
• Chemicals Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Study Links Pesticides and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Pesticide Stockpile Threatening Health of Residents
• New Study Strengthens Link Between Pesticide Exposure and Low Sperm Count
• Scientist Alarmed At Increase in Genetically Damaged Human Sperm
• World Wildlife Fund Asks For Support of EPA’s Endocrine Disruptor Program
• Recent Lymphoma Foundation of America Report Links Pesticides to Lymphoma
• New Book Examines True Causes of Breast Cancer
• Brain Cancer in Women Linked to Employment in Agriculture Industry
• Hormone Mimicking Chemicals Effect Test Animals at Low Levels
• EPA’s Scientific Advisory Panel Finalizes Report Stating Dioxin Cancer Risk
• Scientists Link Pesticides to Leukemia
• Gulf War Vets Have Many More Health Problems
• Industries Lobby Hard to Squelch EPA Report on Dioxin: Report links dioxins to cancer
• Fetal Death Associated with Agricultural Pesticide Use
• Cancer Cluster Hits Small Nevada Town, Arsenic Suspected
• NIH Study Finds Moth Ball Pesticide to Be Carcinogenic
• National Toxicology Program Adds Dioxin to the List of Know Carcinogens
• Defense Department Admits Pesticides May be to Blame for Gulf War Syndrome
• L.A. County Health Department Considers Recommending Malathion for Head Lice
• Study Shows Effects on the Immune System Associated with Living Near a Pesticide Dump Site
• Pesticide Exposure Linked to Childhood Cancer

Children and Schools

• Struggle Over Funding for National Children’s Study Continues (1/04/2007)
• Schoolyard Gardens Considered Valuable Educational Tools (11/29/06)
• Salt Lake City Schools Recognized for Reducing Risks from Pests and Pesticides (11/07/06)
• DDT Found on School Property (10/19/06)
• Food Producers Agree to Send Healthier Foods to Schools (10/12/06)
• Study Finds Pesticide Residues at Day Care Centers Around the Country (9/11/06)
• Study Finds DDT is Linked to Developmental Delays in Children (9/07/06)
• Researchers Find Children Exposed to Pyrethroid Insecticides in the Home (9/06/06)
• After Exterminator Fine School District Adopts IPM Policy (7/24/06)
• Elevated Pesticide Levels Found in Children (7/19/06)
• State Legislature Votes Toxics Out of North Carolina Schools (7/10/06)
• Arsenic Lobbyists Fight School Health Bill in NC (6/27/06)
• Agricultural Pesticide Use Associated with Increased Risk of NHL (05/15/06)
• Child Care Centers Gain Protection from Arsenic- Treated Wood (05/15/06)
• Advocacy Workshop for Parents of Special Needs Children (05/12/06)
• Pesticide Fumes Sicken Schoolchildren (04/19/06)
• California Safe Schools Celebrates Seven Years Of Pesticide Policy Reform (04/06/06)
• Virginia Investigates School Pesticide Treatment (03/24/06)
• Children Exhibit Adverse Effects From Fetal Pesticide Exposure (03/09/06)
• Organic Lunch Now Served at Some Schools (12/13/05)
• New York Schools Still Using Pesticides, Report Says (11/21/05)
• Environmental Group Wants to Ban Toxic Products in Schools (11/15/05)
• Seattle School Board Adopts Strong Pesticide Reduction Policy (11/02/05)
• Pesticide Law Compliance Lags North of Boston, Massachusetts (11/01/05)
• Local Schools in North Carolina Win State Wide Recognition (10/31/05)
• Schwarzenegger Signs Bill Protecting Kids from Exposure to Experimental Pesticides (10/17/05)
• National Survey Estimates 4.4 Million Kids Diagnosed ADHD (10/05/05)
• WHY AB 405..Students and Teachers are NOT Guinea Pigs (9/22/05)
• Parents Urge Schools to Start Year Without Toxic Pesticides;
  Bill Introduced To Protect Children from School Pesticide Poisoning (9/07/05)
• School Board Votes to Ban Pesticides in Schools (8/01/05)
• New Study Finds Pesticide Poisoning at Nation’s Schools (7/27/05)
• Youth Speaks Out on Reading, Writing & Human Experimentation (7/26/05)
• North Carolinian School District Joins Adopts IPM Plan to Protect Children (6/29/05)
• Study on Pesticide Impacts on Children’s Mental Development Continues (6/27/05)
• Connecticut Legislature Passes School Lawn Pesticide Bill (6/10/05)
• Pesticide Drift Sickens Students, Closes Elementary School (6/01/05)
• Physician Pleads To End Needless Exposure to Sports Field Toxins (5/06/05)
• Groups Call for Plan to Protect Children’s Health on National Healthy Schools Day (4/18/05)
• School District Celebrates Six Years of Student Protection Though IPM (4/12/05)
• Carbamate Pesticides On Cassava Root Likely to Have Killed Children (3/16/05)
• U.S. Youth Soccer Ejects TruGreen/Chemlawn (3/07/05)
• North Carolinians Push School Boards To Get Pesticides Out of Schools (2/23/05)
• Pesticide Activist Named Award Finalist for Advocating Policies to Protect Children (2/18/05)
• Group Calls Head Lice Treatments a Continuing Health Threat to Children (2/04/05)
• Northeast Regional Urban IPM Conference Coming In March (1/26/05)
• Dubuque, Iowa Wins IPM STAR Award for Excellence in Managing Pests (12/15/04)
• Napa CA County School Board Opposes Community Pesticide Use (11/1/04)
• Health Advocates Challenge US Youth Soccer to Give TruGreen the Boot (10/6/04)
• Maryland Schools and Ag Dept Not Complying with State Pesticide Law (10/5/04)
• New Seattle School Board Nutrition Policy Recommends Organic Food (10/1/04)
• Vancouver Public Schools 7th in the Nation to Earn IPM Star Certification (9/28/04)
• Children's Playing Fields Managed by Chemical Companies (8/31/04)
• 2004 School Environmental Checklist Helps Parents and Schools Create Healthier Learning Environments (8/23/04)
• California Safe Schools Educational Posters Fight West Nile (7/26/04)
• Parents Fight for Better Pest Management in School (7/20/04)
• Schools Receive Poor Marks on Pesticide Policy Compliance (7/1/04)
• Maryland Public Schools Achieve IPM STAR Certification (6/28/04)
• Pittsburgh School District's Pest Management Program Gets Certified IPM (6/10/04)
• Pesticide Drift Sends Students To Hospitals (6/2/04)
• Irradiated Foods Banned from Washington DC's School Lunch Program (5/21/04)
• No Pesticides Day Celebrates Children's Health (5/7/04)
• Pesticide Exposure Hinders Mental Development Among Farmers' Children (5/5/04)
• Students Exposed to Pesticides (5/4/04)
• Report Finds Heavy Use of Pesticides in Schools Threatens Washington Children (4/30/04)
• Chemical Industry and Researchers Ask for National Children's Study Funding (4/29/04)
• School Reduces Pesticide Use While Educating Students (4/23/04)
• Pediatrics Warn of Neurological Effects of Pesticides on Children (4/22/04)
• Improvement of School Environment Needed to Protect Children (4/21/04)
• Pre-Term Labor Drug Sensitizes Brain to Pesticide Injury (4/15/04)
• Bush Administration Fails at Protecting Children (4/12/04)
• Philadelphia Students Help Rid Bugs from Middle School (3/31/04)
• Michigan Governor Signs School Pesticide Bill (3/24/04)
• North Carolina Makes Commitment to Safer School Pest Management (3/17/04)
• Second School System in Nation Certified IPM (2/23/04)
• High Levels of Organophosphate Pesticides Found in Children (2/17/04)
• School's Mold Spray Program Under Criminal Investigation (1/28/04)
• Infant Home Pesticide Exposure Can Cause Elevated Asthma Rates (12/15/03)
• Toxic Lawns Abound with Youth Soccer/TruGreen ChemLawn Partnership (11/4/03)
• Two Lawsuits Charge EPA With Failure to Protect Children from Pesticides
• School and Childcare IPM Programs Significantly Reduce Pesticide Use and Pest Problems
• New Illinois Law Requires Child Care Centers Protect Children From Pests and Pesticides
• Effectiveness of Widespread Mosquito Spraying for West Nile Virus In Question
• Streaming Video: News Stories Highlight Dangers of Wood Preservatives
• Australia Plans to Halt CCA Use on Decks and Playgrounds
• NY Assembly Passes Bill To Improve Protection From Pesticides
• CA Bill To Protect Children From Toxic Pesticides Dies
• Infant Pesticide Exposure Linked to Early Asthma
• Illinois and California Pass Bills to Strengthen Protection of Children from Pesticides
• Senate Green Buildings Report Recommends School Health Improvements and Passage of SEPA
• President Extends Executive Order on Task Force on Environmental Risks to Children
• Landmark Report Documents Safer Schools That Protect Children From Unnecessary Pesticide Exposure
• Terminix Cited for Repeatedly Spraying Pesticides During School
• School Pesticide Use Violations in Georgia
• EPA Report Cites Better Health in Children as Environmental Quality Improves
• Florida School District Ponders Buying Pesticide Contaminated Land
• Group Finds Continued High Levels of Pesticide Use in New York, Supports State Bill to Ban Aesthetic Pesticide Use
• Schools Learning to Keep Pests Away Without Toxins
• New Website Helps Kids Identify Environmental Hazards at School
• NJ Senate Passes Bill to Reduce Pesticides at Schools
• Los Angeles Parents Gain Right-to-Know of Pesticide Applications in Children's Schools
• New California Law Will Help Curtail Agriculture Drift On To School Property
• EPA to Hold Forum on Children's Exposure to Wood Preservatives: Let Your Story be Heard
• EPA Encourages Schools Adopt Better Pest Management Practices
• Playing With Poison Investigates Children's Pesticide Exposure
• Study Finds Widespread Use of Pesticides During Pregnancy and Detectable Levels of Pesticides Among Minority Women
• Hormone Disruption Research Act Calls For New Research Funding to Protect Children from Toxic Chemicals
• California Healthy School Act's Requirements Provide a More Accurate Picture of the Extent of School Pesticide Use
• Bill Moyers Special Report Looks at How Environmental Toxins Affect Children
• World Health Organization Studies the Environment's Influence on Children
• Vancouver Schools Adopt IPM and Prior Notification Policy
• Lindane Blamed for Death of Eight-Year-Old
• Low Income Children's Access to Clean and Nutritious Food Cut in Farm Bill: Urgent Action Needed to Protect Children
• Farm Bill Passes Senate with School Pest Management and Pesticide Right-to-Know Amendment, Legislation Will Curtail Children’s Pesticide Exposure
• LA Safe Schools Coalition Release Website to Help Others Around Country
• Scientists Seek Cause of Premature Births
• Toxics Impair Neurological Development of Children
• Vote on School Environment Protection Act Expected this Friday, November 30, 2001
• Broad Coalition Urges Education Conference Committee to Protect Children from Pesticides in Schools
• Monroe County Community School Expels Pesticides
• Pesticides Contaminate Elementary School Wells
• Chemicals 101: Selling Anti-Environmentalism to Kids
• California Appeals Courts Allows Parents to Sue Pesticide Company
• School Districts Support Pesticide Reforms
• University Study Finds Traces of Pesticides in Children
• Republican, Democratic Members of Congress Ask Colleagues to Support School Environment Protection Act
• New NIH Study Finds Link Between Use of DDT and Premature Births in 1960’s
• Agreement to Conduct Screening Tests on 20 Chemicals for Effects on Kids
• Study Finds Pesticides More Toxic to Fetus and Newborns
• Children’s Pesticide Exposure to be Curtailed Under U.S. Senate Education Bill
• Portland, Oregon School Board Adopts School Pest Management Policy
• Day Care Center Closed After Pesticide Violation
• Washington State Legislature Passes Children's Pesticide Right-to-Know Act
• Grassroots Pressure Pushes WA Legislature to Pass the Children's Pesticide Right-to-Know Act
• Agent Orange Exposure Linked to Leukemia in Veterans' Children
• Another School District Finds Success in Implementing IPM
• Scientists Find Strong Evidence that Pesticides Play a Role in Parkinson's
• Fluoride in Drinking Water Linked to Lead Uptake in Children
• Study Links Nervous System Tumors to Paternal Occupational Pesticide Exposure
• Arsenic is an Endocrine Disruptor
• Early Onset of Puberty Linked to Exposure to Chemical Pollutants
• NY Attorney General Counters Pesticide Industry Group's Communication to New York School Facility Managers
• Child Health Agencies Urge Testing to Protect Early Brain Development from Toxins
• EPA Issues First Report on Trends in Protecting Children’s Health
• New Website Helps Kids Identify Environmental Hazards at School

Genetic Engineering

• DuPont Cuts Pesticide Production To Focus on GM Corn (12/13/06)
• Health Concerns Rise Over Argentina’s GM Soybeans (11/28/06)
• Roundup Ready Soybeans Contribute to Glyphosate-Resistant Weeds (9/27/06)
• Vermont Legislature Considers Anti-Biotech Bills (5/03/06)
• Groups Sue Fish & Wildlife Service Over Harvesting Of GE Crops On Wildlife Refuge (4/13/06)
• Upcoming Talks In Brazil Expected To Highlight Problems With GE Food (3/16/06)
• Lawsuit Challenges Genetically Engineered Alfalfa (2/17/06)
• Regulatory Failures Found in Tests of Gene-Altered Crops (1/17/06)
• GM Peas Cause Allergic Damage in Mice (12/12/05)
• Russian Scientists Find That GE Soy Effects Rat Posterity (11/10/05)
• USDA Seeks Public Comment on Genetically Engineered Grass (10/28/05)
• GM Crops Create Herbicide Resistant Weed (7/29/05)
• European Union Ministers Uphold Sovereign Right to Ban GMOs (6/28/05)
• International Genetic Contamination Registry Available (6/14/05)
• Genetically Modified Corn Causes Blood, Kidney Abnormalities In Rats (5/27/05)
• Biotech Industry Orchestrates State Prohibitions of Local GMO Regulation (5/11/05) S
• Monsanto Infiltrates School Books In Brazilian Public Schools (4/27/05)
• British Study of GM Crops Finds Impacts on Wildlife (3/29/05)
• Survey: Most Americans Unaware They Are Eating Genetically Modified Foods (3/28/05)
• A Bill To Ban GMO Bans In Iowa Is Proposed (3/09/05)
• Monsanto Assault on U.S. Farmers Detailed in New Report (1/27/05)
• FDA Guidelines Threaten Consumers, Farmers, and the Environment (1/24/05)
• Environmentalists Respond to Industry Funded GM Study (1/21/05)
• Food Supply Vulnerable to Contamination by Drugs and Plastics from Gene-Altered Crops (1/7/05)
• Biotech Critic Denied Tenure at UC Berkeley (12/16/04)
• New Report Finds Flaws in Biotech Crop Safety Tests (11/18/04)
• Bayer Cancels GE Research in India (11/16/04)
• Report Urges Precaution On Genetically Engineered Corn (11/12/04)
• Research Finds Genetically Engineered Genes Drifting Miles (9/22/04)
• GM Crop Acreage Continues To Grow Despite Strengthening Anti-GMO Movement (9/7/04)
• Another California County Puts GMOs on the Ballot (7/15/04)
• Movement Against GMOs Gains Strength in California (6/30/04)
• Shareholders Wary of GE Crops and the Impacts of Pesticides (6/16/04)
• Biotech Industry's "Biopharming" Prospects Fizzle (5/25/04)
• Monsanto Wins Plant Patent Rights, Loses Battle With Farmer (5/24/04)
• Genetically Modified Foods in Europe: Politicians Say Yes – Public Says No! (5/20/04)
• Monsanto Suspends Development of GE Wheat (5/11/04)
• Vermont Senate Wants Farmers Protected from Biotech Companies (4/5/04)
• Mendocino County, CA Bans Growing of Genetically Altered Crops and Animals (3/8/04)
• Genetically Modified Soya Contaminates Organic and "GM Free" Food in UK (2/11/04)
• EPA To Hold Public Workshop On Experimental Genetically Engineered Plants (2/9/04)
• Environment Threatened By Biotech Crops Planted Worldwide (1/21/04)
• Backlash Hits As New Research Hurts the Biotech Industry (1/23/04)
• USDA To Modify Biotech Policies (1/27/04)
• Mad Cow Hits the U.S., Some Believe Disease Is Linked to Pesticides (1/5/04)
• Genetically Engineered Crops Now Increasing Pesticide Use in the United States (11/26/03)
• GM Wheat to Adversely Affect U.S. Economy, Research Shows (11/20/03)
• Study Proves Growing Genetically Modified Crops Harms the Environment (10/24/03)
• New Study Shows GE Crops Lead to "Superweeds"
• Britain To Scale Back GE Farm Introduction
• UK Locality Joins Others in Banning Genetically Modified Crops
• Food Companies Pledge No GE Food in China
• Report Finds GE Crops Threaten Public Health and the Environment
• Survey Documents Impacts of Genetically Modified Organisms on Organic Farms
• U.S. Challenges Europe's Policy on Biotech Crops
• Canadian Supreme Court to Hear Case of Genetically Altered Canola
• Wheat Industry Asks USDA to Shun Biotech Critics
• Pioneer Pays Fine in Biotech Corn Mix-Up
• Environmental Group Warns Investors That Monsanto Is a Risk
• Vermont Senate Passes GMO Seed and Registration Bill
• Brazil Measure Ignites Congressional GM Soy Debate
• EPA Approves Genetically Engineered Corn for Human Consumption
• New Biotechnology With Same Problems
• U.S. Postpones Challenge Against Europe's Ban on GE Food
• European Union Ministers Agree on New Thresholds for GM Food, Feed
• Environmentalists Urge President to Ban Drug Production in Genetically Engineered Food Crops
• GE Corn Contaminates Soybean Crop
• GM Crops Under Fire after Cotton Venture Fails
• Oregon Rejects GE Labeling Initiative After Heavy Advertising from Biotech Industry
• FDA Objects to Food Labeling Initiative
• Scientists Discover Pesticide Resistant Gene
• EPA Threatens Action Against Biotech Crops
• UK Suspends Testing of Genetically Modified Crops
• Bayer Pushes for Human Testing
• Chinese Researcher Says Genetically Altered Cotton Will Lose Effectiveness
• India Approves Genetically Modified Cotton
• China Will Import US GE Soybeans
• $9 Million Settlement in Bioengineered Corn Suit Approved
• Study Calls for Stricter Regulations of Genetically Engineered Crops
• Genetically Modified Super-Weeds "Not Uncommon"
• China Second to U.S. in Plant Biotechnology
• World's Farmers Forced to Buy GM Seeds
• Genetically Altered Corn Invades Small Villages in Mexico
• Oregon Considering Experimental Farm for Roundup Ready Crop
• BT Corn Costs Higher Than Returns
• Organic Farmers Plan to Sue GM Companies
• Genetically Engineered Bt Corn Approved by EPA
• Testing for GMOs in Crops
• Genetically Engineered DNA Taints Native Corn in Mexico
• Arsenic Risk Upped in Playground Equipment
• New Threat to Butterflies from Bt Corn
• Growth of GMO Industry is Slowing Down
• EPA Denies Request to Allow GE Corn in Human Food
• U.N. Releases Pro-Biotech Report
• SAP to Consider New Information on StarLink Corn
• Weeds Showing Roundup Resistance in Roundup Ready Soy Fields
• Farmer Ordered to Pay Monsanto After GM Crops Contaminate Fields
• StarLink™ Corn Found in Morningstar Farms Products
• Canadian Panel Raises Questions About the Testing of GM Food and Crops
• Genetically Contaminated Superweeds Invade Canada
• Aventis Agrees to Pay Millions to Compensate Farmers and Grain Handlers Impacted by StarLink Corn Fiasco
• EPA Releases Rules on Plants Genetically Engineered to Produce Pesticides
• Environmentalists Consider FDA Genetically Engineered Food Proposal Weak
• Non-GM Farmers Sue Aventis for StarLink Corn Contamination
• Quantity of Genetically Modified Crops Increase as Many Countries Review Policies
• Bt Corn Pollen May Contaminate Monarch’s Food Supply
• Monsanto Promises to Back Off Some New GE Technologies, Environmentalists Skeptical

International

• Counterfeit Pesticides Threaten Europe’s Food Supplies (11/08/06)
• EU Environmental Committee Upholds Integrity of REACH (10/16/06)
• West African Plantation Workers Sue Chemical Companies for Genocide (9/28/06)
• Groups Say DDT Use for Malaria Control Threatens Public Health (9/15/06)
• Coke and Pepsi Contamination Continues in India (9/05/06)
• DDT Use in South Africa Results in Elevated Human Poisoning (7/26/06)
• AID Endorses DDT Spraying as Uganda and Tanzania Lift Bans (7/06/06)
• Farmers Overcome Child Malnutrition Through Organic Farming In Lostotho (7/03/06)
• Greenpeace Alleges China Uses Banned Pesticides on Supermarket Produce (6/26/06)
• Mexico Pressed To Respond To Deaths From Pesticides Banned in U.S. (6/15/06)
• Ottawa Calls for Pesticide Moratorium, 2, 4-D Assessement Flawed (4/25/06)
• Quebec’s Pesticide Code Signed By Minister of Environment, Supported by Citizens (4/24/06)
• Quebec Pesticide Code Comes Into Effect, No Veto By Environment Minister (4/04/06)
• Group Trying To Start Organic Farm In Ethiopia To Help Local Community (3/30/06)
• Help Quebec Activists Preserve Aesthetic Pesticide Ban (3/06/06)
• 150 Bhopalis Will March 900 Kilometers to Delhi for Justice (2/13/06)
• South Korean Court Orders Dow and Monsanto To Pay Fines (2/02/06)
• EU Pesticide Reform Policy REACH Passes Parliament (11/23/05)
• Nicaraguan Government Votes to Support Poisoned Banana Workers (10/24/05)
• Ecuador Asks the UN to Study the Health Effects of Glyphosate (9/29/05)
• 400 Tons of Soil Found To Be Contaminated By POPs in Kenya (9/21/05)
• DDT Detected in Chinese Womens’ Breast Milk (7/25/05)
• European Scientists Call For Regulation Of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (6/24/05)
• Obsolete Pesticide Stocks Poison Latin America (6/02/05)
• World Leaders Likely To Add Lindane to Ban on “Dirty Dozen” (5/18/05)
• Montreal Cosmetic Pesticide Ban Comes Into Effect (5/03/05)
• Over 1000 Amnesty International Students Protest Dow and India (4/20/05)
• Dow's Dioxin Production Brings Protests (3/23/05)
• On Anniversary of Bhopal Disaster, Group Calls On Consumers to Take Action
  New brochure and webpage target Dow Chemical (12/03/04)
• Costa Rican Workers Left Sterile by Pesticide Sue Dole, Shell, and Dow Chemical (12/02/04)
• Twenty Years Later, Bhopal Disaster Still Plagues City; Global Day of Action Planned for December 3, 2004 (11/29/04)
• Tests Reveal Chemical Cocktail in EU Ministers' Blood (10/21/04)
• Indian Court Orders Soft Drink Makers to List Pesticides On Product Label (10/20/04)
• UK Study Finds Pesticides in a Quarter of All Food (9/30/04)
• UNEP Calls Again for Limits on the Ozone-Depleting Methyl Bromide (9/20/04)
• Toxic Waste From Pesticides Is Time Bomb For Poor Countries, UN Warns (9/10/04)
• Canadian Medical Association Calls for "Weed and Feed" Ban (5/20/04)
• Bayer Drops Court Case And Forced to Reveal Ingredients (7/02/04)
• Youth Driving Anti-Pesticide Policies in Canada (6/29/04)
• Investment Firm Publicizes Risks to Dow Shareholders (4/28/04)
• Toronto Lawn Pesticide Phase-Out Takes Effect (4/7/04)
• Europe Urged to Reject Modified Rice (3/23/04)
• Montreal Will Ban Cosmetic Use Pesticides (3/12/04)
• POPs Treaty Ratified by 50 Countries, Will Become Law in May 2004 (2/19/04)
• Indian Government Confirms Pesticide Contamination in Coke and Pepsi Products (2/13/04)
• U.S. Looking for Exemption from International Pesticide Ban (2/3/04)
• Activists Mount Global Challenge to Dow (1/16/04)
• Dow Faces Nationwide Student Protests Over Bhopal Disaster (12/4/03)
• Thailand Proposes Farm Chemical Safety Measures (11/18/03)
• UN Panel Approves Bush Administration Exemptions to Ozone Layer Treaty (10/22/03)
• PAN Leader Targeted in the Philippines (10/20/03)
• New Study Shows GE Crops Lead to "Superweeds" (10/14/03)
• Bush Tries To Weaken EU Chemical Reforms, Environmental Groups Say
• Britain To Scale Back GE Farm Introduction
• India’s Parliament to Investigate Coke, Pepsi Pesticide Levels; Group Threatens Lawsuit
• Pesticide Residues Reported in Coke and Pepsi in India
• UK Locality Joins Others In Banning Genetically Modified Crops
• Australia Plans to Halt CCA Use on Decks and Playgrounds
• Pesticides Withdrawn as UK Moves into Line with EU Directive
• Food Companies Pledge No GE Food in China
• Canadian City Considers All-Out Ban on Pesticide Usage
• Columbia Court Says U.S.-Backed Aerial Spray Program Must Stop
• European Commission Adopts Environmental Health Strategy with Focus on Children
• Nova Scotia Lumber Industry Doing Well After Canadian CCA Phase-Out
• Bush Administration Challenges GE Food Moratorium
• Toronto Bans Private Pesticide Use, U.S. Industry Plans Response
• Fasting Bhopal Survivors Bring Demands for Justice to Dow Annual Shareholder Meeting
• Hunger Strike Calls Attention to Horror and Death in Bhopal
• Australia Veterinarians Recommend Ban on Animal Feed Antibiotic
• Halifax, Nova Scotia Pesticide Ban is Official
• Québec Adopts the Highest Standards in North America to Decrease Exposure to Pesticides
• European Union Aldicarb Phase-Out: A mixed bag
• UN Targets Three Hazardous Pesticides for International Trade Control
• Report Documents Worldwide Pesticide Poisoning
• European Union Puts Off Debate to Ban Toxic Pesticide
• Nicaraguan Banana Workers Will Have Their Day in U.S. Court
• Unknowing Farmers Poison Cambodia's Ecosystem
• Sixty Percent of All Pesticides To Be Withdrawn from European Market by July 2003
• Canadian Public Flocks to Pesticide Hearings
• New International Code on Pesticide Use Adopted
• Farm Salmon Are Now Most Contaminated Food on Shelf
• Critics Detail Risks of Colombian Coca Spraying
• Malaysia Bans Toxic Herbicide
• Japan Considers a Ban on Chinese Spinach Due to Pesticide Residue
• EPA Report Criticizes Herbicide Mix in Columbian Coca Erradication
• Toronto Medical Officer Releases Report on Lawn Pesticides
• Peru Issues Final Report on Poisoning Deaths by OP Pesticide; Families Appeal to UN to Hold Bayer Responsible
• Food Sold in UK Contain Residues of Banned Pesticides
• India Bans Toxic Chemical, EPA to Require Restrictions In U.S.
• Bayer and the UN Global Compact
• Lawn Free Landscaping Catching on in Ottawa
• Airlines Still Treated with Pesticides
• City Decreases Pesticide Use, Increases Public Knowledge
• Threats from US Industry Won't Change Quebec Pesticide Ban
• 7 Canadian Towns Join Forces to Weed Out Pesticides
• Chinese Researcher Says Genetically Altered Cotton Will Lose Effectiveness
• Beekeepers Voice Concerns About Pesticide Use
• 2,4-D Found in Semen and Urine of Farmers
• UK Commissions Study On Link Between Parkinson's Disease and Pesticides
• Health Canada to Ban Some DEET Products
• Stricter Pesticide Rules Proposed in Canada, Farmers Are Accepting
• Canada's Largest Food Retail Chain Pledges to Stop Selling Chemical Pesticides
• CCA Contaminates Port in Africa
• Crackdown on Hazardous Chemicals Sought by U.N.
• Pesticide Found in Bread Produced Using Organic Flour from Australia
• Pesticide Use Reduction Strategies Highlighted in New European Report
• Environmentalists Call on UN to Urge Columbia to Halt Aerial Spraying for Drug Erradication
• Increase in U.S. Pesticide Exports
• U.N. Investigator Condemns U.S. Pesticide Exports
• EU Investigates Bayer's Purchase of Aventis, Creating Second Largest Agrochemical Company in the World
• Baltic Countries Halt Use of 26 Pesticides
• Europe Sets Limits on Dioxin and Other Food Contaminants
• France Bans Triazine Herbicides
• Toronto Residents Discuss Restricting Cosmetic Pesticides
• European Union Bans Creosote and Arsenic Limits Tightened by EPA
• U.S. State Department to Study Colombian Farmers Exposure to Pesticides
• France Orders Withdrawal of Pesticide
• Agricultural Chemical Plant Explosion in France
• Controversy Over Pesticide Ban in Canada
• Colombia Agronomist Reports Effects of Roundup® Exposure
• Delegation to Address Environmental Concerns in Colombia
• Judge Orders Halting of Aerial Spraying of Glyphosate in Colombia
• Quebec Considers Cosmetic Pesticide Ban
• Vietnam Calls for Dioxin Survey
• Farmers Hurt by NAFTA
• Canadian Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Residential Pesticide Ban
• Toxic Drift: Monsanto and the Drug War in Colombia
• Canada to Introduce Inert-Disclosure Legislation
• UN Announces Global Waste Pesticide Warning
• Chilean Farmers Injured by Pesticide Use
• Outdated Pesticides Contaminating Ethiopia
• Germany Calls to Stop Use of Antibacterial Cleansers
• Colombian Governors Protest U.S.-backed Aerial Herbicide Spraying
• Ottawa Moves to Ban Pesticides on City Property
• 30% of  Pesticides Marketed to Developing Countries Fail International Quality Standards
• Poor Colombian Farmers Hurt by US Coca Eradication Program
• 122 Nations Agree to Cut Many Toxics, DDT Use Will Continue
• Poor Nations Presented with a Lose-Lose Choice Due to Lack of Forward Thinking About Malaria Control

Lawns and Landscapes

• TruGreen ChemLawn Urged To Phase-Out Dangerous Lawn Care Pesticides in Florida (11/17/06)
• New Jersey Township Bans Pesticides in Parks (11/16/06)
• Ottawa Grappling with Lawn Pesticide Ban (10/17/06)
• Organic Lawn Care 101 - Take Simple Steps This Fall to Convert Your Lawn to Organic (9/21/06)
• Leading Anti-Pesticide Activist's Lawn Doused With Toxic Chemicals (9/20/06)
• First Ever Nano-Herbicide in the Works (8/25/06)
• Researchers Find Over Time Roundup is Not Effective on Weeds (8/18/06)
• Canadian Cancer Society Pressures London for Cosmetic Pesticide Ban (6/08/06)
• Sarasota considers regulation of fertilizers, Could impact weed and feed products (5/30/06)
• Industry front group fighting local control on fertilizer bans, Sarasota (5/23/06)
• Rochester Mother Says Lawn Care Company is Skirting Pesticide Law (5/10/06)
• Event Calls on TruGreen ChemLawn to Go Organic (5/05/06)
• Organic Lawn Care Gets Mainstream Boost - Movement Continues to Grow (4/18/06)
• National Coalition Launches Neighborhood Hang-Tag Campaign for Safe Lawns (4/03/06)
• Brandon City, Canada Council Approves First Pesticide Ban (3/31/06)
• Eleven-Year Old Boy Stops Round-up Spraying in his California Park (3/28/06)
• Connecticut Park Goes Pesticide-Free (2/10/06)
• BLM Plans to Triple Annual Herbicide Spraying (11/29/05)
• Judge Orders Lawn Pesticide Retailers To Warn Consumers in the West (10/26/05)
• Pesticide “Inerts” Pose Dangers to Wildlife (9/12/05)
• New Report Calls for Reduction of Lawn Pesticides in Massachusetts (8/19/05)
• Study Finds Small Doses of Roundup Weedkiller Kills Frogs (8/11/05)
• Groups Ask Home Depot and Lowe’s to Supply Poison-Free Products (4/13/05)
• Connecticut Bill Proposes Town-Rights To Restrict Lawn Pesticides (3/18/05)
• “Refuse To Use ChemLawn” Campaign Launched in Massachusetts (3/17/05)
• Kauai County Council Votes in IVM for Parks and Roads (3/11/05)
• Teaching Cows To Replace Herbicides and Eat Weeds? (3/02/05)
• Fighting Back: Communities Seek to Stop Chemical Lawn Care Industry -- Update (2/28/05)
• Crossing Party Lines: Pesticide Notification Measure Expected To Pass (2/25/05)
• Maine Gets EPA Grant to Demonstrate “Less” Pesticides Use on Lawns (2/02/05)
• Cosmetic Pesticide Ban Proposed in Suffolk County, NY (1/13/05)
• New Trade Group Forms in Response to Increased Awareness of Lawn Pesticide Dangers (1/12/05)
• WI Launches Second Landscape Pesticide Registry, Sign Up By February 1st (1/6/05)
• Industry Sues Wisconsin County For Ban on Lawn Fertilizer (1/5/05)
• Common Fertilizer Found To Leach Arsenic and Lead (11/22/04)
• Minnesota May Consider Atrazine Ban in 2005 (11/4/04)
• Westchester County Aims To Reduce Pesticide Use On Private Lawns (10/27/04)
• Lawn Care Crew Harmed By Mosquito Spray (10/8/04)
• Study Finds Local By-Laws Most Effective in Reducing Lawn Pesticides (9/29/04)
• Maine's Pesticide Board Advocates Less Pesticides on Lawns (8/16/04)
• Groups Join NJ State Senator to Stop Spraying (8/13/04)
• Survey Finds Lawn Care and Garden Practices Need Improvement (8/12/04)
• Planned Herbicide Spraying Near Yosemite Draws Criticism (7/29/04)
• Massachusetts Neighborhood Successfully Halts Utility's Spraying of Herbicides (6/25/04)
• Grassroots Effort to Change Lawn Care (6/22/04)
• Test Plots Planted With Genetically Modified Grass for Golf Courses (6/03/04)
• Elevated Cancer In Dogs Exposed To Lawn Chemicals (5/3/04)
• U.S. Lawn Care Industry Alarmed by Canadian Bylaws (4/14/04)
• New Proposed Limits on Phosphate in Residential Lawn Fertilizers (4/8/04)
• Trump “Fires” Plan for New Golf Course Over Community Pesticide Concerns (3/26/04)
• EPA Announces Industry-Environmental Guidelines on Lawn Care (2/19/04)
• Connecticut Group Fights For Lawn Pesticide Ban (1/9/04)
• Mother and Her Children Hurt By Widely Used Lawn Care Pesticides; Issue Holiday Wish to Stop the Poisoning (12/18/03)
• Back To Lawn Pesticides: Placing Pets in Danger (11/13/03)
• Toxic Lawns Abound with Youth Soccer/TruGreen ChemLawn Partnership (11/4/03)
• Big Spending on Lawn Care in U.S., Demand for IPM Rising (7/31/03)
• New Report on the Risks of Lawn-Care Pesticides (6/24/03)
• Growing Movement for Pesticide-Free Parks (5/15/03)
• Toronto Medical Officer Releases Report on Lawn Pesticides (9/4/02)
• Lawn Free Landscaping Catching on in Ottawa (7/16/02)
• Iowa Communities Keep Lawns Green Without Toxic Pesticides (6/5/02)
• City of Lawrence, Kansas Establishes Pesticide-Free Parks (5/27/02)
• Minnesota Gets Closer to Banning Phosphorous in Residential Lawn Fertilizer (4/22/02)
• Homeowners Choose Positive Message to Promote Organic Lawn Care (3/22/02)
• Washington State Bans Herbicide on Lawns (3/6/02)
• Study Finds 2,4-D Herbicide Indoors after Lawn Application (11/14/01)
• Six Seattle Parks Go Pesticide-Free (6/28/01)

Mosquitoes/Insect-Borne Diseases

• Pesticide Misting Device Taken Off the Market in New York (11/21/06)
• NYC Orders Spraying in the Streets as Citizens Protest (10/04/06)
• New Investigation Shows Spraying Ineffective in Preventing Spread of West Nile (8/21/06)
• Cities Renew Inefficient Spray Campaigns (8/16/06)
• Massachusetts Aerial Application of Pesticides after 16 years- Groups Take Action (8/10/06)
• Tanzanian Activist Speaks Out Against Spraying DDT for Malaria (6/14/06)
• Nashville Citizens Take Legal Action to Protect Against Spraying (9/16/05)
• Group Calls For Health-Based Approach to West Nile Virus,
  Widescale Spraying of Mosquito Pesticides Called Into Question (8/31/05)
• Mosquito Spray Critics Take Meeting From Officials in Davis, CA (8/29/05)
• DDT-Resistant Insects Found To Have Genetic Advantage (8/12/05)
• Yolo County, CA Says No to Mosquito Spraying, Sacramento Says Yes (8/10/05)
• Mosquito Pesticide Suspected in Minnesota Fish Kill (8/05/05)
• New Mosquito Repellents Recommended by the CDC (5/05/05)
• Reverse 911 System Used For Pre-Notification of Pesticide Spraying (9/27/04)
• Insecticide Resistance in Mosquitoes Being Studied (11/19/04)
• Mosquito Sprays Unsuccessful in California (8/11/04)
• New Research on Mosquito Resistance to Insecticides (8/06/04)
• Critics Claim Boulder, CO's WNV Spray Plan Fundamentally Flawed (7/23/04)
• New Study Finds Cinnamon Oil Effective Against Mosquitoes (7/22/04)
• Protestors Temporarily Stop Spraying in Canada (7/21/04)
• Another Landmark No-Spray Ordinance Passed in Ohio (7/13/04)
• Stop EPA From Removing Protections From Deadly Mosquito Sprays (7/8/04)
• Mosquito Spraying Continues Despite Health Hazards and Ineffectiveness (7/6/04)
• Syngenta Study Reveals Public Concern Over Mosquitoes (6/23/04)
• New “Study” Attempts to Discredit Environmentalist Activists (5/6/04)
• Suffolk County, NY Ordered to Halt Mosquito Spraying (4/27/04)
• New Judge Takes Over New York West Nile Virus Spray Lawsuit (4/1/04)
• A Victory Against Indiscriminate Mosquito Spraying (12/12/03)
• Mosquito Season and Mosquito Spraying, Still Not Over For Some (11/28/03)
• West Nile Finally Arrives in California (10/30/03)
• Another Municipality (TN) Opts Not to Spray Pesticides to Control WNv (10/1/03)
• California Gears Up for West Nile (9/30/03)
• West Nile Virus Deaths Down In 2003 (9/15/03)
• Study Shows Crustaceans Control Mosquitoes (9/3/03)
• Boulder, CO Opts Not To Spray for Mosquitoes (9/2/03)
• NY Criticized for Dangers of West Nile Pesticide Sprays (8/28/03)
• As West Nile Virus Spreads, Is the Cure Worse Than the Disease (8/27/03)
• Report Weighs Risks and Benefits of DDT (8/14/03)
• Effectiveness of Widespread Mosquito Spraying for West Nile Virus In Question (8/4/03)
• Ohio City Adopts Landmark Law to Stop Pesticide Spraying for West Nile Virus (7/14/03)
• Virginia and Texas Towns Find Alternatives for West Nile Virus Control (6/12/03)
• Mosquito Genetics Is Key To Insecticide Resistance (5/14/03)
• Group Sues Suffolk County, NY to Stop Mosquito Spraying (4/24/03)
• Amid Controversy, Mosquito Sprayers Gear Up On Insect-Borne Diseases (3/7/03)
• NY City Mosquito Spraying Lawsuit Dismissed (12/13/02)
• NY Times Photo Shows Children Drenched with Pesticides Sprayed for Mosquitoes (9/20/02)
• Malaria Found in VA County (9/9/02)
• NY Politician Urges Precautions Against Pesticides Sprayed for West Nile (9/5/02)
• Suffolk County, NY Sprays for West Nile Virus (8/28/02)
• Scientists Take Another Look at the Human Health Threat of West Nile Virus (8/23/02)
• Ft. Worth, TX and Washington, DC Maintain No-Spray Policy for WNv (8/8/02)
• West Nile Virus Horse Vaccine (7/25/02)
• West Nile Virus Flies into Texas, Blanket Mosquito Spraying Commences (6/24/02)
• Environmental Groups Urge Residents to Take Steps to Prevent West Nile Virus (5/31/02)
• Health Canada to Ban Some DEET Products (4/30/02)
• Photo Story Documents Dangerous Mosquito Management (3/8/02)
• Long Island Residents Make Headway on West Nile Virus Pesticides (1/30/02)
• Infectious Diseases Linked to Global Warming (11/15/01)
• Dengue Fever Outbreak in West Hawaii (10/15/01)
• Louisiana State Senator seeks DDT Use in Fight Against Encephalitis (9/27/01)
• Dangerous Chemical Combinations Used to Prevent West Nile Virus (9/10/01)
• Baltimore Man May Be First Case of West Nile Virus in Washington DC Area (9/7/01)
• Researchers say Catnip Oil is More Effective on Mosquitos Than DEET (8/31/01)
• County in Florida Fearing West Nile to Start Pesticide Spraying (7/25/01)
• Research Links Global Warming To Vector-borne Diseases (7/11/01)
• Massachusetts Report Shows Public Health Danger of WNv Spraying (7/9/01)
• West Nile Virus Pesticide Spraying Sends 37 People to the Hospital (6/27/01)
• New York State Fines Clarke Mosquito Management for $1 Million (6/7/01)
• More Birds Dying from Pesticides and Other Toxics than West Nile Virus (6/4/01)
• Powdered Starch Controls Mosquito Larvae (5/30/01)
• Use of Insecticides for Mosquito Control Barred in Midwestern Wildlife Refuges (5/24/01)
• Manufacturers Ask Government for Indemnity for Public Health Use Pesticides (4/27/01)
• CDC Announces New Guidelines for Combating the West Nile Virus (4/12/01)
• CDC Revises WNV Battle Plan (4/10/01)
• Six Applicators Sick After Spraying Anvil for Mosquito Control (1/25/01)
• NYC Promises Future Impact Analyses of Pesticides in New Mosquito Plan (1/5/01)
• West Nile Case Confirmed In New York (8/13/00)
• New York State Health Commissioner Says Adulticiding Should Be Last Resort (6/15/00)

National Politics

• Scientific Integrity Under the Microscope (12/18/06)
• EPA Purging Library Website To Make Reports Unavailable (12/15/06)
• Controversy Surrounds EPA Library Closures (12/07/06)
• Pesticide Industry Plotted Bush Human Testing Policy (6/05/06)
• DuPont Paying the Largest Civil Fine Ever to EPA (12/20/05)
• Victims of 2002 Pesticide Poisoning Win Lawsuit (11/28/05)
• Court Allows Dow Class Action Lawsuit For Dioxin Contamination (11/14/05)
• New Asthma Guidelines for Medical Providers Released (11/07/05)
• House of Representatives Guts Endangered Species Act (9/30/05)
• Hurricane Katrina Highlights Unacceptable Trade-Offs in Pesticide Policy (9/08/05)
• In Reversal Of Decision, USDA To Allow 'Organic' Label On Cosmetics (8/30/05)
• FDA Finalizes Agricultural Antibiotic Drug Ban (8/18/05)
• NY Court Finds EPA Rules Fail to Protect Children from Rat Poisons (8/17/05)
• USDA Asked To Bring Organic Food Regulations Into Compliance With 1990 Law (6/23/05)
• Congressional Report Finds Human Pesticide Experiments Unethical (6/21/05)
• Federal Judge Upholds Local Weed and Feed Ban, Preemption Laws Do Not Apply (6/20/05)
• Ex-Dow Workers File Suit Over Herbicide Exposure (6/15/05)
• EPA Sued for Failing to Protect Farm Children (6/09/05)
• USDA Prohibits Body Care Products From Carrying Organic Seal (6/03/05)
• Federal Government Admits to Paying Journalists for Favorable Stories (5/26/05)
• Alert: Congress Poised to Rewrite the Endangered Species Act (5/25/05)
• U.S. States Take The Lead In Controlling Global Pollutants (5/04/05)
• Supreme Court Affirms Right to Sue For Pesticide Harm (4/28/05)
• Bush Nominates Stephen Johnson To Head EPA, Industry Hails Appointment as a "Sympathetic Ear" (3/08/05)
• Illegal EPA Meetings with Chemical Companies Violate Federal Laws (2/24/05)
• US Scientists Told to Alter Findings on Endangered Wildlife (2/15/05)
• The Pesticide Industry’s Outlook for 2005 Exposed (2/14/05)
• ACT Inspector General Finds Bush EPA All Business, No Science (2/07/05)
• U.S. Supreme Court Hears Case Today on Right to Sue for Pesticide Damages (1/10/05)
• Suit Filed Challenging EPA’s Approval of Ozone-Depleting Chemical (1/4/05)
• Bush Wins, EPA Research Director Resigns (11/5/04)
• New Bill To Track and Respond To Environmentally-Related Diseases (10/13/04)
• International Election Experts To Monitor U.S. Elections (9/15/04)
• Lawsuit Against H.U.D. calls for IPM in Public Housing (9/13/04)
• USDA Refuses to Provide Documentation on Organic Food Certification (8/10/04)
• Remembering President Ronald Reagan's Environmental Record (6/14/04)
• USDA Pulls Directives that Threatened National Organic Standards (5/28/04)
• GAO Says "Antibiotic Resistance Linked to Animal Use is Unacceptable Threat” to Human Health (5/27/04)
• Bush Wins Exemptions To Methyl Bromide Phaseout (4/6/04)
• Bush Seeks To Undo Methyl Bromide Phase-Out at March 24 Meeting (3/22/04)
• Bush Ignores Environmental Hazards to Minorities/Low-Income Neighborhoods (3/15/04)
• U.S. Implementation of POPs Treaty Jeopardized (3/11/04)
• Science Panel Says Pesticide Testing on Humans Is Ethical (2/24/04)
• Science Panel Slams Bush Proposal, Says Children Need More Limits on Mercury (2/5/04)
• Staff Say EPA Being Politicized As Never Before (12/17/03)
• Europe's Toxics Debate Influence Lawmakers To Toughen U.S. Laws (11/25/03)
• Federal Bill Would Allow Access to Cheaper Canadian Pesticides (11/3/03)
• Utah Gov. Leavitt Confirmed as EPA Chief (10/31/03)
• Senators Move to Override House Bill Prohibiting Country-of-Origin Labeling (10/27/03)
• Chemicals on Tap in American Cities
• EPA Wades Into the Pesticides and Water Issue, Seeks Public Comments
• Columbia Court Says U.S.-Backed Aerial Spray Program Must Stop
• Courts At Odds on Damage Victim Suits, Supreme Court Passes
• Supreme Court Says Veterans Can Sue for Agent Orange Caused Illness
• Tell EPA To Deny Request for Unregistered Use of Bird-Killing Pesticide
• Bush Administration Challenges Europe's GE Food Moratorium
• Bush Administration Pushing For Methyl Bromide Exemption From Montreal Protocol
• Pesticide Industry Attempts to Hijack Conference to Educate Health Care Providers
• EPA Warns Those Who Work with Pesticides To Be Cautious Given the Recent Threat of Terrorist Attack
• EPA's review of 28 Organophosphate pesticides called into question
• Beyond Pesticides Petitions EPA to Send Billions of Board Feet of Arsenic-Treated Wood to Hazardous Waste Landfills
• EPA Feels the Heat from First Lawsuit after Landmark Endangered Species / Pesticide Ruling
• EPA Says Only Two of 30 Organophosphates Dangerous in Combination
• After Two Years of Discussion, No Recommendations on Inert Ingredients
• Bush Resists U.S. Chemical Industry and Toxics Treaty
• Hormone Disruption Research Act Calls For New Research Funding to Protect Children from Toxic Chemicals
• EPA to Consult on Pesticide Harm to Endangered Species
• U.S. EPA Continues to Restrict Public Access to Information
• Former Farm Bureau Official Named to EPA
• FDA Ignores Evidence That Chemicals Created in Irradiated Food Could Be Harmful
• Bush Administration Backs Off Human Testing of Pesticides
• Attorney General Ashcroft Orders Agencies to Resist FOIA Releases
• Summary of Information Removed from EPA Risk Management Plan Website
• EPA Removes Chemical Data from Website
• EPA Announces National Dialogue on Public Involvement in Agency Decisions
• Bush Still Opposes Kyoto Pact
• President Bush Signs International Treaty on Persistent Organic Pollutants
• LCV Reports On Bush’s First 100 Days
• Concerned Citizens to Protest Bush’s Assault on the Environment
• From Bureaucrat to Fat Cat
• Bush Names Former Monsanto Executive as EPA Deputy Administrator
• Public Access to Chemical Data Denied by EPA
• EPA's Clean Air Authority Upheld by Supreme Court
• Bush’s Pick for Secretary of the Interior Could Weaken Environmental Protections
• Bush Announces Top Choice for USDA Secretary

Pesticide Regulation

• EPA Allows Exemption for Ozone Depleting Pesticide (12/20/06)
• EPA To Regulate Germ-Killing Nanoproducts; Environmental Groups Wary of Nanotechnology Risks (12/06/06)
• Toxic Insecticide AZM To Remain in Use Until 2012 (11/20/06)
• Montreal Protocol Nations Grant U.S. Methyl Bromide Uses Despite Ban (11/10/06)
• Capitol Hill Leaders Urge EPA Administrator To Protect EJ Communities (11/06/06)
• EPA Comes in Above Par on Golf Course Herbicide (10/26/06)
• EPA Fails To Meet Mandate on Endocrine-Disruptors (10/24/06)
• U.S. Continues Sale of Toxic Products Banned Overseas (10/18/06)
• HSRB Finds Industry’s Human Testing Proposals & EPA Guidelines Flawed (10/02/06)
• Study Finds EPA Fails to Conduct Environmental Justice Reviews (9/26/06)
• U.S. Stockpiles Chemical Banned by United Nations (9/19/06)
• Tell EPA to Provide Health Warnings on Pesticide-Impregnated Clothing (9/14/06)
• Appeals Court Upholds EPA Pesticide Rule Allowing Ozone-Depleting Pesticide (8/31/06)
• Federal Judge Rules EPA Cannot Skip Pesticide Review -Endangered Species Act Victory! (8/29/06)
• Doctors, Environmentalists Petition to Disclose Hidden Poisons in Pesticides (8/24/06)
• Factory Farms Push to Label Beef as “Grass-fed” (8/22/06)
• FDA Allows Banned Pesticide To Be Used In Medicine (8/15/06)
• EPA Completes Pesticide Review- Are our Children Better Protected? (8/07/06)
• EPA Pesticide Program Evaluated, Performance Questioned (8/04/06)
• EPA Announces Halt to Lindane for Agricultural Use; Risk to Children Remains Through Pharmaceutical Products (8/03/06)
• ACTION ALERT: Senate Bill To Undermine Water Protection (8/01/06)
• Research Shows Pesticide Bans Alone May Lead to New Problems (7/28/06)
• Public Health Protections and States’ Rights at Risk with Pending U.S. Legislation (7/21/06)
• House Energy and Commerce Committee Passes Toxics Treaties; Includes State preemption language on POPs chemicals (7/17/06)
• ACTION ALERT: Public Comments on Permethrin Reregistration Eligibility Decision Needed by September 26, 2006 (7/14/06)
• National Academies Confirms Dioxin Dangers; Finds deficiencies in EPA review process (7/13/06)
• Senator Jeffords Introduces Bipartisan Green Building Legislation (7/11/06)
• Public Comments Needed by August 4, 2006: Stop Sulfuryl Fluoride Use (7/07/06)
• Comments Requested on Triazine Cumulative Risk Assessment, August 21, 2006 (6/30/06)
• Lawsuit Forces EPA to Take Action to Protect Farmworkers (6/13/06)
• EPA Scientists Revolt Against Bush Administration Pesticide Policy (5/31/06)
• Key Vote Won to Save Toxics Release Inventory (5/22/06)
• Renowned Scientist Warns Pesticide Regulation Is Inadequate (4/17/06)
• EPA Attempts to Improve Risk Assessment, Consider Multiple Exposures (4/11/06)
• House Passes Bill That Would Gut Food Safety Laws (3/22/06)
• Groups Sue EPA for Approving Unethical, Illegal Human Pesticide Testing (2/27/06)
• H.U.D Files Motion to Dismiss Case Calling for IPM in Public Housing (2/23/06)
• Groups Issue A Follow-up Report Calling For Action To Protect Farmworkers (2/08/06)
• Federal Food Label Bill Will Preempt California’s Prop 65 (2/07/06)
• Stop Methyl Iodide: Don't let EPA register new carcinogenic pesticide (2/01/06)
• EPA Finalizes Rule for Human Studies Research (1/31/06)
• Legislators Denounce Leaked EPA Plan to Promote Human Pesticide Experiments (1/25/06)
• Gutting the Ban on Methyl Bromide – By Jim Hightower (12/23/05)
• Canadian Supreme Court Upholds Toronto Pesticide Ban (12/19/05)
• Banned Pesticide Still Being Used In U.S. Harvests (12/01/05)
• Tell EPA To Stop Pesticide Experimentation on Human Subjects (11/30/05)
• Public Interest Groups Ask Government to Ban Common Household Products Containing Controversial Germ-Fighting Ingredient (10/25/05)
• FDA Questions Use of Antibacterial Products (10/21/05)
• Public Comment Sought on Draft Action Plan for Lindane (10/14/05)
• Environmental Groups Petition EPA to Retract Fluoride Pesticide Tolerances on Food (9/23/05)
• EPA Rule Would Allow Human Pesticide Testing, Public Comments Requested (9/13/05)
• EPA Draft of New Human Testing Rule Criticized (8/15/05)
• EPA Says Race and Income Are Not EJ Factors, Public Comments Needed (8/09/05)
• Congress Compromises on Human Pesticide Testing (7/28/05)
• EPA Failing to Protect the Public from Chemicals (7/20/05)
• Senate Passes Boxer Bill to Ban Human Pesticide Testing (7/01/05)
• U.S. House of Representatives Passes Bill to Ban Human Studies of Pesticides (5/23/05)
• Federal Government Fails to Protect People and Salmon from Carbaryl (5/13/05)
• Take Action: Tell EPA to NEVER Consider Testing Pesticides on Children Again (4/29/05)
• EPA Pulls Study That Encourages Children's Pesticide Exposure
  Other Human Pesticide Testing Studies Continue (4/11/05)
• Group Sues EPA For Refusing to Release Results of Employee Surveys (4/07/05)
• Bush Administration Alters EPA Cancer Guidelines - Children More At Risk (4/06/05)
• ACTION: Tell EPA To Ban 2,4-D Weed and Feed Products By MARCH 14 (3/04/05)
• ACTION: Sign Petition For EPA To Restart National Pesticide Monitoring (2/17/05)
• Arsenic Exposure In Chicken Consumption Underestimated (1/19/05)
• New Pesticide Isomer Study Shows New Breakdown and Toxicity Risks (1/14/05)
• 'EPA Sues Clarke Mosquito Control For Endangering Health of Sprayer (1/11/05)
• EPA Upholds Phase-Out of Dursban New Home Use, Continues Discussion with Dow on Lifting Ban (1/3/05)
• Attorneys General Petition EPA To Protect Children From Pesticides (12/22/04)
• EPA Misleads Public on Deal to Lift Ban on Dow Termite Pesticide,
  The Human Experiment Should Stop, Says Beyond Pesticides (12/21/04)
• Secret EPA Deal To Abandon Year-End Ban of Deadly Pesticide Dursban (12/20/04)
• Final Days: Leavitt Signs Sharp Increase in Unhealthy Pesticide (12/17/04)
• Bush Administration Submits Brief to Supreme Court in FIFRA Preemption Case (12/10/04)
• Groups Sue EPA For Failing to Protect Children From Rat Poisons (11/11/04)
• Under Pressure, EPA Postpones Children and Pesticides Exposure Study (11/10/04)
• EPA Staffers Protest EPA Children Study (11/03/04)
• EPA Takes Industry Money To Collect Missing Data On Children's Pesticide Exposure (10/28/04)
• Administration Fails to Stop Foreign Pest Invasions While Continuing Use of Ozone Depleting Chemical (10/4/04)
• Non-Agricultural Use of Diazinon Finally Canceled, But Risks Remain (9/08/04)
• EPA Proposes Weakening Emergency Exemption Requirements (9/03/04)
• Data Quality Act Hamstrings Pesticide Regulation (8/18/04)
• California Announces Cuts in Pesticide Regulation (8/04/04)
• Bush Administration Eases Pesticide Rules (8/03/04)
• Endangered Species At Risk Due to Pesticide Use (7/30/04)
• EPA Pesticide Failures Draws Legal Action: Pseudo-Science at EPA Puts Salmon at Risk From Pesticides (7/27/04)
• EPA Rejects Recommendations For Stricter Protections On Childrens Health (7/14/04)
• EPA Seeks Public Comments on Risk Assessment, Due June 23, 2004,
  After Industry and OMB Charge Current Methods Are Overly Protective (6/21/04)
• Ethics Guidelines for Pesticide Testing in Humans Urged by Panel (6/7/04)
• EPA Pulls Back Safety Measures on Rat Poison (4/19/04)
• Groups Challenge EPA's Approval of Dow's Sulfuryl Fluoride (3/30/04)
• Minnesota Weakens Federal Pesticide Laws; Court Rules In Favor (3/4/04)
• Stand-Alone Branch Office For Inerts Coming to EPA (2/12/04)
• Santa Barbara City Adopts Pesticide Reduction Policy (2/4/04)
• EPA to Stop Consulting With Experts On Effects of Pesticides on Wildlife (2/2/04)
• Connecticut Group Fights For Lawn Pesticide Ban (1/9/04)
• EPA Fails To Qualm Fears Over Sewer Sludge-Derived Fertilizer (1/13/04)
• New York Proposes Ban On Pesticide Lindane for Lice and Scabies (2/10/04)
• "Banned" Pesticide Still Commonly Used on Christmas Trees (12/19/03)
• Environmentalists Continue the Struggle Against Hazardous Herbicide (11/19/03)
• Chemical Industry Renegotiates Pesticide Registration Fees (10/28/03)
• White House Pushes For Environmental Review Exemptions (10/17/03)
• Attorneys General Petition To Enforce IPM Mandate in FIFRA (10/9/03)
• NRDC Sues EPA for Failing to Protect Endangered Wildlife from Atrazine
• Effectiveness of Widespread Mosquito Spraying for West Nile Virus In Question
• Pesticides Withdrawn as UK Moves into Line with EU Directive
• EPA Wades Into the Pesticides and Water Issue, Seeks Public Comments
• EPA To Restrict Popular Pesticide, Major Uses Will Continue
• EPA Approves Biological Pesticides for Use in Emergency Exemptions
• Syngenta Voluntarily Cancels Its Controversial Diazinon Products
• EPA Considers Human Testing of Pesticides; Public Comments Due by August 5, 2003
• GAO Tobacco Report Clears the Smokescreen on Pesticides
• EPA Strikes Deal To Cancel Bird-Killing Pesticide, Allows Use to Continue for Two More Seasons
• Special Use Permit Proposed for Controversial Herbicide in Wisconsin
• Endocrine Disrupting Chemical Program Released for Public Comment
• Environmentalists Assail EPA on Atrazine Decision
• EPA Publishes Proposed Changes to the Endangered Species Act
• Group Asks Major Retailers to Stop Sale of Deadly Pesticide Widely Used on Pets
• Pesticide Kills Cats, EPA Responds
• Environmentalists Meet With EPA to Protect People from Pesticide Drift
• EPA Virtually Eliminates Opportunity For Public Comment on Toxic Dow Herbicide
• EPA Signs Diazinon Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision
• EPA to Investigate Atrazine Manufacturer
• EPA and NRDC Disagree On Success of Pesticide Review Process
• EPA Restricts Use of Lindane
• Residential Use of Herbicide Clopyralid To Be Discontinued
• Washington State Suspends Use of Carbaryl on Oyster Beds
• Cancelled Pesticide Carbofuran Given Exemption for 10,000 Acres: 100,000 Additional Acres Requested
• EPA to Consult on Pesticide Harm to Endangered Species
• Ethion Phased Out
• EPA Proposes Label Changes to Address Pesticide Drift, Misses Several Key Issues
• Scientific and Ethical Factors in Human Testing of Pesticides Questioned
• Pesticide Ban Challenged, Environmentalists Respond
• EPA Allows Change to Pesticide Label Requirements
• Fate of Lindane Near Decision
• EPA Orders Two Companies to Stop Selling Unregistered Anthrax Decontamination Pesticides to the Public
• Human Testing of Pesticides Denounced
• Chlorine Dioxide Approved for Anthrax Cleanup Under "Emergency Conditions" Clause
• U.S. EPA Will Accept Pesticide Tests on Humans
• Restrictions Placed on Phosmet and Azinphos-Methyl
• Chemical Companies Voluntary Request Cancellation of Fungicide
• EPA Announces Chlorpyrifos Product Cancellations
• Toxic Chemical Review Process Faulty
• USDA and EPA Neglect Pledge to Cut Pesticide Use
• Phase-out of Chlorpyrifos and Diazinon Leads Inevitably to Markdown in Price and Continued Use by Homeowners
• DuPont to Remove Benlate from Market
• Coalition of State Attorneys General Call for Immediate Removal of Diazinon from Store Shelves
• EPA Issues Misleading Notice to Retailers On Chlorpyrifos
• NRDC, Others Reach Settlement with EPA to Meet Agency’s Obligation to Regulate Pesticides
• EPA Proposes Guidance for Labeling Pesticides Under the National Organic Program
• Methyl Parathion Tolerance Revocations to Take Effect
• Massachusetts Attorney General Asks Retailers to Remove Chlorpyrifos from Shelves

State/Local (see also State Pages)

• NJ Groups Oppose Lifting 20-Year Ban on Chemical Gypsy Moth Control (1/16/07)
• Action Alert: Tell NJ Governor John Corzine to Keep 20-Year Ban on Aerial Gypsy Moth Spraying Intact (1/8/07)
• California Pesticide Report Shows Less-Toxic Pesticide Use (12/04/06)
• Another New York County Pushing for Pesticide Notification (11/27/06)
• Colorado Town Bends To Public Pressure on Malathion (10/31/06)
• Washington State Proposes Increased Fees for Organic Farmers (10/30/06)
• Seattle Homes Built for People with Asthma (10/27/06)
• California Institutes the Nation’s First Statewide Biomonitoring Program (10/10/06)
• Pesticide Misapplication Blamed for Woman’s Death (10/03/06)
• California Weighing Nation’s First Statewide Biomonitoring Program (9/18/06)
• Georgia Communities Suffer Summer of MOCAP (9/01/06)
• Maine is Pursuing Safer Chemicals in Consumer Products (8/28/06)
• Federal Court Rules Biopharm Permits Issued Illegally in Hawai'i (8/17/06)
• llinois County Asks EPA to Cut Widespread Use of Antibacterial Agents (8/14/06)
• Pesticide Application Forces Closing of Hospital Emergency Room (8/02/06)
• California Fines Corporations For Unreported Pesticide Sales (7/27/06)
• California Pesticide Agency May Restrict Use Of Synthetic Pyrethroids (7/20/06)
• Home Depot Forced To Pay Settlement In Connecticut (6/16/06)
• California Seeks To Reduce Air-Polluting Pesticides (6/01/06)
• Partnership Sponsors Rodent and Vector Control in DC (4/26/06)
• Maine Citizens Ask State to Strengthen Pesticide Regulations (4/7/06)
• California Urged To Restrict Toxic Chemicals, Replace With Safe Substitutes (3/15/06)
• Minnesota Department of Ag Audit Calls for Notification and Increased Monitoring of Urban Areas (3/14/06)
• City of Olympia Says Yes to Reducing Toxic Pesticides (3/13/06)
• FL Agriculture Department Rejects Ag-Mart Settlement; Parents Sue for Birth Defects (3/2/06)
• Congress Poised to Pass Bill Taking Away Your Right to Know What's In Your Food (3/1/06)
• CA Proposes Farmworker Protections, Releases New Pesticide Injury Data (2/28/06)
• Volunteer Buffalo Pest Management Board Wins Award (2/16/06)
• Biomonitoring Bill Returns to California Senate (2/09/06)
• Court of Appeals Upholds Phosphorus Ban in Wisconson (1/23/06)
• Court Orders Environmental Assessment of Pesticides (1/11/06)
• Washington Withdraws its Pesticide Proposal (1/10/06)
• CA Court Rejects State Plan to Spray Wine Grapes (1/4/06)
• Debate Over Pesticide Exemptions Heats Up In Florida (12/22/05)
• Controversy Over Needed Cleanup in New Orleans (12/14/05)
• North Carolina Residents Petition Town to Stop Use of Pesticides (12/09/05)
• Groups Urge Soil Cleanup in New Orleans (12/06/05)
• Proposed Limit on Pesticide Exposure Being Considered in WA (11/22/05)
• Washington State Proposes Pesticide Notification Rule (11/17/05)
• Supermarket Rejects Ag-Mart Tomatoes Over Birth Defects in Florida (11/03/05)
• Pesticide Law Compliance Lags North of Boston, Massachusetts (11/01/05)
• WA Judge Makes Ruling on Pesticide Warning Labels More Strict (10/20/05)
• FL Vegetable Grower Fined $111,200 for Pesticide Misuse (10/18/05)
• Nation’s First Law on Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics Passes in California (10/12/05)
• FL Tomato Grower Will Stop Using Suspected Pesticide (10/04/05)
• Weak Enforcement Harms California Farm Workers (8/26/05)
• New York State Requires Schools to Use Green Cleaning Products (8/25/05)
• Oregon Legislature Agrees On Compromised Pesticide Reporting Law (8/23/05)
• Farmworkers in Idaho Fall Sick Due to Illegal Pesticide Spraying (8/22/05)
• WA Town Struggles for Solution to Contaminated Soil (8/04/05)
• Pesticide Notification Law Passes in Upstate New York County (7/11/05)
• California Bill To Raise Fines On Pesticide Drift To Be Reconsidered (7/07/05)
• New York’s Monroe County Adopts Neighborhood Notification Bill (6/22/05)
• New York Considers Lindane Ban, New Yorkers: Take Action (5/20/05)
• Alaska Senate Passes Pesticide Right-to-Know Bill (5/19/05)
• New York City Adopts Bills to Reduce Pesticides (5/10/05)
• New York City Council Passes Two Pesticide Risk Reduction Bills (4/22/05)
• Alaska Pesticide Public Notice Bill Passes (3/31/05)
• Illinois State Legislature Considers Lindane Ban (3/25/05)
• Washington State Proposes Bill To Protect Farm Worker Health (3/03/05)
• Oakland, CA Considers Reversing Pesticide Ban (2/11/05)
• Proposed CA Plan Rewards Clean Farmers, Reduces Pesticide Use (2/09/05)
• California Announces IPM Initiative After Pesticide Use Increases (1/31/05)
• WI Launches Second Landscape Pesticide Registry, Sign Up By February 1st (1/6/05)
• Industry Sues Wisconsin County For Ban on Lawn Fertilizer (1/5/05)
• Minnesota May Consider Atrazine Ban in 2005 (11/4/04)
• MN Cancels Talk on Frog Deformities and Government Failures (10/25/04)
• UCA DPR Recognizes Five Companies and Organizations for Environmental Excellence (10/15/04)
• Pesticide Company Sued for Misuse of Atrazine (10/12/04)
• Reverse 911 System Used For Pre-Notification of Pesticide Spraying (9/27/04)
• Former Farm Lobbyist to Run Pesticide Department (9/21/04)
• Maine Board of Pesticides Proposes IPM Standards for Indoor Applications (8/30/04)
• New Mexico Creek Spared From Poisoning (8/24/04)
• CA Bill Provides Aid to Pesticide Exposure Victims (6/8/04)
• Raleigh Cleans Up Pesticide Spill in Park, Concerns Over Risk to Health and Environment (6/4/04)
• Connecticut Town Scraps Pesticides and Goes for Organic Lawn Care (6/1/04)
• Colorado Insectary to Continue Providing Beneficial Insects (4/20/04)
• Minnesota Weakens Federal Pesticide Laws; Court Rules In Favor (3/4/04)
• New York Proposes Ban On Pesticide Lindane for Lice and Scabies (2/10/04)
• Connnecticut Group Fights For Lawn Pesticide Ban (1/9/04)
• Dow Receives Largest Pesticide Enforcement Penalty in U.S. History (12/16/03)
• Contaminating Herbicide Causes City To Give Up Compost Distribution (11/11/03)
• Oregon Targets 10 Hazardous Chemicals (12/9/03)
• Terminix Settles Charges of Safety Violations for Millions of Dollars (10/6/03)
• Environmental Justice Recommendations Approved By Cal/EPA (10/3/03)
• Another Municipality (TN) Opts Not to Spray Pesticides to Control West Nile Virus (10/1/03)
• California Gears Up for West Nile (9/30/03)
• Illegal Pesticide Use in Texas Homes
• Michigan's Bald Eagles Soar Due to DDT BanPesticide Tracking Law Stalls in Oregon
• EPA Reveals Massive Clean-Up Plan for 80-year old NC Orchard
• New Illinois Law Requires Child Care Centers Protect Children From Pests and Pesticides
• Effectiveness of Widespread Mosquito Spraying for West Nile Virus In Question
• Streaming Video: News Stories Highlight Dangers of Wood Preservatives
• Chemicals on Tap in American Cities
• East Harlem, New York Study Proves IPM Successful and Economical
• Seattle Federal District Judge Orders Water-Polluting Pesticides Restricted
• NY Assembly Passes Bill To Improve Protection From Pesticides
• Maine Town In A Fight Over Spraying Ban
• Ohio City Adopts Landmark Law to Stop Pesticide Spraying for West Nile Virus
• CA Bill To Protect Children From Toxic Pesticides Dies
• Pesticides Stolen From Warehouses in Oxnard, CA, Safety Concerns Questioned
• Courts At Odds on Damage Victim Suits, Supreme Court Passes
• Environmentalists Sue California Over Plan to Spray Grapevine Pest
• NY Legislature Passes Bill Requiring State to Seal CCA-Treated Picnic Tables
• Sloss Industries Receives Largest Penalty in Alabama History
• San Francisco First In Nation to Adopt Precautionary Principle
• Pesticides Blamed for Deaths of 58 Cows on Alabama Farm
• EPA Cites Growers for Over 200 Farmworker Protection Violations.
• Maine Bans Sale of Arsenic-Treated Wood, Expedites Federal Phase-Out
• Fear of Pesticides Wafting Over Texas
• California May Ease Restrictions on Ozone-Depleting Pesticide
• Report Finds California Pesticide Drift Routinely Exceeds Acceptable Levels
• NY To Sue Pesticide Manufacturer Over Misleading Ads
• Reported Pesticide Poisonings for 2001 in California Drop
• EPA Seeks Largest Ever Civil Penalty for Pesticide Violations by RI Company
• Michigan Bans Statewide Use of Controversial Herbicide
• California Study Finds Pesticide Safety Trainings Ineffective
• North Carolina’s Drift Policy In Danger.
• Organophosphate Fenthion Douses Gulf Coast Towns
• California Reports Drop in Pesticide Use for 2001
• California Pesticide Laws Fail to Protect Farmworkers
• Texas Residents Fight Against Chemical Companies
• NY Attorney General Finds Widespread Pesticide Use in Low-Income Urban Housing, Schools and Parks
• Colorado Migrant Farm Workers Routinely Poisoned by Pesticides
• Conservation Groups Prevent Use of Eagle-killing Pesticide
• Court Orders Government to Ensure Pesticide Use Will Not Harm Endangered Salmon
• California Warns Against Insect Foggers.
• Citizen Takes on CCA-Treated Wood Manufacturer
• Seattle First City to Adopt Purchasing Policy Regarding Persistent Pollutants
• Cancelled Pesticide Carbofuran Given Exemption for 10,000 Acres: 100,000 Additional Acres Requested
• Heat Serves as Alternative to Herbicide-based Weed Control
• West Nile Virus Flies into Texas, Blanket Mosquito Spraying Commences
• Citizens Take Action to Protect Lake from Herbicides
• New York State Legislature Passes CCA Ban
• Pesticides killing birds in Saratoga County, New York
• Golf Course Keeps Greens Pest-Free While Reducing Pesticides
• City of Lawrence, Kansas Establishes Pesticide-Free Parks
• Lake Apopka, Florida: Years of Farming Leaves Town in Toxic Soup
• Treated Wood Contaminates Communities
• Florida Town Tests for Dangers in Its Wood
• Westchester County, NY Declares "No Pesticide Day"
• Florida Water Contamination
• California Healthy School Act's Requirements Provide a More Accurate Picture of the Extent of School Pesticide Use
• Pennsylvania School IPM Becomes Law
• Minnesota Gets Closer to Banning Phosphorous in Residential Lawn Fertilizer
• Washington State Bans Herbicide on Lawns
• Pesticides Used in Simulated Terrorist Attack
• Maine Considers Action Against Chemicals in Fertilizer
• California Court Orders Stricter Assessment of Herbicide Use
• New Jersey Improves Pesticide Regulations
• Four Attorneys General File Lawsuit Against EPA Seeking Full Labeling of Pesticide Products
• New York's Rockland County Adopts Neighbor Notification Law
• California Pesticide Use Declines for Second Year in a Row, Major Pesticide Problems Remain
• Largest Pesticide Settlement in New York State Secured
• Fairfax, California Ordinance Disputed by Pest Control Operators of California
• Fairfax, California Bans Hazardous Pesticides
• Chlorpyrifos Found in California Air Samples
• CA DPR Reports Increase in Pesticide Poisoning Incidents
• North Carolina Judge Dismisses Ag-Mart Pesticide Violation Charges

Water

• EPA Sued for Allowing Pesticide Spraying Over Water (12/19/06)
• Group Decries EPA Decision To Exempt Pesticides from Clean Water Act (11/22/06)
• "Intersex" Fish Found in Potomac River, Endocrine Disruptors Suspected (9/08/06)
• Massachusetts Town Says No to Lake Pesticides (5/01/06)
• Widespread Pesticide Poisoning of Water Focus of Landmark Government Study (3/03/06)
• Clean Water Act Cases Go Before Supreme Court (2/22/06)
• Unregulated Pollutants Contaminate U.S. Tap Water (1/09/06)
• Studies Find 1 in 5 Wells in Dakota County, MN Contaminated (12/15/05)
• ACTION ALERT: Stop Congress From Rolling Back Clean Water & Other Vital Protections (11/09/05)
• Toxic Levels of Pyrethroids Found in California Urban Streams (10/27/05)
• Maine Permit Bolsters Arguments to Save the Clean Water Act (10/19/05)
• Pesticides Found in Well Water of East Maui Development (10/06/05)
• Settlement Enables Washington Lakes to Receive Protections from Pesticides (7/14/05)
• Rural Drinking Water Contaminated With Pesticides (5/16/05)
• Legislation Would Allow More Pesticide Poisoning of Water (5/09/05)
• Second Maine Blueberry Grower Agrees to Immediately Halt All Aerial Spraying of Pesticides (4/14/05)
• Wastewater Plants Identified As Chemical Security Threat, Alternatives Advocated (3/14/05)
• Pesticide Use on Massachusetts Lake Appealed (3/01/05)
• Antibacterial Chemical Found in U.S. Waterways (1/25/05)
• National Research Council Calls Rocket Fuel In Drinking Water Safe (1/20/05)
• High Environmental and Social Costs from Shrimp Farming (11/15/04)
• Maine Blueberry Grower Agrees to Halt Aerial Pesticide Spraying (10/7/04)
• North America's Largest Fruit Farm Faces Clean Water Act Lawsuit Over Aerial Pesticide Spraying in Maine (8/5/04)
• USGS Reports Majority of U.S. Fresh Water Contaminated with Pesticides (6/9/04)
• USGS Finds Pesticides In Nation's Surface and Ground Water (5/26/04)
• Toxic Synthetic Pyrethroid Pesticide Levels Found in Stream Sediments (5/10/04)
• EPA Puts Pesticide Maker in Charge of Testing (11/5/03)
• Denmark Restricts Water-Contaminating Herbicide
• Toxic Pesticides Found in California Rainfall Samples
• EPA Reveals Massive Clean-Up Plan for 80-year old NC Orchard
• Chemicals on Tap in American Cities
• EPA Wades Into the Pesticides and Water Issue, Seeks Public Comments
• Seattle Federal District Judge Orders Water-Polluting Pesticides Restricted
• Washington Oyster Growers Reach Agreement to End Carbaryl Use in Willapa Bay
• Pesticides Found in Oregon Drinking Water
• MN Bill Would Protect Public from Pesticides in Groundwater
• New York Lake Residents Fear Experimental Pesticide Use
• Organophosphate Found in California's Santa Clara River
• Tap Water Puts Californians at Risk
• New Bill Attempts to Expand Protection of American Waterways from Invasive Species
• Florida Water Contamination
• Lack of Water Quality Standards for Pesticides
• Herbicide Found in School Drinking Water
• Oyster Growers Request Permit to Spray Pesticides to Control Native Shrimp
• Arsenic Limits Tightened by EPA
• National Academy of Sciences Supports Tougher Arsenic Limits in Drinking Water
• House Restores Clinton Arsenic Standards, Denies EPA Enforcement Budget
• Stop Congress from Slashing Clean Water Enforcement
• Bush Withdraws New Arsenic Standard as High Arsenic Levels Close Parks
• USDA Posed to Begin Monitoring Drinking Water for Pesticides

Wildlife/Environment

• EPA Faced With Potential Lawsuit Over Lax Pesticide Regulation (01/12/07)
• Red-Legged Frog Gets Pesticide Protection (10/25/06)
• National Academy of Sciences Says Pollinator Populations Are Declining (10/20/06)
• EPA Chided Over 'Intersex' Fish Concerns (10/06/06)
• EPA Proposes Pesticide Restrictions to Safeguard California Frog (9/12/06)
• Pesticide Warning Labels to Protect Salmon Seldom Making it to Store Shelves (7/18/06)
• Bird Sensitivity to Dioxin Varies with Protein Makeup (6/21/06)
• Pesticide Use Has Global Implications for People and Wildlife (6/06/06)
• Agricultural Chemicals Show up in National Park Snow (5/16/06)
• Toxic Effects of Pesticides Amplified When Combined (1/27/06)
• Group Moves for Court Order To Protect Threatened Frog From Pesticides (1/26/06)
• City Bees More Productive than Rural Bees, Pesticides A Factor (1/20/06)
• U.S. Supreme Court Upholds No-Spray Buffers Near Salmon Streams (1/12/06)
• Study Shows Proximity to Ag and Lawns Doubles Risk of Frog Deformities (12/02/05)
• Bush Administration Bows to Pesticide Industry With Weak Endangered Species Program (11/04/05)
• Action Needed TODAY to Protect Endangered Species:
  Prevent Congress from Weakening America's Most Protective Wildlife Law (9/28/05)
• Court Finds EPA Failed to Protect Endangered Red-Legged Frog (9/27/05)
• Pesticide “Inerts” Pose Dangers to Wildlife (9/12/05)
• Canadian Grizzlies Contaminated with Pesticides Due to Salmon Diet (8/24/05)
• UC Scientists Find Herbicide-Resistant Horseweed In California (8/16/05)
• Study Finds Small Doses of Roundup Weedkiller Kills Frogs (8/11/05)
• Beekeepers Receive Partial Settlement For Pesticide Spraying (8/03/05)
• Low Pesticide Levels Shown to Stress Tadpoles (7/12/05)
• Appeals Court Upholds Pesticide Protection for Salmon (7/05/05)
• California National Forest Needs Protection from the U.S. Forest Service (6/17/05)
• Banned Fungicide Found in Farmed Salmon (6/07/05)
• Study Reveals Common Pesticides Damage Aquatic Communities (4/05/05)
• MN Beekeepers Win in MN Supreme Court Against Pesticide Applicators (3/10/05)
• The Arctic Is the Chemical Sink of the Globe, Report Finds (2/22/05)
• EPA Busts Local Farm For Using Pesticides To Kill Birds (2/16/05)
• Highly Toxic Chemical in Farmed Salmon Sold to USA (12/14/04)
• Washington State Misleads Public on Pesticides in Salmon Streams (12/01/04)
• Herbicides Affecting Monarch Butterfly Migration (10/19/04)
• More Scientific Evidence that Polar Bears are Affected by Pesticides (9/14/04)
• Scientist Suspects Pesticides Play A Role In Declining Frog Population (8/9/04)
• Public Speaks Out as Alaskan Corporation Seeks to Spray Pesticides (6/17/04)
• Bayer Settles With Crawfish Farmers Over Fipronil For $45 Million (4/16/04)
• Pesticide Retailers Notified of Required Notice to Protect Endangered Salmon; Bush to Weaken Endangered Species Law (3/29/04)
• Industry Tries to Block Court Order on Pesticides and Endangered Salmon (3/19/04)
• Stop Bush From Removing Wildlife Protections From Pesticides (3/10/04)
• Alaska Bill Requires Restaurant Labeling of Salmon (3/9/04)
• Louisiana Rice and Crawfish Farmers Sue Bayer for Damage to Crawfish (3/5/04)
• Minnesota Weakens Federal Pesticide Laws; Court Rules In Favor (3/4/04)
• France Halts Sale of Fipronil To Protect Bees (2/25/04)
• Contaminants in Farm Raised Salmon Suggest Restrictions in Consumption (1/12/04)
• Court Halts Pesticide Use Harmful to Salmon, Requires Warning (1/26/04)
• New Bush Regulations on Pesticide Use Set to Bypass Wildlife Experts (1/29/04)
• EPA Penalizes Quail Plantations for Illegal Use of Pesticides (11/24/03)
• Chemical Industry Pushes Bush to Relax Endangered Species Law
• Herbicide Causes Problems on Golf Courses
• NRDC Sues EPA for Failing to Protect Endangered Wildlife from Atrazine
• Judge Favors Pesticide-Free Zones on Some West Coast Salmon Streams
• Michigan's Bald Eagles Soar Due to DDT Ban
• Seattle Federal District Judge Orders Water-Polluting Pesticides Restricted
• Pollinators Need Protection from Pesticides
• EPA Blames Popular Pesticide for Frog Abnormalities
• Lobster Die-Off Linked to West Nile Virus Pesticides
• More Time To Comment on Controversial Endangered Species Act Rule Changes
• Pesticide Use at Zoo Results in Animal Deaths
• More Time To Comment on Controversial Endangered Species Act Rule Changes
• EPA Publishes Proposed Changes to Endangered Species Act
• Environmental, Fishing Groups File for Injunction to Protect Salmon from Harmful Pesticides
• Salmon-Safe: A new label helps organic farmers protect salmon
• Groups Sue EPA to Protect Endangered Florida Wildlife from Toxic Pesticide
• Endocrine Disrupters Affecting Fish in Chesapeake Bay
• New Study Finds Agricultural Pesticides Play an Important Role in Frog Leg Deformities
• Two New Studies Reveal Dangers of Atrazine
• Pesticides killing birds in Saratoga County, New York
• Study Finds Organic Agriculture Builds Healthy Soil and Uses 50% Less Energy than Conventional Farming
• Goats Provide a Non-Toxic Alternative to Spraying Herbicides for Invasive Weeds
• EPA to Consult on Pesticide Harm to Endangered Species
• Health Canada to Ban Some DEET Products
• Atrazine Causes Mutations in Frogs
• Contaminated Fish Put Northwest Tribes at Risk
• Farmed Fish Higher in Pesticides Than Wild Fish
• New Study Reveals Pesticides Threaten Northwest Salmon
• Environmental Groups Sue U.S. Government for Bird Deaths
• Fertilizers Contribute to Altering U.S. Ecosystems
• Herbicide Use in Tahoe National Forest Blocked
• Pesticide Runoff from Golf Causes Large Fish Kill in Creeks Feeding Potomac River
• Growing Shortage of Bees Threatens Agriculture
• Groups Uncover Government Documents Showing Pesticides Can Harm Endangered Salmon
• Use of Herbicide Proposed in New York’s Lake George
• Massachusetts Agrees to Study the Effects of Methoprene on Lobsters
• Natural Factors Increase Pesticide Toxicity in Frogs
• Endocrine Disrupting Pesticides May Reverse Sex in Endangered Salmon

Wood Preservatives

• EPA Will Not Approve Wood Preservative ACC for Backyard Use (1/10/07)
• Arsenic-Treated Wood Poses Long-Term Environmental Hazard (1/05/06)
• Healthy Building Network Releases Environmental Rating of Plastic Lumber (6/30/05)
• Preliminary Results Of Wood Sealant Study Released (5/12/05)
• Beyond Pesticides Analysis of EPA's Wood Preservative Risk Assessment Shows Serious Flaws (2/03/05)
• New York Governor Vetoes Anti-Creosote Bill (9/1/04)
• New York Becomes the First State To Pass a Creosote Ban (7/7/04)
• Plants May Help In Widespread Clean-Up of Arsenic Contamination (5/13/04)
• Another Small Town Poisoned By the Wood Preservative Creosote (2/26/04)
• EPA and Beyond Pesticides Ask Court to Proceed on Wood Preservatives (2/18/04)
• Judge Denies Right to Sue EPA for Delay on Hazardous Wood Preservatives (1/30/04)
• Australian Officials Recommend CCA Ban To Protect Public Health (12/23/03)
• Court Sides With Wood Treaters Against Victims of CCA (12/11/03)
• High Children's Risk from CCA-Treated Wood Found, EPA Plods Along (11/17/03)
• Consumer Product Safety Commission Denies Ban on CCA-Treated Playsets (11/7/03)
• Is EPA Taking A Deadly Turn With Chromium VI Wood Preservative? (10-2-03)
• Wood Treatment Facility Contaminants Floridan Aquifer
• Borates Used Successfully As Alternative to Highly Toxic Wood Preservatives
• Streaming Video: News Stories Highlight Dangers of Wood Preservatives
• Australia Plans to Halt CCA Use on Decks and Playgrounds
• Retailers of Pressure Treated Wood Distributing False Information
• NY Legislature Passes Bill Requiring State to Seal CCA-Treated Picnic Tables
• Litigation Continues As Judge Denies Preliminary Injunction To Ban Wood Preservative
• Nova Scotia Lumber Industry Doing Well After Canadian CCA Phase-Out
• Maine Bans Sale of Arsenic-Treated Wood, Expedites Federal Phase-Out
• Arsenic in Drinking Water May Inhibit DNA Repair
• Residents Seek Damages from Wood Preserving Plant
• Bill To Ban Toxic Wood Preservatives Introduced in California State Senate
• Government Study Finds Arsenic-Treated Wood Increases Cancer Risk in Children
• Hearing to Ban Wood Preservative Pentachlorophenol Set for January 21 in Federal District Court
• CCA-Treated Wood is a Continuing Issue for EPA
• UK Report Warns About Insect Resistance
• Arsenic-Free Wood Preservative Receives 2002 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award
• Testing of Decks and Playsets Shows High Levels of Arsenic in Old Wood, Findings Contradict EPA Safety Assurance
• Treated Wood Contaminates Communities
• Florida Town Tests for Dangers in Its Wood
• Canada Announces Phase-out of Toxic Wood, Environmentalist Say Decision Should Go Further and Faster
• Connecticut Issues Warning on CCA Treated Wood
• CCA-Treated Wood Poisons Couple
• "Recycled" Utility Poles and Railroad Ties Contaminate Homes Around the Country
• Lawmaker Calls For Ban On Arsenic-Treated Wood
• EPA Announces Wood Preservatives Phase-out but Victims Want Them Fully Banned
• Public Interest Groups Tell EPA to Fully Protect Public from Wood Preservatives
• Groups Petition EPA to Ban Hazardous Wood Preservatives
• High Levels Of Arsenic Found In Lumber From Home Depot & Lowe's
• Wood Treatment Company Sued by Contaminated Communities
• Wood Treatment Facility Contaminates Louisiana Community
• Puppy Dies After Chewing on CCA-Treated Wood Scrape
• Senator Nelson (D-FL) Calls for EPA to Report to Congress on Progress of CCA Risk Assessment
• Mandatory Labeling of CCA-treated Wood Remains Necessary After New EPA Agreement with Wood Treatment Industry
• EPA Pledges to Speed Up Risk Assessment of CCA Wood Preservative
• Poison Playgrounds
• Environmentalists Urge Gov. Jeb Bush to Take Additional Steps on Wood Preservatives
• Bush Withdraws New Arsenic Standard as High Arsenic Levels Close Parks
• Lawsuit Brought Against Manufacturers and Dealers of CCA Treated Wood
• Pressure Treated Wood Leaks Unsafe Levels of Arsenic
• Fern Found to Soak Up Arsenic

Other

• Beyond Pesticides’ Holiday Wishlist (12/22/06)
• Beyond Pesticides To Participate in Washington, DC Green Festival (10/13/06)
• New Pesticides in Produce Guide Released (10/05/06)
• Pesticides Are a Leading Suicide Method (9/13/06)
• Effects of Agent Orange Continue Decades After Vietnam (8/30/06)
• Avocados Sale on Hold after Aerial Spraying (6/29/06)
• Terminix Pays Settlement for Fumigation Safety Violation (6/09/06)
• Remembering Rachel Carson (5/26/06)
• Nation’s Largest Urban Farm Faces Threat Of Eviction (5/25/06)
• Antibacterial Soap Ingredient Found in Recycled Sewage Sludge Used on Crops (4/28/06)
• Congressman Suggest African Americans Make EJ an Issue for Earth Day (4/21/06)
• Pesticides Found In Cigarette Smoke (4/20/06)
• Researchers Say Environmental Pollution Is Important Piece of Social Justice Debate (3/23/06)
• Researchers Find That Disturbing Former Farmlands Can Rouse Old Pesticides (2/21/06)
• Diane Wilson, Anti-Dow Activist, Reports From Texas County Jail (1/30/06)
• Photographer Shows the Hidden Paths of Pesticides (12/05/05)
• Christmas Tree Farm Workers At High Risk For Pesticide Poisoning (11/18/05)
• Grape Workers Win $1.7 Million Settlement, More Help Needed (10/07/05)
• Victory: United Farm Workers’ Gallo Wine Boycott Over! (9/19/05)
• Take Action: Boycott Gallo Wine (7/19/05)
• Take Action Today! Call Bayer to Stop the Sale of All Lindane Products (4/21/05)
• EPA To Drop 'E' and 'P' From Name (4/01/05)
• Business Owner Indicted for Pesticide Fraud (12/21/04)
• New Web Site Pinpoints Harmful Chemicals in Communities (12/09/04)
• NC Christmas Tree Farms Show Overall Decrease in Pesticide Use (12/08/04)
• Campaign Launched to Remove Methyl Bromide-Treated Food from Supermarkets (11/24/04)
• Get Out and Vote! (11/2/04)
• Precedent Setting Agreement Reached, Mt. Olive Pickle Boycott Over (9/24/04)
• Beyond Pesticides to Participate in Washington DC Green Festival September 18-19 (9/17/04)
• Researchers Develop Technique To Predict How Long Pesticides Remain in Soil (8/27/04)
• Japanese Study Finds Pesticides in Herbal Remedies (8/25/04)
• New Efforts to Alert Residents of the Hazards of Illegal Pesticides In New York's Chinese Community (8/17/04)
• Catholic Church Helps Warn Farmworkers About Pesticides (7/19/04)
• Vinters Blame Pesticides for Damages (7/09/04)
• Eat Yogurt and Support Beyond Pesticides (and get a free gift too) (6/24/04)
• EPA Says: DON'T USE PESTICIDES On Cicadas, In 15 States (5/17/04)
• Signs May Keep People Out, But They Can’t Keep Pesticides In (4/9/04)
• Airline Passengers and Crew Have A Right to Freedom From Pesticides Sign Petition Today! (3/2/04)
• 22nd National Pesticide Forum to be held April 2-4 at UC Berkeley, Details Online (2/27/04)
• Pesticide Manufacturers Pay $100 Million in Settlement (1/8/04)
• EPA Sued For Illegally Taking Direction from Chemical Industry Group (1/20/04)
• Support FLOC’s Mt. Olive Pickle Company Boycott (12/5/03)
• Shocking or Not? Leaked Memo Exposes Industry's Plan Against NGOs (12/1/03)
• Back To Lawn Pesticides: Placing Pets in Danger (11/13/03)
• Survey Finds 100% of Responding Hospitals Use Pesticides In or Around Facilities (11/12/03)
• New Study Finds Toxic Soup In Household Air & Dust (10/16/03)
• Pesticide Users and Producers Launch Campaign to Combat Activists
• Cotton Spraying: The Pests Died - Or Did They?
• Study Shows Glyphosate (RoundUp) May Encourage Toxic Fungi Growth
• Streaming Video: News Stories Highlight Dangers of Wood Preservatives
• Big Spending on Lawn Care in U.S., Demand for IPM Rising
• Asthma Costs Skyrocket in the Face of Pesticides Spraying
• Commonly Used Herbicides Linked to Birth Defects
• Medical Report Says U.S. Must Reduce Dietary Dioxin Exposure
• New Report on the Risks of Lawn-Care Pesticides
• Biomarker for Neuropathic OP Exposure Found as Neuropathies Skyrocket
• 250 Cattle Die After Poisoning in Nebraska, Pesticide Suspected
• Bringing To Justice Those Who Poison The Environment With Pesticides
• World food experts still divided over irradiation
• NEETF Announces Guidelines for Health Care Providers to Recognize and Treat Pesticide Poisonings
• Scientific Journal Compromised by Industry Ties
• Researchers Call for Unbiased List of Most Important Pesticides Worldwide
• Report Finds Pesticide Accidents Affect Range of Population
• Pharmaceutical Giant Accused of Human Pesticide Experiments
• Shell Fined for Toxic Pesticide Pollution
• Travellers Concerned About Harmful Pest Management Practices at Vacation Destinations
• Beekeepers Voice Concerns About Pesticide Use
• Common Rice Herbicide Found to Be Highly Toxic
• Hidden Pesticide Hazards Lurk in Newly Built Homes
• Fifteen Years After Illegal Pesticide Incineration, Company Fails to Clean-up Site
• New Computer Tool Tracks Pesticide Exposure Through History
• Singer Promotes Good Bugs and Earthworms
• Send Us Your Pictures!
• Cows Die After Ingesting Pesticide, Possible Milk Contamination
• The Persistence of Head Lice
• Clopyralid Contaminates Compost
• Study finds Commonly Used Bactericide in Breast Milk and Fish
• Study Finds Poor Air Quality on Jetliners
• Consumer Pesticide Sales Increase
• Pesticide Use on Starbucks Coffee Beans to be Lowered, Activists Hold Concerns
• Study Finds 2,4-D Herbicide Indoors after Lawn Application
• Pesticide Poisoning Lawsuit Filed Against Bayer
• Study Finds Pesticide Contaminants Spread Through Wind and Rain
• Memphis Company Falsely Labeled its Pesticides
• Crop-Dusters Banned from Spraying
• Environmental Precautions Taken In Midst of Disaster
• Biological Warfare Dwarfs Other Terrorism Threats
• Construction On Toxic Land is Approved
• Citizen’s Sue for Damages from Malathion Spraying
• New Portable Devices Can Detect Pesticides
• DuPont Must Pay $29.5 million in Damages Caused by Benlate to Costa Rican Nurseries
• Norton and Morella Advocate Chemical Search
• Researchers Discover Clues to Pesticide Resistance
• Naval Weapons Station in California Now Formally Superfund Site
• Debate Over Brookfield Landfill
• Choose the Right Tree to Decrease Air Pollution
• Organic Farmers in Oregon Organizing to Stop Boise Cascade’s use of Herbicide
• Pesticide Phase-out Legislation Introduced in New York City - Residents Urged to Contact City Council
• Study Proves Pesticides Ineffective Against Ant Infestations
• Elevated Levels of Chromium (VI) Found in Santa Cruz Area Wells
• Chemical Industry History, Ancient and Modern
• CDC Finds Background Levels of Organophosphate Pesticides in Average American Body
• University Finds Horseweed Resistant to Roundup
• Farmer Believes Pesticides Are Responsible for Mad Cow Disease
• Victim of Methyl Bromide Poisoning Wins Lawsuit
• The CDC Reports on Hospital Staff Exposed to Toxic Levels of Organophosphates While Treating Contaminated Patients
• Truck Carrying Chlorpyrifos Crashes on Combahee River Bridge