"Pesticides: Judges Scold EPA Over Hot-Button Farm Chemical"
"Two federal judges expressed frustration yesterday with EPA's foot-dragging on the regulation of a farm pesticide linked to children's health problems."
Source: Greenwire, 07/11/2018
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"Senate Unanimously Approves Pesticide Registration Bill"
"The Senate last Thursday [June 28] unanimously passed H.R. 1029, the Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act, which would reauthorize the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) that gives the Environmental Protection Agency the authority to collect fees to maintain the registration of pesticides."
Source: Feedstuffs, 07/05/2018
"UN Experts Denounce 'Myth' Pesticides Are Necessary To Feed The World"
"The idea that pesticides are essential to feed a fast-growing global population is a myth, according to UN food and pollution experts."
Source: Guardian, 06/19/2018
"Hawaii Is First In U.S. To Ban Chlorpyrifos"
"Hawaii became the first state in the country to ban pesticides containing chlorpyrifos, a chemical that has been linked to disruptions in the brain development of babies and young children, with Gov. David Ige signing the measure into law on Wednesday."
Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 06/19/2018
"EPA Backpedals On Suspending Pesticide Rule Following Lawsuit"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday backtracked on its suspension of a chemical requirement that aimed to help farmworkers handling toxic pesticides."
Source: The Hill, 06/18/2018
"Pruitt Starts Rewriting How EPA Weighs Costs, Benefits of Regulation"
"The Environmental Protection Agency took its first step on Thursday toward a comprehensive overhaul of the cost-benefit calculations that underpin the entire array of its regulations, notably any actions to rein in global warming." "The proposed changes would downplay human health and climate benefits of environmental regulations in favor of cutting costs for polluting industries."
Source: InsideClimate News, 06/08/2018
"AGs Sue EPA Over Delay Of Requirement To Protect Farmworkers"
"The attorneys general (AG) from three states are suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to enforce a requirement meant in part to protect farmworkers from pesticides."
Source: The Hill, 05/31/2018
"Hillsborough River Less Polluted, But More Work To Be Done"
"TAMPA — If you looked up and down the Hillsborough River in the 1980s, you would have seen much of the shoreline reinforced with vertical walls built in an attempt to stave off erosion or, in some cases, as a convenient place to park a boat."
Source: Tampa Bay Times, 05/23/2018
Analysis: Farm Bill Pesticide Provisions Are Sneak Attack On Environment
"For both humans and wildlife, the Republican reauthorization of the Farm Bill would usher in the weakest federal protections against pesticide abuse since Silent Spring."
Source: EHN, 05/15/2018
"EPA Pesticide Settlement Comes Under Scrutiny"
"The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to dramatically scale back a pesticide fine on a California company has raised eyebrows, highlighting the ethical land mines facing an administration filled with former lobbyist and business executives."
Source: The Hill, 05/08/2018
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