Tell Congress to protect democracy by resisting the domination of the pesticide industry and promoting organic alternatives.

(Beyond Pesticides, August 8, 2019) The Food and Drug Association (FDA) recently approved the Impossible Burger, sparking a debate among environmentalists and lovers of plant-based meat products. The ...

This Juneteenth, We Highlight the Ongoing Fight for Environmental Justice (Beyond Pesticides, June 16, 2023) Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom for the last 250,000 enslaved people in Galveston, ...

When legislative and executive branches of government forego their responsibilities to serve the public interest, the ...

Iowa cancer diagnoses represent the national, and global, cancer crisis that is occurring as a result of exposure to ...

Contamination from pesticide residues transcends boundaries and threatens public health, wildlife and biodiversity, and the ...

A new study detects glyphosate--a probable carcinogen linked to Parkinson's-- in tampons 40x more than legal drinking limit ...

The article also highlights South Korea, “where restrictions and then a ban on paraquat cut suicide mortality in half.” ...

(Beyond Pesticides, October 21, 2021) A study published in Environment International finds higher rates of various cancers among agricultural workers, with multiple myeloma (blood cancer) and melanoma ...

(Beyond Pesticides, February 14, 2023) The waterways that flow into the Great Lakes are experiencing year-round pesticide contamination that exceeds benchmarks meant to protect aquatic life, according ...

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(Beyond Pesticides, February 15, 2023) Glyphosate use in grassland pastures reduces crop yield and impedes climate change mitigation, finds two studies (1,2) published this month from the University ...