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Study: Glyphosate weed killer releases a banned pesticide into islands’ waters through soil erosion
C&EN: Glyphosate weed killer releases a banned pesticide into islands’ waters through soil erosion. Use of the herbicide on banana plantations explains chlordecone pollution off the coasts of Guadeloupe and Martinique.
The toxic pesticide chlordecone was used on banana plantations in the French West Indies until 1993 but continued to pollute the […]
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Study: Environmental Group Charges EPA With Ignoring Evidence Of Cancer
The Intercept: ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP CHARGES EPA WITH IGNORING EVIDENCE OF CANCER. The EPA downplayed the risks of the pesticide Telone, according to a complaint filed with the agency’s inspector general.
AN ASSESSMENT OF a pesticide that the Environmental Protection Agency issued last year is fraudulent, according to a complaint the environmental group Public […]
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Study: Wasting away: Sea urchins suffer deformities from plastic chemicals
Mongabay: Wasting away: Sea urchins suffer deformities from plastic chemicals.
Chemicals found both in new plastics and those washed up on a U.K. beach caused deformities in sea urchin larvae, according to a new study in the journal Environmental Pollution.
Sea urchin larvae raised in water tainted by chemicals found in plastics […]
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6 articles on chemicals and our health
The Guardian: Monsanto owner and US officials pressured Mexico to drop glyphosate ban. Internal government emails show actions similar to those by Bayer and lobbyists to kill a proposed ban in Thailand in 2019. Internal government emails reveal Monsanto owner Bayer AG and industry lobbyist CropLife […]
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These widely used insecticides may be a threat to mammals too
National Geographic: These widely used insecticides may be a threat to mammals too. Neonicotinoids are already accused of contributing to widespread insect declines. But there’s evidence they can also harm rabbits, birds, and deer.
On an overcast January day in Estelline, South Dakota, Jonathan Lundgren zips his quilted jacket over […]
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Bayer sets up huge fund to fend off future Roundup lawsuits
DW: Bayer sets up huge fund to fend off future Roundup lawsuits. German chemical company Bayer has struck a $2 billion deal to resolve future lawsuits over claims that its Roundup weed killer causes cancer. The deal would also provide future claimants up to $200,000 in compensation.
German pharmaceutical giant Bayer has […]
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Study: Beyond Bees, Neonics Damage Ecosystems—and a Push for Policy Change Is Coming
Civil Eats: Beyond Bees, Neonics Damage Ecosystems—and a Push for Policy Change Is Coming. Scientists point to the long-term negative impacts of neonicotinoids, and advocates hope a regulatory overhaul will help.
Last June, a national partnership that tracks honey bee population declines released the results of its annual survey. Between April 2019 […]
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Report: Plant-based diets crucial to saving global wildlife
The Guardian: Plant-based diets crucial to saving global wildlife, says report. Vicious circle of cheap but damaging food is biggest destroyer of nature, says UN-backed report.
The global food system is the biggest driver of destruction of the natural world, and a shift to predominantly plant-based diets is crucial […]
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Study: Toxic Pesticides – 2 articles
NPR: Toxic Pesticide Faces New Scrutiny From Biden Administration. President Biden’s initial wave of planned executive actions includes an order to reexamine one controversial, but widely used, pesticide called chlorpyrifos. The Trump administration had stepped in to keep the chemical on the market after Obama-era officials tried to ban it.
PBS:
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DeSmogBlog, January 14, 2021
DeSmogBlog articles include: Major Petrochemical Plant With ‘Pattern of Influence Peddling’; Louisiana Science Denial and trump; Lawsuit Challenges Permits for Texas Polluters; Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline Resistance; Climate Disinformation Database: William Briggs
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