(Beyond Pesticides, March 19, 2026) A study of water contamination in Protected Areas (PAs) in Brazil, published in Science of The Total Environment, highlights the pervasiveness of pesticides. “Our ...

2, 4-D is a highly toxic chemical which has been linked to cancer, reproductive effects, endocrine disruption, and kidney and liver damage. It is also neurotoxic and is toxic to beneficial insects ...

Biopesticides represent a kind of Utopian destination in the landscape of agricultural sustainability. If only they could ...

Researchers in Germany and Brazil find that there is a positive correlation between organic agriculture and indicators of ...

Testing shows an herbicide product used on public lands contains PFAS, a group of chemicals with high persistence and health ...

Genetic engineering threatens the balance of healthy microbiomes. Genetically modified microorganisms, in particular, threaten this stability.

On the brink of the first genetically engineered (GE) wheat to be introduced into the U.S. market, after the U.S. Department ...

The Monsanto Company, acquired by Bayer AG in 2018, submitted its opening brief to the U.S. Supreme Court. last month, seeking liability immunity from lawsuits filed by product users who have been ...

Neurotoxic effects from pesticide exposure are found in humans and wildlife, as documented in a review of toxicological studies.

Policy and toxicology are slated to collide as the U.S. Environmental Protection (EPA) considers allowing the use of a PFAS pesticide by invoking an emergency waiver process in federal pesticide law.

(Beyond Pesticides, December 9, 2021) The cost to maintain crops using conventional pesticides outweighs the economic benefits from crop production and yield, according to a report, Pesticides ‘cost ...