pesticides

Monarch Populations Plummet: 27% Decrease From Last Year

Monarch Populations Plummet: 27% Decrease From Last Year

By David Mizejewski The annual population status report for the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) has been released showing a 27 percent decrease from last year’s population. Why Millions of Monarch Butterflies Are Dying in Mexico – EcoWatch https://t.co/YV0SIMKksW @Greenpeace @HuffPostGreen — EcoWatch (@EcoWatch) September 8, 2016 Populations of this once-common iconic black and orange butterfly […]

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    Monsanto, California Battle Over Listing Glyphosate as a Carcinogen

    Monsanto, California Battle Over Listing Glyphosate as a Carcinogen

    Next week, Monsanto and California’s Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) will face off over the agency’s plan to list the herbicide glyphosate as a carcinogen. The outcome of this legal battle could have major ramifications to California’s long-established regulatory program. It all started back in Sept. 2015 when the OEHHA […]

    ‘It’s Outrageous’: EPA Acknowledges Proven Dangers of Bee-Killing Pesticides But Refuses to Restrict Them

    ‘It’s Outrageous’: EPA Acknowledges Proven Dangers of Bee-Killing Pesticides But Refuses to Restrict Them

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acknowledged for the first time on Thursday that three of the nation’s most-used neonicotinoid pesticides pose significant risks to commercial honey bees. But in a second decision, which represents a deep bow to the pesticide industry, the agency refused to restrict the use of any leading bee-killing pesticides despite […]

    Monsanto, Bayer CEOs Pitch Mega-Merger to Trump

    Monsanto, Bayer CEOs Pitch Mega-Merger to Trump

    Bayer CEO Werner Baumann and Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant met with Donald Trump in New York to ask the president-elect to bless the companies’ planned $66 billion mega-merger. https://twitter.com/EcoWatch/status/809172412591968256 “It was a productive meeting about the future of agriculture and the need for innovation,” a Bayer spokesman told Reuters. The German chemical giant’s pending takeover […]

    Here’s What You Need to Know on the Upcoming War on Our Health and Environment

    Here’s What You Need to Know on the Upcoming War on Our Health and Environment

    Before Inauguration Day, the Trump era has opened with an extremist agenda that poses an alarming threat to our people, our environment and the core values we share about justice, fair play and our commitment to leave future generations a livable world. Already, we’ve seen a set of cabinet nominees dominated by fossil fuel advocates, […]

    Trump Picks Dow Chemical Chief to Head American Manufacturing Council

    Trump Picks Dow Chemical Chief to Head American Manufacturing Council

    In the midst of three pending mega-mergers between agrichemical corporations, Donald Trump‘s recent pick of Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris to head the American Manufacturing Council signals yet more serious potential conflicts of interest in top government posts that could damage American farmers, the health of the public and the environment. The council serves as […]

    Monsanto Shareholders Approve Bayer Merger to Form World’s Largest Seed and Chemical Company

    Monsanto Shareholders Approve Bayer Merger to Form World’s Largest Seed and Chemical Company

    Monsanto shareholders voted to approve the company’s $66 billion takeover by German pesticide and pharmaceutical corporation Bayer AG on Tuesday. The acquisition faces intense regulatory scrutiny in the U.S., the European Union and other markets, as combining the two multinational juggernauts would form the world’s largest seed and chemical company. As Reuters reported, the combined […]

    Should I Buy an Organic Christmas Tree?

    Should I Buy an Organic Christmas Tree?

    By Sarah McColl I was on a bright, brisk winter walk recently in my Brooklyn neighborhood when I saw a folksy hand-painted sign lashed to a chain-link fence: “Organic Christmas trees.” It was like learning I’d been singing the wrong Bon Jovi lyrics for 20 years, another recent revelation. My Christmas tree needs to be […]