No warning: GA lawmakers move to protect fertilizer, pesticide makers from health risk liability
A group of Georgia senators are moving to protect fertilizer and pesticide manufacturers from liability if they don’t warn ...
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Beyond Pesticides Calls for Public Comment To Stop Prohibitions on State Pesticide Hazard Warnings
With the shutting down of key federal government programs, Beyond Pesticides is urging the public to speak out, especially on ...
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EPA should ban pesticide chlorpyrifos on more crops, 9 attorney generals say
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos on more crops because it is linked to ...
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Is There Enough Evidence of Health Risks for the EPA to Ban Paraquat?
Thousands of lawsuits cite studies linking paraquat to Parkinson’s disease. The EPA says the evidence doesn't warrant a ban ...
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H. Max Kelln: The impact of Biden’s last-minute ethylene oxide decision
The most significant part of this decision is its attempt to reduce OSHA’s permissible exposure limit for workers.
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Bill shielding pesticide companies from some lawsuits advances in Iowa Senate
A bill that would shield pesticide companies from label-related lawsuits, provided the company adhered to federal label ...
Iowans protest bill that would limit lawsuits against pesticide manufacturers
Schutt was among more than 150 Iowans in the Iowa Capitol Monday who protested a bill advancing in the Senate that would limit Iowans' ability to sue agricultural chemical manufacturers for not ...
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Petition calls on EPA to tighten pesticide rules to protect bees
Current EPA regulations require that pesticide manufacturers submit data on impacts on adult honeybees only, said Rosemary Malfi, director of conservation policy at the Xerces Society.