Toxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Linked with Obesity: Study

The results of a new study link the toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos on food with obesity.

Toxic Pesticide (Finally) Banned from U.S. Food Supply

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finally banned the use of the toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos on food crops. The new rule will take effect in six months.

Big Chemical Loses Third Appeal in Roundup Glyphosate-Cancer Cases

Bayer Chemical just lost a third appeal against U.S. court verdicts that awarded damages to customers blaming their cancers on use of its glyphosate-based Roundup weedkillers.

Pesticides Causing Debilitating Chemical Burns on Turtles

Turtles are experiencing higher rates of deadly aural abscesses or ear blisters from pesticide use.

Big Roundup Update: Glyphosate Out, Big Bucks to Settle Lawsuits In

So there is some big news on the “Roundup Weedkiller with Glyphosate” front.

PFAS and Other Dangerous Chemicals Discovered in Fetal Organs

Researchers have discovered toxic industrial chemicals in the organs of fetuses conceived decades after many countries had banned the substances.

Skin Exposure to Toxic Chemicals Linked to Billions of Chronic Diseases

Today many people are exposed to a wide range of toxins, such as ozone, nanoparticles, microplastics, household cleaning agents, pesticides, enzymes, emulsifiers, fine dust, exhaust fumes, cigarette smoke and countless chemicals in the air, food and water–all of which are now believed by scientists to harm the epithelial barrier and are subsequently responsible for up to two billion chronic, non-infectious diseases including allergic conditions, inflammatory bowel disorders, celiac disease and even Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s disease, autism spectrum disorders and chronic depression.

NYC Bans Pesticides in Parks Thanks to Child Advocates

Thanks to the efforts of child advocates, lawmakers voted unanimously to make New York the nation’s largest city to ban toxic pesticides from routine use by city agencies, and to push its parks to control weeds, insects and vermin with nature-based techniques of organic gardening.

Majority of Land for Growing Food at Risk for Pesticide Pollution

A new study revealed 64 percent of land used for agriculture and food crops is at risk of pesticide pollution.

Phthalates and Pesticides Threaten Semen Quality: Study

A scientific study has demonstrated that men who have been exposed in utero to products known to contain endocrine disrupting chemicals (Phthalates and pesticides in particular) are twice more likely to have semen volume and total sperm count per ejaculation below the reference values set by the World Health Organization (WHO).