Restoring Nature in Europe Starts with Reducing Pesticides Europe cannot restore nature without reducing pesticide use. Scientific evidence shows that chemical pesticides are a major driver of biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation.

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#EU cannot restore nature without reducing #pesticide use

Scientific evidence shows that chemical pesticides are a major driver of biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation and health risks.

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Hawaii's North Shore flooding likely diluted pesticide risk In photo after photo, video after video, North Shore residents are painted in mud, scraping it off driveways, sweeping it out of kitchens and heaving it into trucks along with their household debris. With agriculture surrounding them, it’s impossible not to wonder: Are they exposing themselves to toxic farm chemicals amid the muck and sludge? Upstream agricultural operations are the source of greatest concern, their use of pesticides linked with myriad health effects, including neurological and respiratory illnesses and cancers. Although the state is still awaiting test results, so far officials say there is little to worry about. The sheer amount of water that fell from the sky during the Kona low storms — about 2 trillion gallons statewide — would have significantly diluted the chemicals everywhere. Such assurances are unlikely to quell the community’s decades-long experience with polluted runoff, however, and small farmers say that runoff could also present a food safety problem and threaten to set back years of organic farming practices. The anxiety among residents in the wake of the storm is coming on the heels of state lawmakers killing a list of bills aimed at strengthening restrictions on farmers spraying certain chemicals to kill weeds and...

Hawaii's North Shore flooding likely diluted pesticide risk
->Los Angeles Times | More on "Hawaii flooding pesticide contamination risk" at BigEarthData.ai | #Toxic #Pesticide #Flood

Burned before by 'pesticide drift,' vineyard owners enter growing season bracing for the worst For two decades, Nick Pehle’s grapes, pressed and distilled, have filled glasses at wineries across Missouri. Most seasons, the vines on his 20-acre farm in Etlah are clustered with different cultivars — vignoles, aromellas, chambourcins. Last year was different. In May, before the vines could bloom, their leaves started curling into the shape of small bowls. When the fruit did grow, much of it stayed green, never ripening to full maturity. Pehle’s harvest was lighter than past seasons — by about 40 tons. Compared to previous years, his crop was reduced by almost half and his profit by around $50,000. “There’s some dead plants out there,” Pehle said, “and there’s getting to be more every year.” Pehle doesn’t know exactly what caused his fruit to die. But the symptoms point to pesticide drift. Crops genetically bred to withstand heavy doses of herbicides are everywhere. According to the United States Geological Survey, an estimated 28 million pounds of pesticides were sprayed over Missouri’s cash crops in 2019. And that doesn’t include those that saturate suburban lawns, golf courses and roadsides. Pesticides, which include fungicides, insecticides and herbicides, have been around for decades. But 21st-century upgrades to chemicals like 2,4-D and dicamba...

Burned before by 'pesticide drift,' vineyard owners enter growing season bracing for the worst
->Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | More on "Pesticide drift damages vineyard crops" at BigEarthData.ai | #Pesticide #Toxic

Americans Support Legalizing Marijuana Home Cultivation Amid Concerns About Pesticide-Tainted Products, Poll Shows - Marijuana Moment Three out of five Americans say it should be legal for people to grow their own marijuana plants at home, according to a new poll that also shows cannabis consumers are broadly concerned about harmful pesticides in the products they consume. The survey, which was conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Royal Queen […]

"Three out of five Americans say it should be legal for people to grow their own marijuana plants at home, according to a new poll that also shows cannabis consumers are broadly concerned about harmful pesticides in the products they consume."
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Exposure to pesticide disrupts genes in Parkinson’s-linked brain regions | Imperial News | Imperial College London A study reveals cells in key brain regions involved in Parkinson’s retain a ‘memory’ of pesticide exposure that disrupts gene expression.

🌱 What if #pesticide exposure today affects your brain years later?

A study showed pesticide exposure can leave a lasting “memory” in brain cells, disrupting gene expression in key #Parkinsons regions.

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Hidden Danger: Widely Used Pesticides Linked to 150% Higher Cancer Risk Researchers have identified a link between widespread pesticide exposure and cancer risk, driven by subtle biological changes that emerge long before diagnosis. A sweeping new study in Nature Health is reshaping how scientists think about pesticide exposure, pointing to a strong connection between everyday environmental contact with these chemicals and a higher risk of cancer. By combining environmental monitoring, national cancer registry data, and biological analyses, scientists from the IRD, Institut Pasteur, University of Toulouse, and the National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases (INEN) in Peru provide new insight into how pesticide exposure may contribute to certain cancers. Pesticides are commonly found in food, water, and the broader environment, often as complex mixtures rather than single compounds. This has made their health effects difficult to measure, since most previous research has focused on individual chemicals under controlled conditions that do not reflect everyday exposure. This study takes a more comprehensive approach, capturing the complexity of real-world conditions. Peru, a Relevant Study Site Peru offers a unique setting due to its mix of intensive farming regions, diverse ecosystems, and pronounced social and geographic inequalities. Cancer has become a growing public health concern, alongside rising pesticide exposure. The findings show that certain populations,...

Hidden Danger: Widely Used Pesticides Linked to 150% Higher Cancer Risk
->SciTechDaily | More on "Pesticide exposure cancer risk study" at BigEarthData.ai | #Pesticide #Toxic

Second year endocrine fellow Dr Joanne Lin published a review entitled “The impact of #pesticide exposure on #thyroid function and neoplasia.” Check it out 👇🏾👇🏻👇🏼

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Iowa's high cancer rate linked to nitrate, pesticides, PFAS and radon, new report finds This article originally appeared in Sentient Media. When Iowa resident Chris Henning was diagnosed with cancer in 2019, her youngest sister and brother-in-law had already died of cancer 13 years earlier and her father had been treated for lung cancer. Since her diagnosis, another one of her sisters died of cancer and two more women in her family have received cancer diagnoses. But testing indicated that the sisters’ breast cancers are not due to family genetics, she tells Sentient. After stints in Des Moines and Arizona, Henning now lives on a farm in Greene County, Iowa, just half a mile from the family farm where she grew up. Over the past 25 years or so of familial cancer diagnoses, Henning has ruminated on what her family shares besides genes. As a kid, she remembers carrying little jugs of herbicide to spray the milkweeds and glancing up as planes carrying fungicides sprayed overhead. Like Henning, many Iowans are personally affected by — and have questions about — rising cancer rates in the state. Today, the Iowa Environmental Council and The Harkin Institute released a report addressing the issue, the result of painstaking work and 16 cancer listening sessions in all corners...

Iowa's high cancer rate linked to nitrate, pesticides, PFAS and radon, new report finds
->Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | More on "Iowa cancer environmental contamination risks" at BigEarthData.ai | #Pesticide #PFAS #Toxic

U.S. Geological Survey Finds PFAS Pesticides In California Streams - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog Researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) assessed pesticide and PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) contamination in ten agricultural streams in the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys (Central Valley) in 2024, detecting 60 pesticides, synergists, and associated transformation products, including 12 fluorinated pesticides that meet the OECD definition of qualifying as PFAS.

Researchers at #USGS assessed #pesticide and #PFAS contamination in ten agricultural streams in #CentralValley, detecting 60 #pesticides, synergists, and associated transformation products, including 12 fluorinated pesticides that meet OECD 's qualifying definition. ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/CEuC50YFGnY

Say no to pesticides, mix up your lawn - and six more ways to help bees to thrive | Bees

Say no to pesticides, mix up your lawn - and six more ways to help bees to thrive | Bees
->The Guardian | More on "Helping bees thrive naturally" at BigEarthData.ai | #Pesticide #Toxic #Bee

Toxic Mud? North Shore Flooding Likely Diluted Pesticide Risk Residents are worried the mess they are wading through is contaminated by chemicals sprayed on farms upstream. Test results are pending. In photo after photo, video after video, North Shore residents are painted in mud, scraping it off driveways, sweeping it out of kitchens and heaving it into trucks along with their household debris. With agriculture surrounding them, it’s impossible not to wonder: Are they exposing themselves to toxic farm chemicals amid the muck and sludge? Upstream agricultural operations are the source of greatest concern, their use of pesticides linked with myriad health effects, from neurological and respiratory illnesses to cancers. Although the state is still awaiting test results, so far officials say there is little to worry about. The sheer amount of water that fell from the sky during the Kona low storms – about 2 trillion gallons statewide – would have significantly diluted the chemicals everywhere. Such assurances are unlikely to quell the community’s decades-long experience with polluted runoff, however, and small farmers say that runoff could also present a food safety problem and threaten to set back years of organic farming practices. The anxiety among residents in the wake of the storm is coming on the heels...

Toxic Mud? North Shore Flooding Likely Diluted Pesticide Risk
->Honolulu Civil Beat | More on "North Shore flood pesticide contamination" at BigEarthData.ai | #Toxic #Pesticide #Flood

Two Poems by Carson Colenbaugh - Terrain.org Two powerful poems by return contributor Carson Colenbaugh: “Proctor Creek” and “Monk’s Mound Meditation,” with audio.

Two powerful poems by return contributor Carson Colenbaugh: "Proctor Creek" and "Monk's Mound Meditation," with audio.

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#poems #poetry #poet #animals #creeks #development #sprawl #lowcountry #chemicals #toxins #pesticide

Food Companies Backslide on Promises to Reduce Pesticides More than six years later, the webpage that outlined that plan redirects visitors to a page on regenerative agriculture, where the word “pesticide” does not appear. “They are no longer aligning their regenerative agriculture program with pesticide reduction at all, which is obviously concerning, because what the soil science points to is that regenerative without significant pesticide reduction is not regenerating soil health,” said Cailin Dendas, the senior coordinator of As You Sow’s Environmental Health Program. Dendas is the author of a new report that found General Mills is not alone: It’s one of several food companies moving away from earlier promises to reduce pesticide use. “It feels like a time where companies really need to step up, and we’re seeing them turn their backs.” The annual report ranks the country’s biggest food companies on their commitments to disclosing pesticide use and reducing it in their supply chains. This year, report authors awarded lower scores to 10 out of 17 companies, concluding that “the food industry is not stagnating on pesticide risk—it is actively reversing progress it had already made.” The report lands at a time when evidence on the health and environmental risks of many common pesticides is rapidly...

Food Companies Backslide on Promises to Reduce Pesticides
->Civil Eats | More on "Food companies backslide pesticide promises" at BigEarthData.ai | #Toxic #Pesticide #Food

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#Pesticide trafficking: "Salad king" and his supplier sentenced to one year in prison. The Marseille criminal court handed down heavy sentences to #farmers from Bouches-du-Rhône and Drôme for importing and using banned or counterfeit toxic products.

India's Farm Dilemma: Why Hazardous Pesticides Persist Despite Health and Food Safety Risks India’s agricultural transformation has been one of the most significant development stories of the past century. From food scarcity to self-sufficiency, chemical inputs-especially pesticides-have played a critical role in boosting productivity and protecting crops. However, this success has come with a hidden cost. The continued use of hazardous pesticides, many of which are banned or restricted in several countries, is now emerging as a serious concern for public health, environmental sustainability, and the long-term resilience of Indian agriculture. The issue is not simply about chemical usage, but about systemic gaps in regulation, awareness, and access to safer alternatives. As India aims to modernize its agricultural sector, addressing the risks posed by Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) has become both urgent and unavoidable. Understanding the Scale and Nature of the Problem India is among the world’s leading producers and consumers of pesticides. While per hectare consumption remains relatively moderate compared to countries like China or the United States, the concern lies in the toxicity profile of the chemicals being used. A considerable share of pesticides in India falls under the category of Highly Hazardous Pesticides. These are substances that: Cause severe acute toxicity even in small doses Persist in soil and water...

India's Farm Dilemma: Why Hazardous Pesticides Persist Despite Health and Food Safety Risks
->Krishi Jagran | More on "Hazardous pesticides threatening India's agriculture" at BigEarthData.ai | #Toxic #Pesticide #Health #FoodSafety

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Groups Tell U.S. Supreme Court that Monsanto Shuns Its Responsibility to Warn of Product Hazards, Files Brief - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog Beyond Pesticides joined an amicus brief led by Center for Food Safety (CFS), challenging Monsanto’s position liability and failure to warn.

In advance of #SupremeCourt arguments in #MonsantovDurnell, @beyondpesticides joined an amicus brief led by #CenterforFoodSafety challenging Monsanto’s position that it should not be held liable for #failingtowarn that use of their #pesticide products could cause #cancer. ➡️ Blog: ow.ly/z4lO50YCn1r

New study advances science linking pesticide exposures to cancer A new study of pesticide exposure in Peru finds a mechanistic association between exposure and cancer, and shows how “complex pesticide mixtures” can contribute to the development of cancer in people,...

New Study Advances Science Linking #Pesticide Exposures To #CancerSupport

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Mapping pesticide mixtures to cancer risk at the country scale with spatial exposomics - Nature Health Using an integrative spatial Bayesian framework that merges high-resolution environmental pesticide risk modelling with comprehensive cancer registry data, this analysis reveals spatial patterns of pe...

From #Nature: "Mapping #pesticide mixtures to #cancer #risk at the country scale with #spatial #spatial #exposomics"

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"... these findings strongly support a mechanistic link between pesticide exposure and cancer ..."

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The Asian Small-Clawed Otter 🦦🩷 is the smallest #otter in the 🌎. A tenacious survivor in #Asia's vast #rivers, #pesticide pollution and #palmoil #ecocide now pose grave threats. Take action! #Boycottpalmoil 🌴⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2026/03/22/a...

Center for Food Safety | Press Releases | | Broad Array of Nonprofits Tell U.S. Supreme Court Not to Grant Pesticide Companies A coalition of consumer, public health, sustainable agriculture, and conservation organizations represented by Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed a brief in

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*Broad Array of Nonprofits Tell U.S. Supreme Court Not to Grant Pesticide Companies Immunity from Cancer Warnings
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Loi Duplomb 2 : Gérard Larcher et Laurent Duplomb réclament son insertion dans la future loi d’urgence agricole Le texte a été modifié par rapport à sa première mouture adoptée en juillet 2025, qui avait suscité l’indignation, avant que le Conseil constitutionnel censure l’article réintroduisant l’acétamipride,...

Le texte a été modifié par rapport à sa première mouture adoptée en juillet 2025, qui avait suscité l’indignation, avant que le #Conseilconstitutionnel censure l’article réintroduisant l’ #acétamipride, un #pesticide de la famille des #néonicotinoïdes.
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Nonprofits Tell U.S. Supreme Court Not to Grant Pesticide Companies Immunity from Cancer ... WASHINGTON, D.C. – A coalition of consumer, public health, sustainable agriculture, and conservation organizations represented by Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case Monsanto v. Durnell yesterday explaining why state efforts to warn the public about pesticides’ health hazards must not be eliminated. For the past decade, state juries across the country have found Monsanto (now Bayer) guilty of failing to warn the public of the cancer risks of its flagship pesticide, Roundup, totaling billions of dollars in damages against the chemical giant. Monsanto is now using the Supreme Court case to seek immunity from any accountability for these harms. Monsanto claims the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) safety review is sufficiently protective, but in a 2022 CFS case a federal court struck down EPA’s review of glyphosate (the active ingredient of Roundup), as contrary to law and core cancer safety standards. “Monsanto’s self-interested desire that it and EPA be the sole arbiters of pesticides’ safety would vitiate the long tradition of cooperative federal-state roles in protecting the public health,” said George Kimbrell, Legal Director at Center for Food Safety. “Their position seeking to escape accountability for their toxic products is wrong every possible...

Nonprofits Tell U.S. Supreme Court Not to Grant Pesticide Companies Immunity from Cancer ...
->Food & Water Watch | More on "Monsanto pesticide cancer warning immunity" at BigEarthData.ai | #Pesticide #Toxic

Center for Food Safety | Press Releases | | Broad Array of Nonprofits Tell U.S. Supreme Court Not to Grant Pesticide Companies

Center for Food Safety | Press Releases | | Broad Array of Nonprofits Tell U.S. Supreme Court Not to Grant Pesticide Companies
->Center for Food Safety | More on "Nonprofits oppose pesticide company immunity" at BigEarthData.ai | #Pesticide #FoodSafety #Toxic

Farm Bill Draft and Executive Order Fuel Debate Over Pesticide Regulations House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson recently introduced the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. Shortly after, Trump issued an executive order to expand domestic glyphosate supply. Environmental advocates say both could significantly reshape the regulation of pesticides in the United States. The Bill includes a provision to create uniformity in pesticide labeling. It would prohibit states and courts from requiring manufacturers to include health warnings not recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Nonprofits including the Center for Food Safety and Food & Water Watch say that it will restrict states and local governments from adopting stronger pesticide regulations. They also worry it will limit state-level protection for farmers, public health, and the environment. The Bill has drawn backlash from environmental groups, with critics arguing it aims to protect pesticide companies from litigation. “A liability shield for pesticide manufacturers would mean indiscriminate use of thousands of harmful pesticides linked to cancer and water pollution,” Mitch Jones, Food & Water Watch’s Managing Director of Policy and Litigation, tells Food Tank. Under existing law, pesticide regulation operates through a shared federal-state system. The EPA evaluates pesticide safety and approves product labels under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide...

Farm Bill Draft and Executive Order Fuel Debate Over Pesticide Regulations
->Food Tank | More on "Pesticide regulation federal preemption debate" at BigEarthData.ai | #Pesticide #Toxic

"Our process-based model, encompassing 31 key #pesticide active ingredients, together with an innovative stratification of #cancer cases by developmental lineage, reveals a robust spatial association between environmental pesticide exposure risk and cancer incidence."

Honles et al 2026

It’s time to hold Big Ag #pesticide companies accountable for the harms their products cost us all!

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Pick Your Poison: Pesticide Contamination in Cannabis Reveals Longstanding Gaps in Safety - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog Researchers and members of the WA State Liquor and Cannabis Board highlight the inadequacy of regulatory safeguards for pesticide contamination of cannabis.

Researchers at University of Washington School of Public Health and members of the WA Liquor and Cannabis Board published a commentary highlighting growing #inadequacy of #state regulatory #safeguards for #pesticide #contamination of #cannabis products. #dailynews ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/50UA50YBNy0