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More Than 400 Organizations Voice Support Existing Pesticide Law
More Than 400 Organizations Voice Support Existing Pesticide Law
More than 400 organizations affirmed the support of the pesticide regulatory system under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, or FIFRA, in a letter to lawmakers this week.  The letter is in response to recently introduced legislation that would undermine the science-based standards contained within our nation's pesticide law.  This is...
UI: Connection Between Ag Chemicals Cancer Exists
UI: Connection Between Ag Chemicals Cancer Exists
Researchers at the University of Idaho says they have found a correlation between agricultural chemicals and cancers in adults and children in Idaho, and across 11 Western states.  UI researchers analyzed federal and state health and agriculture data, and report a relationship between cancer incidence and pesticide applications in Idaho’s 44 counties, as well as 459 counties in the Western United
EPA Announces Plan to Protect Endangered Species and Support Sustainable Agriculture
EPA Announces Plan to Protect Endangered Species and Support Sustainable Agriculture
The Environmental Protection Agency this week released its first-ever comprehensive workplan to address the challenge of protecting endangered species from pesticides. The plan establishes four overall strategies and dozens of actions to adopt protections while providing farmers, public health authorities, and others with access to pesticides ...

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