Prior posts have noted cases, such as those in the 9th Circuit and the 6th Circuit, which have held that pesticide applications in, over, or near waters of the U.S. require a CWA permit. In t ...

Researchers had previously found that a link between high occupational exposures to chemicals and liver disease, but it had remained unknown whether chronic, low-level exposure to pollutants w ...

Pancreatic cancer is a rare disease. Producing few early symptoms, the disease is unfortunately usually diagnosed only once the cancer is advanced. However, even it is found fairly e ...

Carbofuran has been approved in the past to control pests, such as beetles, grasshoppers, aphids and other insects, for a variety of crops, including alfalfa, green coffee beans, cotton, potat ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

As noted in prior posts, there have been a multitude of theories regarding the cause of honeybee colony collapse (including the far out, such as cell phone signals), which was first reported in November 2006. See, for example, Continue reading >>

In prior posts a number of different research reports have been reviewed that have sought to address the reason for the decline in frog populations, sometimes locally, sometimes on a broader scale. The latest addition to the theories is the herbicide A ...

The Department of Pesticide Regulation is proposing to add the organochlorine insecticide endosulfan to CaliforniaCreate an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)

The Groundwater Protection List, mandated under Food and Agriculture Code § 13145(d), contains a list of pesticides that the Department of Pesticide Reg ...

In 2004, residents of Bhopal, India, sued Union Carbide in Federal District Court over injuries alleged to derive from groundwater contamination. The alleged source of the contamination was a pesticide manufacturing facility owned and operated by Union ...