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05/17/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Pesticides are harming vital soil organisms, experts warn
Agricultural pesticides pose a grave threat to organisms that play an important role in maintaining soil health. These are the findings of a study published Tuesday, May 4, in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Science. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland in cooperation with two environmental organizations, the Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of […]
02/13/2019
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By Cassie B.
Recent analysis finds that atrazine is contaminating the drinking water in corn-growing areas of the Midwest and beyond
If you live anywhere near a corn-growing area, you need to know that your drinking water could contain a dangerous weed killer known as atrazine – even if your water company’s test results appear to indicate otherwise. That’s because seasonal spikes of the herbicide contaminate drinking water at certain times of year, and water utilities […]
02/06/2019
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By Vicki Batts
More than 10 million Texans are drinking water contaminated with atrazine, a toxic herbicide with gender bender effects
Atrazine is the most common pesticide found in drinking water and surface water. In fact, it is one of the top two pesticides used in the United States — second only to glyphosate, which is used in Monsanto’s Roundup. As a weedkiller, atrazine is used in industrial farming operations as well as formulations intended for […]
02/20/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Biofuel producers are not happy with EPA chief’s call for policy reform
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has expressed its intention to reform the U.S. biofuel policy following the bankruptcy of the biggest oil refiner on the East Coast, reported Reuters. When Philadelphia Energy Solutions filed for bankruptcy in January, the Pennsylvania-based oil refiner cited the exorbitant cost of complying with the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard […]
12/29/2017
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By Jayson Veley
Your tax dollars for protecting the environment are actually protecting … parking spaces: EPA spent $1.5 million on parking; many spaces never even used
If there’s one thing that the federal government is good at, it’s taking other people’s money and blowing it on things that are completely unimportant and irrelevant. According to a report put out last month by Judicial Watch, the bloated and horribly wasteful Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) paid a total of $1.5 million over a […]
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