Brazil’s environmental agency IBAMA has sued Syngenta alleging the chemicals company caused “environmental damage” by producing and selling pesticides using much higher concentrations of a carcinogen than allowed under law.
#Syngenta #Pesticides #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalHealth #BigChemical
https://whtc.com/2024/07/04/brazil-sues-syngenta-for-alleged-environmental-damage/
#Syngenta #Pesticides #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalHealth #BigChemical
https://whtc.com/2024/07/04/brazil-sues-syngenta-for-alleged-environmental-damage/
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Brazil sues Syngenta for alleged environmental damage
By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's environmental agency IBAMA has sued Syngenta alleging the chemicals company caused "environmental damage" by producing and selling pesticides using much higher concentrations of a carcinogen than allow...
Recent Studies Continue To Highlight Connection Between Depression and Suicide in Pesticide-Exposed Farmers
#FarmWorkers #Pesticides #MentalHealth #BigChemical
https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2024/07/recent-studies-continue-in-highlighting-connection-between-depression-and-suicide-in-pesticide-exposed-farmers/
#FarmWorkers #Pesticides #MentalHealth #BigChemical
https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2024/07/recent-studies-continue-in-highlighting-connection-between-depression-and-suicide-in-pesticide-exposed-farmers/
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Recent Studies Continue To Highlight Connection Between Depression and Suicide in Pesticide-Exposed Farmers - Beyond Pesticides…
The risk of depression and suicide in pesticide-exposed male farmers continues to be documented in three new studies.
The US farm county where #cancer rates are 50% higher than national
#Iowa #FactoryFarms #Pesticides #BigChemical #GetToxicsOUT
https://mol.im/a/13517907 via @MailOnline
#Iowa #FactoryFarms #Pesticides #BigChemical #GetToxicsOUT
https://mol.im/a/13517907 via @MailOnline
Mail Online
The US farm county where cancer rates are 50% higher than national
Dozens of residents in Palo Alto County, Iowa are being diagnosed with and dying from cancers in the northwestern part of a state that has some of the highest cancer rates in the country.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sided with #BigChemical lobbyists in finding the #EPA had "failed to provide substantial evidence" for why it needed the new tests to determine whether a petrochemical solvent is toxic to birds. 🙄😡
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-court-vacates-epas-bird-testing-requirement-chemical-companies-2024-07-05/
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-court-vacates-epas-bird-testing-requirement-chemical-companies-2024-07-05/
Reuters
US court vacates EPA's bird testing requirement for chemical companies
A federal appeals court on Friday vacated an order from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requiring seven chemical manufacturers and processors to perform new tests to determine whether a petrochemical solvent is toxic to birds.
Watchdog investigates "emergency authorisation" for banned bee-killing pesticide
#Neonicotinoids #Bees #Pollinators #UK #BigChemical
https://www.aol.com/watchdog-investigates-emergency-authorisation-banned-100346181.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr
#Neonicotinoids #Bees #Pollinators #UK #BigChemical
https://www.aol.com/watchdog-investigates-emergency-authorisation-banned-100346181.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr
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Watchdog investigates emergency authorisation for banned bee-killing pesticide
The Office for Environmental Protection said it was seeking to determine if there were ‘serious failures’ to comply with environmental laws.
"Biotech giant Bayer has been lobbying Congress to pass new legislation that could protect the company from spending billions on lawsuits that alleged its Roundup weed killer causes cancer."
#Bayer #Monsanto #BigChemical #Lobbying #Glyphosate #RoundUp #Pesticides #Cancer
https://www.yahoo.com/news/bayer-aims-change-law-could-190000547.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
#Bayer #Monsanto #BigChemical #Lobbying #Glyphosate #RoundUp #Pesticides #Cancer
https://www.yahoo.com/news/bayer-aims-change-law-could-190000547.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
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Bayer aims to change law that could impact its top-selling product: 'They've been losing'
Bayer is facing about 170,000 claims alleging that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, can cause cancer in people frequently exposed to it.
“Agrochemical exposure is a major contributor to ecological declines worldwide, including the loss of crucial pollinator species. In addition to direct toxicity, field-relevant doses of pesticides can increase species’ vulnerabilities to other stressors, including parasites.
Both wild and managed bees are threatened by interacting combinations of stressors, including forage loss, parasite pressures, and exposure to agrochemicals, including pesticides.”
#Pesticides #Bees #Pollinators #BigChemical #IndustrialAgriculture #GetToxicsOut
https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2024/07/neonicotinoid-insecticides-contribute-to-honey-bee-vulnerability-to-parasitic-varroa-mites/
Both wild and managed bees are threatened by interacting combinations of stressors, including forage loss, parasite pressures, and exposure to agrochemicals, including pesticides.”
#Pesticides #Bees #Pollinators #BigChemical #IndustrialAgriculture #GetToxicsOut
https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2024/07/neonicotinoid-insecticides-contribute-to-honey-bee-vulnerability-to-parasitic-varroa-mites/
Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
Neonicotinoid Insecticides Contribute to Honey Bee Vulnerability to Parasitic Varroa Mites - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
Vulnerability in honey bees to Varroa mites increases with exposure to neonicotinoid insecticides, as shown by a recent study.
Regulatory loopholes remain in 'industry blessed' US law regulating #chemicals
#PFAS #BigChemical #EPA #EnvironmentalHealth
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/epa-pfas-laws-forever-chemicals-regulation-lobbying/article_eaa97c4e-3e2b-11ef-9922-e7ef1564402b.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share via @postandcourier
#PFAS #BigChemical #EPA #EnvironmentalHealth
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/epa-pfas-laws-forever-chemicals-regulation-lobbying/article_eaa97c4e-3e2b-11ef-9922-e7ef1564402b.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share via @postandcourier
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Regulatory loopholes remain in 'industry blessed' U.S. law regulating chemicals
Loopholes in federal law make tracking PFAS "forever chemicals" and assessing their risks like a challenging game of "whack-a-mole" for government regulators.
Lawyers push to relocate St. John elementary students from school next to chemical plant
#ChildrensHealth #BigChemical #HealthNews
https://www.yahoo.com/news/lawyers-push-relocate-st-john-100008909.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr via @YahooNews
#ChildrensHealth #BigChemical #HealthNews
https://www.yahoo.com/news/lawyers-push-relocate-st-john-100008909.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr via @YahooNews
Yahoo News
Lawyers push to relocate St. John elementary students from school next to chemical plant
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund is asking a federal judge to require St. John the Baptist Parish School Board to relocate students from an elementary school located right next to a chemical plant. Fifth Ward Elementary School sits about 500 feet from the Denka…
Contaminated drinking water gave man testicular #cancer, lawsuit says
#PFAS #DrinkingWater #3M #DuPont #BigChemical
https://www.newsweek.com/contaminated-drinking-water-gave-man-testicular-cancer-lawsuit-1927377
#PFAS #DrinkingWater #3M #DuPont #BigChemical
https://www.newsweek.com/contaminated-drinking-water-gave-man-testicular-cancer-lawsuit-1927377
Newsweek
Contaminated drinking water gave man testicular cancer, lawsuit says
The 29-year-old Ohio resident was diagnosed with testicular cancer in February after he allegedly drank contaminated water.