Pesticide News

Stonyfield initiative helps win New York City legislation to eliminate toxic pesticides on public property

The country’s leading organic yogurt maker is leading efforts to change America’s parks and playfields into pesticide-free zones. The New York City Council passed legislation on Earth Day to remove pesticides on public lands except those allowed under organic standards. Stonyfield Organic’s #PlayFree initiative aims to convert Central Park in New York City, Prospect Park […]

Judge rejects Bayer’s plan to limit future Roundup liability

Company will review future of weedkiller in the U.S. residential market A federal judge rejected Bayer’s latest attempt to limit its legal liability from future lawsuits over its Roundup herbicide’s connection to cancer. The judge cited many “glaring flaws” in a settlement proposed to apply to Roundup users who have not yet sued the company but may […]

Herbicides dicamba and 2,4-D found in rainwater

Recent data from a University of Missouri study indicate that toxic herbicides commonly used on major crops have been detected in rainwater. Dicamba, used on GM Xtend crops (XtendiMax formulation), was found in weekly rainwater collections from 12 sites across Missouri throughout the 2019 season. In the southern corner of the state, the Bootheel, dicamba […]

Glyphosate causes DNA damage in keystone species, impacting food chain

Can a small, almost undetectable change at lower levels of the food chain affect the chain at higher points? A recent study from the University of Birmingham, UK reported that even tiny amounts of the herbicide glyphosate can damage DNA in water fleas (Daphnia), a type of plankton key to the food chain of freshwater […]

Colombia halts aerial spraying of glyphosate

Concerned about unknown health and economic impacts on local cities, a group of indigenous and Afro-descendant communities from the Nariño region of Colombia succeeded in stopping the national glyphosate fumigation program set to re-start this year. The group filed a tutela—an action providing immediate protection of one’s constitutional rights when they may be threatened or […]