pesticide use

Mom’s Across America: US Fast Food Testing Reveals Glyphosate and Other Toxic Chemicals in All Samples

Sonoma County has over 20 tons of concentrated glyphosate sprayed every year in the vineyards.  Source: CDPR.ca.gov  Moms Across America (MAA), a U.S. non-profit, has published an extensive testing program on fast food brands and found out all 20 had pesticide residues. 42 samples of 21 brands were tested for glyphosate, 236 agrochemicals, 4 heavy …

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New Report on Pesticides and Climate Change Reveals Threat of Vicious Cycle

New Report on Pesticides and Climate Change Reveals Threat of Vicious Cycle | Pesticide Action Network (panna.org) For immediate release: January 17, 2023 (January 17, 2023) — Today, a new report analyzes how pesticide use fuels climate change and vice versa, raising risks to the environment, public health and food security. Developed by Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA), …

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Farm Bureau politics

“….the Farm Bureau has been on the wrong side of most issues — the open space initiative, protection of greenbelts, community separators, streamside protection, saving coastal forests from vineyard expansion, and so on.” Farm Bureau politics EDITOR: It’s time to take a hard look at the Farm Bureau. Yes, we love Sonoma County agriculture and …

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Toxic Scorecard for politicians from EWG

Environmental Working Group publishes voting scorecard on toxics ahead of November elections. How do your representatives rank? “While the administration is not on the ballot this November, members of Congress who stood by or actively aided and abetted Trump’s corrupt chemical agenda will be.” Americans Must Hold President Trump’s Toxic Comrades in Congress Accountable While …

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Legal Action Challenges Trump Reversal of Prohibition on Bee-killing Pesticides, Genetically Modified Crops on National Wildlife Refuges

Does this administration do anything right for the environment or people? It’s all about corporate profits at our expense. Thank you Center for Biological Diversity. Please consider a donation to help their great work. “It’s shameful that the Trump administration is promoting greater use of highly toxic agricultural pesticides on America’s wildlife refuges,” said Hannah …

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