To examine the efficacy of EPA’s label in conveying toxicity information to potential consumers, the researchers conduct an ...

This week the Environmental Protection Agency took what it describes as emergency action to effectively ban the pesticide dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate, known as DCPA. It’s the first time in ...

Pesticides and herbicides are readily available and widely used by everyone from homeowners to the ag industry to municipalities. But what’s the impact of these chemicals on our water?

For the first time in nearly four decades, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday issued an emergency order to stop the use of a pesticide linked to serious health risks for ...

A common variety of consumer insecticide sprays is mostly ineffective and of "little to no value" in eliminating cockroach ...

For the first time in 40 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken emergency action to suspend the use of a pesticide found to cause irreversible damage to fetuses when they're ...

By streamlining the process and pre-empting misbranding from other states, the rule would lift large burdens currently placed ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an emergency order Tuesday to remove from the market a pesticide linked to fetal damage, its first such action in nearly four decades.

The pesticide, known as DCPA or Dacthal, is used in the farming industry to control plants, vegetables and fruits, most commonly on household staples broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and onions.

Pesticides and herbicides are critical to ensuring food security worldwide, but these substances can present a safety risk to people who unwittingly ingest them. Protecting human health, therefore ...

For the first time in 40 years, the Environmental Protection Agency has taken emergency action to stop the use of a pesticide linked to serious health risks for fetuses. Tuesday’s emergency ...

Now, researchers are uncovering more about a little-known source of PFAS contamination: pesticides sprayed over millions of acres of U.S. land. A new report from leading U.S. environmental ...