Juneteenth offers a reminder of the ongoing fight for environmental justice. By supporting organic, we can protect ...

(Beyond Pesticides, March 1, 2019) The costs of pesticide use extend far beyond the invoices farmers pay for purchase of the chemicals to use on their crops. The real costs related to pesticide use ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 8, 2019) The Food and Drug Association (FDA) recently approved the Impossible Burger, sparking a debate among environmentalists and lovers of plant-based meat products. The ...

(Beyond Pesticides, June 27, 2025) An article in The New York Times (NYT), entitled “A Killer Within Easy Reach,” highlights the use of the weed killer paraquat, a widely used herbicide in the U.S.

(Beyond Pesticides, May 27, 2021) Research by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) finds exposure to lindane and metalaxyl pesticides heightens thyroid cancer risk. Both incidents of ...

(Beyond Pesticides, December 12, 2022) It is time for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to follow through on its duty to assess individual “inert” ingredients used in organic production. In ...

Contamination from pesticide residues transcends boundaries and threatens public health, wildlife and biodiversity, and the ...

The article also highlights South Korea, “where restrictions and then a ban on paraquat cut suicide mortality in half.” ...

As Pollinator Week concludes, it is key to note that all species are threatened by EPA's failure to perform its statutory ...

A new study detects glyphosate--a probable carcinogen linked to Parkinson's-- in tampons 40x more than legal drinking limit ...

A major manufacturer’s effort to block a webinar about the hazards of synthetic turf has triggered a multi-million-dollar ...

Amidst the insect apocalypse, studies find that organically managed land protects and enhances insect biodiversity.