Beyond PesticidesOpinion

Legislation Would Rein In Multinationals that Control Seeds, Increase Food Prices, and Threaten Family Farms

As the number of seed companies, which are also pesticide companies, consolidate through mergers, farmers face challenges ...
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Lawsuit Challenges Sustainability Claims of World’s Largest Berry Company, Driscoll’s

National environmental and health groups last week sued Driscoll’s, the fresh berry company, for allegedly misleading ...
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CA Department of Pesticide Regulation Allows Two-Year Paraquat Phaseout Despite Links to Parkinson’s

The CA Department of Pesticide Regulation announced that all paraquat manufacturers will voluntarily phase out the use and ...
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Widespread Threat of Pesticides as Drivers of Microbial Resistance to Antimicrobials and Antibiotics Continues

The science continues to mount on pesticides as drivers of microbial resistance, threatening biodiversity and ecosystem ...
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Pesticides Contribute to Global Crisis, Increasing Risk of Parkinson’s Disease and Nervous System Decline

(Beyond Pesticides, August 18, 2026) In a review of the current scientific literature on Parkinson’s disease (PD), published in Journal of Central Nervous System Disease, exposure to environmental ...