In modern day agriculture, pesticides are essential to ensure high enough crop yields and food security. These chemicals, however, can adversely affect plant and animal life as well as the people ...

Despite the prevalence of pesticide use in farming, recent research from Consumer Reports has raised health concerns and sparked conversations about the varying practices in pesticide management ...

Another failed legislative session means we continue to suffer from inadequate data and a lack of help for families and ...

(The Conversation) – Environmental Protection Agency head Lee Zeldin has said he wants the federal agency to accelerate scientific safety evaluations of various chemicals, including pesticides. The ...

(Beyond Pesticides, October 20, 2025) With the release of a study that links the use of nitrogen fertilizer in combination with antibiotic pesticides to escalating bacterial resistance, public health ...

Pesticides are an integral component of US agriculture and account for about 4.5% of total farm production costs (Aspelin and Grube, 1999). Pesticide use in the United States averaged over 1.2 billion ...

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation on Tuesday unveiled its latest annual Pesticide Use Report, revealing a continued decline in statewide pesticide applications. According to the report ...

A runner and her dog stride up Metcalf Road, the location of Lisa Gorman’s property, center, and Amelia and Arthur Bonds’ house, right. The Bonds were cited for improperly using an herbicide, despite ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A mosquito-control technician sprays a mixture including insecticides in a yard in Michigan. AP Photo/John Flesher Environmental ...