Review detects ‘forever chemicals’ in many of the state’s tested streams and rivers, including drinking water sources ...

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 ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April 22, 2025) While it has been widely found that farmworkers bear the brunt of agricultural pesticide exposures in fields and outbuildings, the outdoor use of chemicals ...

(Beyond Pesticides, October 16, 2025) An important new study links pesticides, antibiotics, and nitrogen fertilizers to the extreme global crisis of antibiotic resistance, raising serious concerns ...

Regulators insist they’re committed to protecting health and the environment, yet continue to allow growers to use a deadly ...

Regulators insist they’re committed to protecting health and the environment yet continue to allow growers to use a deadly ...

Learn more about the impacts of pesticides and cancer risks, and how a mixture of chemicals may be more harmful than originally thought.

A 2021 study found that if farmers didn’t use pesticides, they would lose 78% of fruit production, 54% of vegetable production, and 32% of cereal production. At the same time, the way pesticides are ...

These chemicals are commonly used to coat crop seeds before planting, ostensibly to protect the plant from pests and insects ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 14-year-old invented a handheld device that uses AI to detect pesticides on produce. The design won him the $25,000 grand prize ...