Bee decline threatens US crop production
A new study of wild bees identifies 139 counties in key agricultural regions of California, the Pacific Northwest, the Midwest, west Texas and the Mississippi River valley that face a worrisome...
View ArticleCalifornia Court Ruling Against Monsanto Allows Cancer Warning on Roundup
Originally published: Baum Hedlund Aristei Goldman Fresno, California, March 10, 2017 – – California is the first U.S. state to require Monsanto to label its blockbusterweed killer, Roundup, as a...
View ArticleCalifornia to limit spraying farm pesticides near schools and day care centers
Originally published: The Fresno Bee State pesticide regulators are clamping down on spraying farm chemicals near school sites and day care centers under a first-of-its-kind statewide regulation. The...
View ArticleCalifornia Lists Glyphosate as a Chemical Known to Cause Cancer
Originally published: Sustainable Pulse OEHHA issued the decision after the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) issued a report on glyphosate, which...
View ArticleOnce in US illegally, Pajaro Valley organic farm owner pays it forward
Originally published: Santa Cruz Sentinel If President Donald Trump fulfills his pledge to deport millions of workers in the country illegally and build a wall at the Mexican border, prepare to pay a...
View ArticleTrump's EPA Greenlights a Nasty Chemical. A Month Later, It Poisons a Bunch...
Originally published: Mother Jones On May 5, more than 50 farmworkers outside of Bakersfield, California, were exposed to a highly toxic pesticide that apparently drifted from a nearby field—at a high...
View ArticleCalifornia eyes herbicide compound for carcinogen list
Originally published: Capitol Weekly California is deciding whether to add a popular herbicide’s ingredient to the list of officially recognized cancer-causing compounds — a move that has run into a...
View ArticleFarm to School Program Saves Big Bucks, Slashes Carbon Footprint at 100...
Originally published: EcoWatch When her eldest son was in elementary school in the Oakland Unified School District, Ruth Woodruff became alarmed by the meals he was being served at school. A lot of it...
View ArticleLA City Council Adopts Urban Agriculture Incentive Zones
LOS ANGELES– June 13, 2017 – On Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed an ordinance and program details for the Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone Program, an effort to encourage urban...
View ArticleCalifornia to list herbicide as cancer-causing; Monsanto vows fight
Originally published: Reuters Glyphosate, an herbicide and the active ingredient in Monsanto Co's popular Roundup weed killer, will be added to California's list of chemicals known to cause cancer...
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