Pesticide poisoning can be confused with common illnesses like the flu. “Pesticides include chemicals used to control weeds (herbicides), insects (insecticides), rodents (rodenticides) or fungi ...

New legislation introduced Thursday by Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) would protect Americans’ ability to sue pesticide manufacturers in federal court over potential harm caused by their products. The ...

A newly released pesticide usage map paints a troubling picture of chemical reliance in the United States. This data-rich visualization, compiled from the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S.

(Beyond Pesticides, December 15, 2025) With recent proposals by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to register new pesticides that under international standards are classified as PFAS (Per ...

As a kid in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, Georgina Lambert spent her days playing beneath banana trees and swimming in rivers that shimmered with sunlight. She had no idea that the soil ...

Atrazine is behind Alex Jones' conspiracy theory that chemicals in U.S. water caused frogs to become gay or transgender.

Dear Daktari, Thank you for your weekly advice on how we can improve farming. I am a farmer in Kitale, and I insist my farmhands buy the Saturday Standard to read the Smart Harvest and specifically ...