EPA Restricts Use of Potato Fungicide, Dismisses Petition for All-Out BanJuly 28th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
Last week, the EPA announced new regulations on use of the fungicide, chlorpyrifos, a known toxin commonly used on potato crops. The new ruling will lower the allowable applications and the restrictions will be on product labels later this year, the agency reports in a statement released on the EPA website. Read More:EPA Restricts Use of Potato Fungicide, Dismisses Petition for All-Out BanNew Study Reveals 30 Pesticides Disrupt Male HormonesFebruary 17th, 2011 - Jill Ettinger
A peer-reviewed British study published in the current issue of the scientific journal, Environmental Health Perspectives, revealed that 30 out of 37 of the most common pesticides block or mimic male hormones. Read More:New Study Reveals 30 Pesticides Disrupt Male Hormones |
