pesticide
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The birds are now red-listed - classified as being at risk of extinction - largely due to a loss of habitat but also the use of pesticide.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
One is fish-killing pollution from farmlands’ fertilizer and pesticide runoffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation said this week all manufacturers of pesticide products containing the active ingredient have voluntarily agreed to withdraw the product from the market.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
A former electrical engineer who moved from his native Kentucky to take a defense job, Montgomery founded the company in 2023 with an eye toward getting pesticide sprays out of suburban yards.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
The Goodmans estimate that this has eliminated some 270,000 pounds of pesticide and 8 million pounds of petrochemical fertilizer that would otherwise have been applied to those fields.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
Schultz’s original bill would have phased out pesticides with PFAs and put California in line with Maine and Minnesota, which passed laws restricting their use.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
When honeybee queens are exposed to pesticides over time, some of those chemicals can accumulate in their bodies and then be transferred into their eggs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
The resulting scarcity has pushed up prices of diesel fuel, fertilisers and pesticides.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Flea beetles thrive in hot, dry conditions, and farmers are no longer allowed to use as many pesticides as before, meaning net covers are Harper's only defence.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
In it, she warned of the dangers of pesticides like DDT.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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