Bees are behind a French court ruling that suspended the license for two pesticides made by Dow Chemical. Friday’s preliminary ruling by an...
Month: November 2017
GMO Apples Arriving on U.S. Shelves for First Time
The first commercial harvest of Arctic apples—genetically modified (GMO) apples that don’t brown when exposed to air—will arrive in 400 Midwestern...
Monsanto says Mexico revokes permit to market GMO soy in seven states
Monsanto Co said on Thursday that Mexico’s agriculture sanitation authority SENASICA had revoked its permit to commercialize genetically modified soy...
The Sun also rises: Genes and rethinking your sunscreen choices
While sunny summer weather usually ushers in better moods with dreams of vacations and more time outdoors, it also brings...
Effort to ban some sunscreen chemicals advances
WAILUKU — Sunscreen containing certain chemicals could be banned in Maui County after a bill to eliminate the potentially harmful...
Keepers warn of ‘bee-mageddon’ after France authorises controversial insecticide
French bee keepers are up in arms over the authorisation of an insecticide they warn could sound the death knell...
The Harmful Effects of Sunscreen on our Oceans
Sunscreens have been making headlines lately due to their contribution to coral bleaching and ocean acidification. Coral bleaching is the...
LA will stop using weed killer on playgrounds and dog parks
Los Angeles’ Recreation and Parks Department will stop spraying the weed killer, Roundup, within 100 feet of children’s play areas,...