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  1. November 10, 2008, 8:51 am

    HEALTH: Europe’s New Pesticide Regulations Leave America in the Dust

    The European Parliament’s environment committee voted last week in favor of new pesticide regulations that make America’s laws look a little, well, wimpy. The European package cracks down on chemicals that pose a risk to human health or the environment, setting strict guidelines that could result in bans on a large number of common agricultural products — up to 10 percent of insecticides, 10 percent of herbicides, and 32 percent of fungicides, according to estimates from the U.K.’s Pesticide Safety Directorate. The committee vote serves as a recommendation to the whole parliament, which will consider the proposal in January. Read more

  2. October 17, 2008, 4:15 pm

    HEALTH: Think Twice Before Setting Off a Bug Bomb

    Before setting off a neurotoxic bug bomb in your house, you might want to try a couple of less extreme measures first: maybe clean up a little so there’s no food or water for the creepy crawlies, or try using bait traps. And if you decide to use those bombs, be careful: that’s the message from a new Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention report released Thursday. Read more

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