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World wide web of pesticides can endanger consumers

By Jillian Olsen

September 19, 2008

Termites? No problem. On DoMyOwnPestControl.com, $64.99 buys a 20-ounce bottle of Termidor SC. That’s enough for anyone with a credit card

Europe’s new pesticide regulations leave America in the dust

By Jillian Olsen

November 10, 2008

The European Parliament’s environment committee voted last week in favor of new pesticide regulations that make America’s laws look a little

Dangerous disease, dangerous remedy

By Jillian Olsen

September 30, 2008

On the night of September 10, low-flying planes blanketed parts of Nassau County, New York, in a fine mist of Scourge, a mosquito-killing pe

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"… on this subject, check out the Center’s recent project Perils of the New Pesticides, along with our other blog coverage. …"

Farmworkers plagued by pesticides, red tape

By Ronnie Greene

June 25, 2012

Pesticides endanger farmworkers, but thin layers of government protect them and no one knows the full scope of the perils in the fields.

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"… t had been used: Switch 62.5WG, a fungicide made by the Swiss conglomerate Syngenta that kills diseases on crops ranging from blackberries to turnip greens.Bu …"

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