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After contentious US committee vote, Bayer and allies a step closer to new federal protections for pesticides
By Carey Gillam
A group of US lawmakers failed on Tuesday to beat back a provision in a congressional appropriations bill that would help protect pesticide makers from being sued and could hinder state efforts to warn about risks of pesticide products.
WATCH: Controversial water contamination report targets Iowa agriculture
A controversial Iowa water safety report has confirmed what many people in the state have long feared to be true: Dangerously high levels of farm chemicals, including nitrates and pesticides are polluting waterways with potentially dire health consequences for hundreds of thousands of residents.
Q&A: A feared return to the “dark ages of science” seen in EPA’s dismantling of research unit
By Meg Wilcox
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed on Friday a plan to eliminate its science research arm in a move critics say will significantly undermine protections for human and environmental health.
New maps reveal 73 million people exposed to PFAS in US drinking water above EPA standards
By Shannon Kelleher
Over 73 million people in the US are being exposed to toxic PFAS chemicals in their tap water, according to an analysis of data from a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) water monitoring program.