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Elevated Levels of Radium Found in Western Pennsylvania’s Freshwater Mussels - Inside Climate News

Elevated Levels of Radium Found in Western Pennsylvania’s Freshwater Mussels - Inside Climate News | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

Sixty-two years ago, Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” connected disappearing populations of bald eagles to the presence of the pesticide DDT in the birds’ food chain. Because bald eagles are apex predators, their dose of the toxic chemical was magnified and became fatal to their ability to reproduce.  ...

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August 7, 2024 7:08 PM
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EPA Issues Emergency Ban on the Pesticide Dacthal - EcoWatch.com

EPA Issues Emergency Ban on the Pesticide Dacthal - EcoWatch.com | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

The EPA has issued an emergency notice pulling the pesticide dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate, also known as DCPA or Dacthal.

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April 18, 2024 9:42 PM
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U.S. Produce Contains High Levels of Pesticides, Consumer Reports Finds - GIZMODO.com

U.S. Produce Contains High Levels of Pesticides, Consumer Reports Finds - GIZMODO.com | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

The organization's latest investigation suggests that 20% of commonly sold fruits and vegetables contain unsafe levels of pesticides.

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May 19, 2022 9:59 PM
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Banned DDT and PCBs Still Threaten Critically Endangered California Condors - EcoWatch.com

Banned DDT and PCBs Still Threaten Critically Endangered California Condors - EcoWatch.com | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

Despite being banned since the 1970s, DDT and PCBs are still affecting wildlife today, particularly the California condor, a critically endangered species.

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March 9, 2022 7:37 PM
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EPA Expected to Extend Use of Bee-Killing Pesticides - EcoWatch.com

EPA Expected to Extend Use of Bee-Killing Pesticides - EcoWatch.com | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to approve a proposal to extend the use of four neonicotinoids for the next 15 years. These pesticides are known to be especially dangerous for essential pollinators, like bees and butterflies, and have been linked to the widespread...

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December 20, 2024 7:41 PM
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Agricultural Poisons Tell a Tale of Two Californias - Inside Climate News

Agricultural Poisons Tell a Tale of Two Californias - Inside Climate News | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

The Golden Rule doesn’t apply in the Golden State when it comes to protecting Latino and Indigenous farmworker communities from toxic pesticides.

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July 24, 2024 1:36 PM
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'Truly frightening': Pesticides increasingly laced with forever chemicals - Raw Story

'Truly frightening': Pesticides increasingly laced with forever chemicals - Raw Story | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

Toxic "forever chemicals" are increasingly being used in U.S. pesticides, threatening human health as they contaminate waterways and are sprayed on staple foods, a study said Wednesday. 

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July 13, 2023 10:33 PM
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More Than 800 Tons of Agricultural Pesticides Leach Into World's Rivers Each Year, Research Finds - EcoWatch.com

More Than 800 Tons of Agricultural Pesticides Leach Into World's Rivers Each Year, Research Finds - EcoWatch.com | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

A new study led by researchers from The University of Sydney has found that agricultural pesticides leach into the world’s rivers and oceans each year at an alarming rate, damaging a variety of ecosystems.

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April 8, 2022 10:45 PM
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‘Dirty Dozen’ and 'Clean Fifteen' Lists for 2022: Conventional Produce With the Most and Least Pesticides - EcoWatch.com

‘Dirty Dozen’ and 'Clean Fifteen' Lists for 2022: Conventional Produce With the Most and Least Pesticides - EcoWatch.com | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has released its annual Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce, which includes its Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen lists of the non-organic produce with the most and least pesticides.

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February 22, 2020 11:46 AM
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5 Biggest Pesticide Companies Are Making Billions From 'Highly Hazardous' Chemicals, Investigation Finds - EcoWatch.com

5 Biggest Pesticide Companies Are Making Billions From 'Highly Hazardous' Chemicals, Investigation Finds - EcoWatch.com | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

The analysis shows that the world's top five pesticide makers are making billions, accounting for more than 36 percent of their income, from chemicals that are proven to hazards to humans and the environment and are contributing to the precipitous demise of bee populations, as Unearthed reported.

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"The report from the investigative team at Unearthed focused on the practices of Bayer, BASF, Corteva (formerly Dow and DuPont), FMC and Syngenta, which are continuing to sell HHPs like neonicotinoids and glufosinate that have been banned in other parts of the world, according to the produce industry publication Fresh Produce Journal." - Jordan Davidson

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