Pesticides
‘My right side was paralysed, I was so sick’: the pesticide poisonings in Brazil that lead back to the UK
Investigation uncovers how chemicals like diquat, banned in the UK but legal to export, are causing health problems in the global south
Shanti Das
08, Dec, 2024 @7:00 AM
US lawmakers call on EPA to ban pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease
Politicians say use of common yet toxic paraquat can’t be justified due to apparent health and environment risks
Carey Gillam
01, Nov, 2024 @7:10 PM
Most common US pesticide may affect brain development similarly to nicotine
Neonicotinoid exposure could be linked to long-term health effects like ADHD and reduced motor skills, review finds
Tom Perkins
19, Oct, 2024 @2:00 PM
UK may approve bee-killing pesticide despite election promise to ban it
Exclusive: Environment groups urge government to stick to its promises and refuse pesticide application
Helena Horton Environment reporter
08, Oct, 2024 @7:37 AM
Mealybugs, mobiles… It’s been a tough week for my plants and kids | Eva Wiseman
I’ve got ladybirds for my plants, I don’t know what to get for my daughter
Eva Wiseman
06, Oct, 2024 @7:00 AM
Revealed: the US government-funded ‘private social network’ attacking pesticide critics
Network includes derogatory profiles of figures such as UN experts and food writer Michael Pollan, and is part of an effort to downplay pesticide dangers, records suggest
Carey Gillam, Margot Gibbs and Elena DeBre
27, Sep, 2024 @5:00 AM
Revealed: Far higher pesticide residues allowed on food since Brexit
Exclusive: Unlike the EU, Great Britain has slashed protections for scores of food types
Damian Carrington Environment editor
19, Sep, 2024 @11:00 AM
‘Every time the planes pass, my eyes burn’: the hidden cost of Costa Rican bananas
Pesticides banned in the EU are still used in the Central American country, affecting workers and ecosystems, all to meet the demand for ‘perfect’ fruit in the west
Sara Manisera in Matina, Costa Rica
17, Sep, 2024 @11:00 AM
Scientists hopeful antidote can help protect bumblebees from pesticides
Study suggests hydrogel microparticles increase survival by 30% in bumblebees exposed to lethal doses of neonicotinoids
Helena Horton Environment reporter
12, Sep, 2024 @3:29 PM
Loss of bats to lethal fungus linked to 1,300 child deaths in US, study says
Because bats feed on crop pests, their disappearance led to a surge in pesticide use. Research found a rise in infant mortality in areas where the bats had been wiped out
Rebekah White
05, Sep, 2024 @6:00 PM
Let’s be like Paris and ban pesticides in cities, say UK campaigners
More than 150 councillors join 15,000 members of the public calling for urban areas to be free of the chemicals
Helena Horton Environment reporter
28, Aug, 2024 @4:00 AM
Are some of your household products killing insects and wildlife?
Flea treatments for dogs, ant killer, washing-up liquid and herbicides may be partly to blame for decline in UK
Helena Horton Environment reporter
09, Aug, 2024 @12:00 PM
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