suggests pesticides are linked to an increase in rates of leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and bladder, colon, lung and pancreatic cancers. The elevated risk is potentially as bad as from smoking.

Some might say that pesticides are acceptable and even positive because of their important role in keeping pests away from ...

WASHINGTON— A new study published today by the academic journal Frontiers in Environmental Science finds that pesticides widely used in American agriculture pose a grave threat to organisms that are ...

The nonprofit denied claims its cookies include metals, arguing some pesticides are found “nearly everywhere in the food ...

and to help sort the "dirtiest" produce from the not-so-bad, the Environmental Working Group, a food safety nonprofit, publishes a list of produce most likely to contain pesticides. It's called ...

WASHINGTON—The Environmental Protection Agency reapproved dozens of toxic pesticides today that are known to cause serious harm to people, wildlife and the environment. The pesticide reapprovals, ...

NSW EPA has found six peacocks found dead on the Central Coast were poisoned by pesticides. Toxicology reports showed they ingested two chemicals, one commonly found in rat and mice baits.