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.

Researchers leverage new methods measuring type, concentration, and distribution to determine how far—and which—pesticides ...

State legislation to quash lawsuits against chemical manufacturers’ because of their “failure to warn” about their the ...

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 ...

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, ...