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📣 Take Action—Tell #Congress and #USDA to preserve the Beltsville agricultural research facilities that support #farming and #beekeeping nationwide— a facility of critical importance to U.S. #agriculture and #foodsecurity. #BARC 🐝 https://ow.ly/FIjf50Z8fAf

A review by researchers at University of Nebraska Medical Center and University of Nebraska-Lincoln considered 88 epidemiological papers from 1980 - 2022, finding elevated rates of #pediatric #cancers associated with #pesticide #exposure. #children #health ➡️ Daily News: https://ow.ly/oM4s50Zcl4U

In a new lit review, researchers identify peer-reviewed studies with a statistically significant relationship between #pesticide #exposure and declines in #cognitivefunction among #agricultural #workers, which adversely impact daily functioning and job safety. ➡️ Daily News: https://ow.ly/xQpf50Z9ptf

Michael Skinner, PhD, a systems biologist emeritus & pioneer, has shown in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that transgenerational effects can persist for 20 iterations—adding to the urgency of eliminating pesticides. #vinclozolin #endocrinedisruptor ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/z7xl50Z87A6

Adding to the science connecting #paraquat to deleterious health and environmental effects, Investigate Midwest recently released an investigative news article connecting its air #emissions from chemical plants in the #MississippiBasin to #Parkinson’s disease. ➡️ Daily News: https://ow.ly/Sipy50Z9VKI

An Action released by Beyond Pesticides is asking federal legislators to #cosponsor a #bill that will #prohibit certain #toxicants in #plastic #food packing materials—H.R.9231/S.4724, the No Toxics in Food Packaging Act. #takeaction 📣 https://ow.ly/g8ZQ50ZbSXP ➡️ Daily News: https://ow.ly/o1SO50ZbSXQ

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” #MLKJr proclaimed. This truth raises societal concerns of #environmental #injustice and institutional failures to protect those at #disproportionaterisk — #BIPOC communities. #Juneteenth #foodsecurity #ag ➡️ Daily News: https://ow.ly/ulY650ZeiER

As the administration shutters #USDA's Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Rep. Jamie Raskin, responds: “This is a #betrayal of American #farmers... We will continue to #standup for the dedicated federal #workers who provide critical services to our nation.” ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/7Ypz50Z8TfR

🐝 A study of #honeybee colonies in FL and CA, including researchers from the #BeeLab at #BARC, finds elevated #mortality from #pesticide residues, including those that have been documented to threaten #pollinators. #beedeclines #saveBARC ➡️ Daily News: https://ow.ly/K5jK50ZaGH8

A study out of Michigan State University, published in Cancer Causes & Control via Springer Nature, reviews robust #USGS county-level data on #pesticide use and #breastcancer incidence rates, finding “modest positive associations” in U.S. rural counties. ➡️ Daily News: https://ow.ly/kIWR50ZcJFI

Michigan State University reviews county-level data on pesticide use and breast cancer, determining “modest positive associations” in U.S. rural counties.

📣 Tell Congress and USDA to preserve the Beltsville agricultural research facilities that support farming and beekeeping nationwide.

Researchers identify 10 peer-reviewed studies with a significant relationship between pesticide exposure and cognitive impacts among agricultural workers.

(Beyond Pesticides, June 5, 2026) With increasing research covered by Daily News showing pesticides linked to epigenetic effects (alter gene expression), the mechanism has far-reaching implications for protecting health and the environment. It also raises issues related to the regulatory review process, which is inadequate in assessing this mechanism. Since the discovery of DNA, a principle called the “central dogma” has dominated genetics. This dogma states that genetic processes are a one-way street: only changes to DNA in germ cells (eggs and sperm) trigger processes in RNA and then...

(Beyond Pesticides, June 16, 2026) If there is one take-home message regarding reducing risk of childhood leukemias and brain cancers, it is to avoid exposure to pesticides during pregnancy—especially indoor insecticides such as flea and tick products, including DEET, household plant and commercial pesticide treatments, and proximity to pesticide applications in agriculture. A review by researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and School of Natural Resources in Omaha considered 88 epidemiological papers published between 1980 and 2022 on pediatric cancer and environmental...

(Beyond Pesticides, June 15, 2026) An Action released by Beyond Pesticides is asking federal legislators to co-sponsor a bill that will prohibit certain toxicants in plastic food packing materials. The group is asking U.S. Senators and Representatives to cosponsor H.R.9231/S.4724, the No Toxics in Food Packaging Act. Toxic substances moving from food packaging materials into packaged foods present a significant health risk. Packaging materials—including plastics, metals, glass, and paper—often contain additives, residual solvents, and the building blocks of molecules (monomers) that can...

In addition to sublethal and synergistic effects on honey bees from pesticide mixtures, a study finds acute mortality from individual pesticides.

(Beyond Pesticides, June 18, 2026) Friday, June 19, is Juneteenth, a commemoration of the abolition of slavery and a celebration of human freedom. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr proclaimed. This truth raises societal concerns of continuing systemic environmental racism and institutional failures of predominately white institutions and the need to protect those at disproportionate risk, specifically Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, from agricultural and industrial pollution. [Juneteenth is a...

(Beyond Pesticides, June 8, 2026) When the Trump administration announced that it was shutting U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) in Beltsville, Maryland, U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) released the following statement: “This is a betrayal of American farmers, and an attack on the federal workforce that will severely damage services that the American people depend on. We are disappointed but not surprised that the Trump administration is continuing its attacks on the federal workforce, this time through wasting taxpayer dollars to...