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Similar to Previous Studies, Researchers Find Pesticides Affect Liver Function

Researchers identify significant increases in liver biomarkers among farmers relative to non-exposed community members, ...
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Behind Closed Doors: Will Democrats Allow the Farm Bill To Repeal Health and Environmental Safety Law?

A clarion call for action is circulating to people and organizations nationwide, mounting a nationwide campaign to stop bipartisan, closed-door Congressional Farm Bill negotiations by leadership in ...
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Prenatal and Childhood Pesticide Exposure Found Again to Increase the Incidence of Obesity

(Beyond Pesticides, October 6, 2026) In a study of obesity and exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), researchers find that prenatal and childhood exposures impact “metabolic and ...
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Candidates for Congress Nationwide Begin Responding to Questionnaire on Pesticides and Organic Agriculture

(Beyond Pesticides, October 5, 2026) The responses to the nonpartisan Candidate Questionnaire, Agrichemicals and the Future of Food and Farming in the United States—sent to all those running for the U ...
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Review Finds Disproportionate Risks of Skin Cancer with Occupational Pesticide Exposure

(Beyond Pesticides, October 2, 2026) Occupational exposure to pesticides and non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the subject of a literature review published in Cureus. The analysis of U.S. adults ...
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National Forum To Convene on Cutting Edge Science that Drives Solutions In Harmony with Nature

(Beyond Pesticides, October 1, 2026) The 43rd National Forum Series, Advancing Science on Pesticides, Taking Action in Harmony with Nature, and Sustaining Life —scheduled to begin on October 21, 2026, ...
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EPA Scraps Plan to Protect People and the Environment from Persistent Contaminant PFAS

(Beyond Pesticides, September 30, 2026)—In comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Beyond Pesticides condemned the agency for failing to protect public health and the environment ...
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Organic Integrity Is Up for Review before Public Board that Manages Standards and Practices, Deadline Oct 1

(Beyond Pesticides, September 28, 2026) Public comments are due by 11:59 pm ET on October 1, 2026! Action form available for submitting public comments on priority issues—click here. As the harm to ...
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Congressional Candidate Questionnaire on Pesticides and Alternatives Launched for Distribution in All States

(Beyond Pesticides, September 29, 2026) Beyond Pesticides announced today the release of a nonpartisan Candidate Questionnaire, called Agrichemicals and the Future of Food and Farming in the United ...
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Farmworkers’ Pesticide Exposure Linked to Disruption of Metabolic Systems Missed in Regulatory Review

Metabolic dysregulation has previously been associated with long-term exposure to OPPs. (See research here and here.) As a metabolic condition, MS “affects approximately 25% of the world’s population ...
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Atrazine Weed Killer Harms Honey Bee Health at Field-Realistic Levels

(Beyond Pesticides, September 24, 2026) While much independent research on pollinator decline has focused on neonicotinoid insecticide poisoning, the authors of a first-of-its-kind study published in ...
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Literature Review Captures Science on Adverse Reproductive Health Effects in Men with Pesticide Exposure

There is a wide body of science, as documented in peer-reviewed scientific literature, on the impacts of pesticides on sperm, infertility, and other sexual and reproductive dysfunction. These impacts ...