pesticides

An environmental campaigner wins a victory in a long-running battle with the government over exposure to pesticides.

Hear the word organic and you probably picture foods without pesticides or all natural clothing. The latest movement is organic dry cleaners.

Japanese health officials warned residents on Wednesday not to eat a variety of frozen green beans imported from China that are contaminated with an extremely high concentration of pesticides.

For some farmers in Honduras, high food prices mean greater profits. But others can't afford the higher costs for fertilizer and pesticides, so they're cutting back on production.

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Pesticides could have damaged the DNA of people in agricultural communities, new research in India suggests.

Evidence that exposure to pesticides significantly raises the risk of Parkinson's disease is strong, say experts.

AP - Pesticides, heavy metals and other airborne contaminants are raining down on national parks across the West and Alaska, turning up at sometimes d