USDA: Growing rice helps farmers curb pesticide water quality risks
More than 40,000 different varieties of rice are grown on every continent (except Antarctica),...
Read More
Tag: Pesticides
USGS Releases Pesticide Mapping Tool
On Sept. 16, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released a new interactive mapping tool that provides predicted concentrations for 108 pesticides in streams and rivers across the United States. The tool enables users to identify...
Read MoreCalifornia Releases Report on Land Use, Chemical Pollution Trends in State Streams
According to a report released Nov. 19 by the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), detections and concentrations of pyrethroid pesticides are increasing in the state’s stream sediments. Pyrethroids are the...
Read MorePesticide Applications Now Subject to Clean Water Act Permits
Pesticide applications near U.S. waters are subject to Clean Water Act permitting by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This change went into effect Oct. 31. The final pesticide general permit applies in locations...
Read MoreSenate Committee Passes Bill To Limit EPA Oversight of Pesticide Applications
On June 21, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry approved the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 (H.R. 872). The goal of the bill is to prevent the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from...
Read MoreAdvertise with Us
Polls
Loading ...