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Alternatives/Organics

• Two NYC Studies Emphasize Importance of IPM (1/3/07)
• Food Processors Discourage Environmental Farm Programs (12/21/06)
• Vegetable Growers Switching to IPM (12/11/06)
• This Holiday Season, Go Organic With Your Christmas Trees and Wreaths (12/08/06)
• Domestic Cotton Growers Look Toward Sustainability (11/30/06)
• Wal-Mart Charged with Selling Non-Organic Food as Organic (11/15/06)
• New Least Toxic Bed Bug Product On the Market (11/13/06)
• Wal-Mart Announces New Supplier Incentives (11/01/06)
• Responding to Growing Demands, Purchasing Group Signs Organic Deal (7/31/06)
• Celebrate The Summer With Organic Beer (7/12/06)
• Arthur Harvey Back in Court on Organic Law (7/05/06)
• New Study Shows IPM and Baits More Effective Than Baits Alone (6/22/06)
• Washington is the First State With an Organic Farming Degree (6/20/06)
• Professor, Author Comments on Wal-Mart and the Globalization of Organics (6/12/06)
• USDA Publishes Final Organic Rule After Harvey v. Johanns (6/07/06)
• Beyond Pesticides Board Member Written Up For Her Pesticide-Free Weed Control (5/11/06)
• Close Loopholes in National Organic Standards, May 12 Public Comment Deadline (5/08/06)
• Group Of Montana Organic Farmers Creates “Homegrown” Label (5/04/06)
• USDA Publishes Proposed Rule To Revise National Organic Program Regulations (4/27/06)
• Organic Produce More Nutritious Than Chemically-Farmed Produce (4/12/06)
• UC Berkeley Leads Growing Organic Food Trend (4/05/06)
• Iowa County First to Mandate Purchase of Locally Grown Organic Foods (3/17/06)
• Bed Bugs In the News, Steps for Control in Your Home (3/10/06)
• Hospitals In Portland Serve Organic Food (3/08/06)
• Dogs Sniff Out Vineyard Pests, Reduce Pesticide Use (2/24/06)
• Show Your Love This Valentine’s Day By Buying Organic (2/14/06)
• Apple Grower Adopts Biological Controls, Wins IPM Award (2/06/06)
• Organic Pest Management Policy Becomes Enforceable by Health Code (1/18/06)
• Consumers Union Makes Organic Recommendations (1/13/06)
• Groups Asked to Sign Letter to Save Organic Standards (12/07/05)
• New Report Details Benefits of Pesticide-Free Parks (11/10/05)
• Parents Using Organic Food to Keep Chemicals Out of Children (11/08/05)
• Organic Diets Lower Children's Dietary Exposure to Common Agricultural Pesticides (10/03/05)
• ACTION ALERT: ORGANIC STANDARDS UNDER ATTACK (9/20/05)
• The High Cost of Organic Food (and the Artificially Low Cost of Conventional) (9/06/05)
• Oregon Student-Run Organic Farm Argues for Change (9/02/05)
• Organic Farms 'Best for Wildlife' (8/08/05)
• As Public Rejects Pesticide Spraying, New Tools Emerge for Lyme Disease Prevention (8/02/05)
• Study Shows Organic Farms Produce the Same Yields as Conventional (7/22/05)
• The Greening of American Consumers: Organic Food and Beyond (7/18/05)
• USDA Researches Pesticide Free Commercial Fruit Treatment (7/08/05)
• Now Available an Effective Environmentally Friendly Weapon Against Locusts! (7/06/05)
• Organic Farm Labor Practices Evaluated In University Study (4/25/05)
• This Earth Day, Host An Earth Dinner: Connect people to the Earth, their food and each other (4/15/05)
• This Valentine’s Day, Go Organic (2/10/05)
• Pest Management Company Wins IPM Star Rating (1/28/05)
• Cornucopia Institute Says “Factory Farm” Dairy Violates Federal Organic Law (1/18/05)
• This Hanukah, Why Not Go Organic? (12/06/04)
• Mustard Provides Alternative Pest Control (11/30/04)
• New Green Building Guide For Hospitals Released (11/23/04)
• Organic Farming Benefits Wildlife (10/29/04)
• Proteins Show Promise For Mosquito Control (9/16/04)
• New Treatment Offers Easy, Non-Toxic Solution to Head Lice (9/9/04)
• Research Shows Garlic a Successful Pest Repellent (7/16/04)
• New Study Confirms Safety of Organic Food (6/18/04)
• Eating Organic Without Breaking the Bank (6/11/04)
• Consumers Prefer Local and Pesticide, Antibiotic and Hormone Free Foods (5/19/04)
• Celebrate Earth Day By Hosting An Earth Dinner (4/13/04)
• Organic Beef Curbs Mad Cow Disease Fears (1/14/04)
• Nonchemical Prevention of Cockroaches Successful in Low-Income Urban Environment (1/6/04)
• ADM Goes "Back to the Future" With Organic Soy Product (12/3/03)
• National Organic Standards Lend Promise to Ridding Food of Pesticides (10/23/03)
• 75% Drop in Pesticide Use at Agriculture Research Service Facility (10/15/03)
• Department of Transportation Begins Study of Alternative to Pesticides on Airplanes (10/10/03)
• Goats Go Head to Head with Herbicides (10/8/03)
• Program Launched to Incorporate Organic Food At School and Home (8/19/03)
• Borates Used Successfully As Alternative to Highly Toxic Wood Preservatives (8/15/03)
• School and Childcare IPM Programs Reduce Pesticide Use and Pest Problems (8/13/03)
• UK Locality Joins Others In Banning Genetically Modified Crops (8/6/03)
• New Illinois Law Requires Child Care Centers Protect Children From Pests and Pesticides (8/5/03)
• Effectiveness of Widespread Mosquito Spraying for West Nile Virus In Question (8/4/03)
• East Harlem, New York Study Proves IPM Successful and Economical (7/23/03)
• Growing Movement for Pesticide-Free Parks (5/15/03)
• Minnesota and Federal Agencies Partner To Build Organic Agriculture Growth (4/23/03)
• Thank you members and friends: Organic Integrity Upheld (4/14/03)
• Government Researchers Use Catnip Oil to Repel Termites (3/28/03)
• Study Shows Promise of Biological Weed Control (3/20/03)
• Newly Discovered Fungi Controls Plant Pests and Diseases (3/18/03)
• Research Shows Health Benefits of Eating Organic (3/12/03)
• Study Finds Organic Food Is Safer for Children (3/6/03)
• Effort to Stop Congress from Weakening Organic Now Underway (2/26/03)
• Rider on Appropriations Bill Weakens Organic Livestock Standards (2/21/03)
• Happy Valentines Day, But Think Twice About the Roses You Send (2/14/03)
• University Greenhouse Celebrates Four Years of Successful IPM (1/21/03)
• Research Lacking on Alternative Pest Management at NW Land Grant Universities (11/21/02)
• Look for the 100% Organic Label as USDA Launches Program Today (10/21/02)
• Groups Take Legal Action to Protect Integrity of Organic Standards (10/18/02)
• Certified Organic Roses on the Market (10/17/02)
• Going Organic: Bringing Profit and Sustainability Back to Farming (10/7/02)
• USDA Organic Label to Hit Stores This Month (10/4/02)
• Rachel Carson's Alma Mater to Go Green: Chatham College Bans Many Toxics (9/30/02)
• Horizon Organic Pursues Organic Education Campaign (9/19/02)
• In Search of Organic Coffee (8/29/02)
• Natural Compound in Tomatoes Repels Pests (7/17/02)
• Heat Serves as Alternative to Herbicide-based Weed Control (6/28/02)
• Study Finds Organic Agriculture Builds Healthy Soil and Uses 50% Less Energy (6/7/02)
• Iowa Communities Keep Lawns Green Without Toxic Pesticides (6/5/02)
• USDA Tests Herbicide Alternative
• Goats Provide a Non-Toxic Alternative to Spraying Herbicides for Invasive Weeds
• Now there's proof: Organic foods DO have substantially less pesticides
• Organics Industry Continues to Grow
• Beneficial Insects Help to Keep Pest Populations in Check
• Homeowners Choose Positive Message to Promote Organic Lawn Care
• Give an Organic Bouquet this Valentines Day
• Idaho Farmers Living the Organic Life
• Organic Farmers Fight Back
• Parasitic Wasps Protect Poinsettias from Whitefly Damage
• Bats Offer Alternative Pest Control
• Bush Backs Plan Encouraging Conservation Farming
• Farmers Sign onto Eco-Label, Reduce Pesticide Use
• House Rejects Shift from Farm Subsidies to Conservation Programs
• Bush Backs 'Green' Farm Payments
• Farm Bill Needs More Conservation Cash
• Organic Pest Management Policy Adopted in Marblehead, MA
• Six Seattle Parks Go Pesticide-Free
• Ag Extension Agent Fired After Defending Organics
• USDA Announces New National Organic Standards

Cancer and Other Health Effects

• Persistent Pesticides Linked to Diabetes (01/09/07)
• Study Links Organophosphate Insecticide Used on Corn With ADHD (01/05/07)
• Persistent Pollutants Linked To Obesity (12/14/06)
• PEI Launching Probe on Rare Cancers, Potato Pesticides Suspected (12/12/06)
• Researchers Warn Chemicals Impair Brain Development (11/14/06)
• Pesticides Suspected in Decreasing Fertility Rates (11/03/06)
• Antibacterial Agent Found to Be an Endocrine Disruptor at Low Levels (11/02/06)
• Herbicides, Other Chemicals Aggravate MCS (10/23/06)
• Air Force Ignores Cancer Data on Agent Orange (10/11/06)
• Canadian Study Finds Link Between Farming and Breast Cancer (9/29/06)
• Fungicide Linked to Generations of Disease (9/25/06)
• Early Onset of Parkinson's Disease Linked to Pesticide Exposure (9/22/06)
• Farm Workers Ill After Chemical Exposure (8/23/06)
• Study Links Neurological Diseases to Pesticide Exposure (8/11/06)
• Alzheimer Drug is Useful in Treating Pesticide Poisoning (8/09/06)
• Protect Workers from Pesticide Poisonings (8/08/06)
• Study Finds Agricultural Pesticides Common In Rural House Dust (07/25/06)
• Study Finds Pesticide Exposure Associated With Parkinson’s Disease (06/28/06)
• University of Colorado Scientists Find That Pesticides in Mothballs Are Carcinogenic (06/23/06)
• Study Finds That Pesticide Use Increases Risk of Parkinson's in Men (06/19/06)
• New Report on Pesticides, Farmworkers and Birth Defects (06/02/06)
• Washingtonians Test Positive for Toxic Chemicals (05/24/06)
• Pesticides, Penis Size Part of London's Debate (05/02/06)
• Canadian Cancer Society Calls for Pesticide Ban (04/14/06)
• Study Finds Asthma Problem Growing In New England (03/29/06)
• Multiple Chemical Sensitivities Cause of Poverty as Well as Ill Health (03/21/06)
• Research Finds Exposure To Low Levels Of Pesticides Increases Risk Of Cancer (03/20/06)
• New Study Shows Greater Human Vulnerability to Pesticides than Predicted (03/07/06)
• Studies Find Asthma's Harm Rising Fastest Among Blacks (02/15/06)
• Research Reveals Link Between Pesticides and Motor Neuron Disease (02/03/06)
• French Study Shows Household Pesticides May Increase Leukemia (01/24/06)
• Study Finds Correlation Between Pesticides and Reduced Male Fertility (01/19/06)
• New Study Revisits Effects of Pesticides on Neurodevelopment (01/06/06)
• Groups Warn: New Food Pesticide Dangerous For All Americans (01/03/06)
• Study Indicates Pesticides May Effect Pre-pubescent Breast Development (12/21/05)
• Farmworkers Ask Consumers to Take Action Regarding Pesticide-Parkinsons link (12/16/05)
• Scientists Examine Link Between Endocrine Disruptors And Genetic Diseases (12/08/05)
• New Canadian Report Reveals Toxic Pollution in Humans (11/16/05)
• PIRG Releases Report on Toxic Chemicals in Baby Products (10/13/05)
• Children Often More Contaminated Than Their Mothers, New WWF Report Shows (10/11/05)
• Report Links Environmental and Occupational Exposures to Cancers (9/26/05)
• Common Pesticide Linked to Fertility Reduction in Women (9/15/05)
• Babies Exposed to Hazardous Chemicals in the Womb (9/14/05)
• Environmental Toxins Linked to Parkinson's (9/09/05)
• California Study Finds High Levels of DDT, Other Chemicals (9/01/05)
• CDC Releases Third Report On Chemical Contamination In Humans (7/21/05)
• Hundreds of Pesticides and Other Toxic Chemicals Pollute the Womb (7/15/05)
• Exposure To Environmental Toxins Costs Billions In Healthcare (7/13/05)
• Cancer Activists Say American Cancer Society Downplays Environmental Causes of Cancer (6/16/05)
• Amish Rates of Autism Lower Than Average U.S. Population (6/13/05)
• Study Shows Glyphosate and Roundup Pesticide Toxic To Fetus (6/08/05)
• Study Shows the Effects of Pesticides Can Be Passed Down Generations (6/06/05)
• Study Links Pesticides to Parkinson’s Disease (5/31/05)
• Study Shows Living Near Hazardous Waste Sites Causes Respiratory Problems (5/24/05)
• Pesticide Drift Sends 23 Farmworkers to the Hospital (5/17/05)
• Use of Insecticides Linked to Lasting Neurological Problems for Farmers (5/02/05)
• New Study on Cancer Mortality of Pest-Control Workers (4/26/05)
• Antibacterial Agent Reacts With Tap Water to Form Carcinogen (4/19/05)
• Study Reveals Toxic Chemicals in Household Dust (3/24/05)
• Study Shows Pyrethroids Inhibits Neurologic and Immune System Activity (3/22/05)
• Birth Defects in Farm Worker Children Leads to State Investigation (3/15/05); (3/21/05)
• New Report Calls For Farm Worker Protection from Pesticides (2/08/05)
• Pesticide Exposure Heightens Brain Cell Vulnerability to Parkinson’s Disease (2/01/05)
• Insecticides Linked to Inflammatory Disease (12/23/04)
• Common Antibacterial Agent Causes Health, Environmental Effects and Antibiotic Resistance (12/13/04)
• Job Exposure to Pesticides Linked to Lung Cancer (12/07/04)
• New Report Links Environmental Toxins and Breast Cancer (11/17/04)
• Ethical and Scientific Flaws Found in Pesticide Testing on Humans (11/9/04)
• Another Study Links Pesticides to Parkinson's Disease (11/8/04)
• Latinos Disproportionately Vulnerable to Pesticide Exposure (10/26/04)
• NIH Says Pediatricians Need More Training on Environmental Health (10/22/04)
• New Study Links Gulf War Veterans' Illness to Pesticides (10/18/04)
• UN Report Says Pesticide Poisoning Disproportionately Affects Children (10/14/04)
• Study Examines Link Between Golf Course Pesticides and Cancer (9/23/04)
• Researchers Study Impact of Pesticides On Children's Mental Development (9/02/04)
• Fruit Growers Still Using Large Amounts of Dangerous Pesticide (8/26/04)
• Rise in Brain Diseases Caused by Pesticides and Other Pollutants (8/19/04)
• Pesticide-Clothing For Adults and Kids Lack Health Warnings (8/02/04)
• Children of Farm Workers Tested for Effects of Pesticide Exposure (7/28/04)
• Report Finds Early Child Development Harmed By Common Products Including Pesticides (7/12/04)
• Latest Pesticide Data: Bad News For Toddlers (6/15/04)
• Low-Dose Exposures to Pesticides May Threaten Developing Embryos (5/18/04)
• Farm Workers Poisoned by Pesticide Drift (5/14/04)
• U.S. Population Burdened With High Levels of Pesticides In Their Bodies (5/12/04)
• Physicians Warn Public To Avoid Pesticides (4/26/04)
• Study Shows Newborns Benefit From "Ban" of Insecticides (3/25/04)
• The 100 Worst Cities For Asthma Victims – Tennessee No. 1 (3/18/04)
• Glyphosate Contamination Detected in Humans (3/16/04)
• Reported California Pesticide Poisoning Cases Increased in 2002 (3/3/04)
• Mix of Stress and Chemical Exposure Causes Brain Damage (3/1/04)
• EPA Sued For Allowing Unacceptable Pesticide Risks to Farmerworkers (1/15/04)
• Study Links Herbicide Use to Infertility In Women (1/22/04)
• Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Indoor Air and Dust in Homes (1/7/04)
• Illnesses From Disinfectants Higher For Teens Than Adults (12/24/03)
• Mother and Her Children Hurt By Widely Used Lawn Care Pesticides; Issue Holiday Wish to Stop the Poisoning (12/18/03)
• Pesticides Continue to Poison Farmworkers (12/10/03)
• New Study Links Ag Pesticide to Interference in Sexual Development (12/8/03)
• Blood Tests Reveal Pesticide Contamination (12/2/03)
• Study Shows Neurotoxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Also Damages Heart and Liver (11/21/03)
• Study Finds Eating Contaminated Fish Increases Risk of Breast Cancer (11/14/03)
• More Research Links Pesticides to Nerve Cell Damage and Parkinson's Disease (11/10/03)
• Breakthrough On The Horizon in Chemical Exposure Testing (11/6/03)
• National Children's Study: Endocrine Disruption Research Needed (10/29/03)
• Research Underway Investigating Link Between Breast Cancer and Pesticides (10/7/03)
• Studies Link Gulf War To Lou Gehrig's Disease
• National Strategy Unfolds To Diagnose and Treat Pesticide Victims
• Semen Quality Affected By Exposure to Pesticides
• Exposure to Agricultural Pesticides Linked to Female Infertility
• Recycling Plant Workers Poisoned by Pesticide
• Report Weighs Risks and Benefits of DDT
• Effectiveness of Widespread Mosquito Spraying for West Nile Virus In Question
• Streaming Video: News Stories Highlight Dangers of Wood Preservatives
• Australia Plans to Halt CCA Use on Decks and Playgrounds
• Chemicals on Tap in American Cities
• Asthma Costs Skyrocket in the Face of Pesticide Spraying
• Commonly Used Herbicides Linked to Birth Defects
• European Commission Adopts Environmental Health Strategy with Focus on Children
• Australian Study Shows Increased Mortality In Workers Exposed to Pesticides
• Pesticides Linked to Prostate Cancer
• Elevated Birth Defect Rate Tied to Gulf War Service
• Urgent FDA Lindane Public Health Advisory Given to Consumers
• Study of Permethrin Yields Clues to Onset of Parkinson's Disease
• Pesticides Cause Genetic Effect Linked to Attention Deficit Disorder and Gulf War Syndrome
• Environmentalists Say Draft EPA Cancer Guidelines Must Be Broader To Protect Children
• CDC Report Reveals Americans' Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
• Leukemia, Agent Orange Link Found
• Study Finds Pesticide Affects Fetal Development
• Researchers Find Sperm Quality Low in Missouri's Agricultural Areas
• New Atrazine Study Shows Further Evidence of Dramatic Sexual Deformities at Very Low Doses
• California to Research Reasons for Alarming Breast Cancer Increase
• Study Links Leukemia and Pesticide Applications
• New Study Links Trace Amounts of Top Selling Weed Killer and Miscarriages
• Study Shows Pesticides Can Cause Depression
• WHO Reports That Chemical-Related Damage to Wildlife Supports Concern for Human Health
• Efforts to Improve Health Care for Pesticide Exposure Victims
• Americans Widely Exposed to Organophosphates and Carbamates
• Deformed Frogs and Workers with Prostate Cancer May Force EPA to Seek Extension for Court Ordered Atrazine Rule
• 2,4-D Found in Semen and Urine of Farmers
• UK Commissions Study On Link Between Parkinson's Disease and Pesticides
• National Cancer Foundations Accused of Failing to Inform Public Of Known Cancer Risks
• Study Finds Fault with Chemical Thought to be "Safer"
• Breast Cancer and Pesticide Link
• Bill Introduced to Improve Environmental Health Tracking
• Pesticides and Parkinson's Disease Link Strengthened
• Chemicals Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Study Links Pesticides and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Pesticide Stockpile Threatening Health of Residents
• New Study Strengthens Link Between Pesticide Exposure and Low Sperm Count
• Scientist Alarmed At Increase in Genetically Damaged Human Sperm
• World Wildlife Fund Asks For Support of EPA’s Endocrine Disruptor Program
• Recent Lymphoma Foundation of America Report Links Pesticides to Lymphoma
• New Book Examines True Causes of Breast Cancer
• Brain Cancer in Women Linked to Employment in Agriculture Industry
• Hormone Mimicking Chemicals Effect Test Animals at Low Levels
• EPA’s Scientific Advisory Panel Finalizes Report Stating Dioxin Cancer Risk
• Scientists Link Pesticides to Leukemia
• Gulf War Vets Have Many More Health Problems
• Industries Lobby Hard to Squelch EPA Report on Dioxin: Report links dioxins to cancer
• Fetal Death Associated with Agricultural Pesticide Use
• Cancer Cluster Hits Small Nevada Town, Arsenic Suspected
• NIH Study Finds Moth Ball Pesticide to Be Carcinogenic
• National Toxicology Program Adds Dioxin to the List of Know Carcinogens
• Defense Department Admits Pesticides May be to Blame for Gulf War Syndrome
• L.A. County Health Department Considers Recommending Malathion for Head Lice
• Study Shows Effects on the Immune System Associated with Living Near a Pesticide Dump Site
• Pesticide Exposure Linked to Childhood Cancer

Children and Schools

• Struggle Over Funding for National Children’s Study Continues (1/04/2007)
• Schoolyard Gardens Considered Valuable Educational Tools (11/29/06)
• Salt Lake City Schools Recognized for Reducing Risks from Pests and Pesticides (11/07/06)
• DDT Found on School Property (10/19/06)
• Food Producers Agree to Send Healthier Foods to Schools (10/12/06)
• Study Finds Pesticide Residues at Day Care Centers Around the Country (9/11/06)
• Study Finds DDT is Linked to Developmental Delays in Children (9/07/06)
• Researchers Find Children Exposed to Pyrethroid Insecticides in the Home (9/06/06)
• After Exterminator Fine School District Adopts IPM Policy (7/24/06)
• Elevated Pesticide Levels Found in Children (7/19/06)
• State Legislature Votes Toxics Out of North Carolina Schools (7/10/06)
• Arsenic Lobbyists Fight School Health Bill in NC (6/27/06)
• Agricultural Pesticide Use Associated with Increased Risk of NHL (05/15/06)
• Child Care Centers Gain Protection from Arsenic- Treated Wood (05/15/06)
• Advocacy Workshop for Parents of Special Needs Children (05/12/06)
• Pesticide Fumes Sicken Schoolchildren (04/19/06)
• California Safe Schools Celebrates Seven Years Of Pesticide Policy Reform (04/06/06)
• Virginia Investigates School Pesticide Treatment (03/24/06)
• Children Exhibit Adverse Effects From Fetal Pesticide Exposure (03/09/06)
• Organic Lunch Now Served at Some Schools (12/13/05)
• New York Schools Still Using Pesticides, Report Says (11/21/05)
• Environmental Group Wants to Ban Toxic Products in Schools (11/15/05)
• Seattle School Board Adopts Strong Pesticide Reduction Policy (11/02/05)
• Pesticide Law Compliance Lags North of Boston, Massachusetts (11/01/05)
• Local Schools in North Carolina Win State Wide Recognition (10/31/05)
• Schwarzenegger Signs Bill Protecting Kids from Exposure to Experimental Pesticides (10/17/05)
• National Survey Estimates 4.4 Million Kids Diagnosed ADHD (10/05/05)
• WHY AB 405..Students and Teachers are NOT Guinea Pigs (9/22/05)
• Parents Urge Schools to Start Year Without Toxic Pesticides;
  Bill Introduced To Protect Children from School Pesticide Poisoning (9/07/05)