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Big #news in #Iowa! Beyond Pesticides announces a partnership with the City of #Dubuque Parks & Recreation Dept to adopt #organic landcare at two #city #parks, Jackson Park & Washington Park, with funding for technical support from #NaturalGrocers. #SustainableParks ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/vwF050XU1os
Two Dubuque Parks Transitioning to Organic Land Management in Iowa; Joining Communities Nationwide - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
Beyond Pesticides is partnering with the City of Dubuque Parks and Recreation Department in Iowa to adopt organic land management practices at two city parks, Jackson Park and Washington Park, with funding for technical support from Natural Grocers.
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🦫🦇 In a study by #Swiss researchers in @britishecologicalsociety.org 's Animal Ecology, findings “suggest that #beaver engineering created structurally diverse #habitats that supported a broader range of #bat species.” #ecosystem #services #pestmanagement #dailynews ➡️ Blog: ow.ly/Aa0950Y6o2t
Bats and Their Roles in Insect Management, Pollination Benefit from Beavers’ Ecosystem Work, Study Finds - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
In a recent study published by the British Ecological Society, researchers found that the bat species benefit from ecosystem services provided by beavers.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:09 PM
A study of #ecotoxicity #risk from #neonicotinoid #insecticides in Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology finds that #chemicals in this class, like #dinotefuron, increase the body temperature of European #honeybees & accelerate the movement of #contaminants into hives. 🐝 ➡️ Blog: ow.ly/u1Tm50Y5sLq
Neonicotinoid Insecticides Cause Deadly Overheating Behavior in Honey Bees, Study Finds - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
Novel research highlights effects on flight genes and thermogenesis in honey bees after exposure to dinotefuran, a neonicotinoid.
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January 29, 2026 at 5:40 PM
🐝 As the #EU backtracks on #pesticides, a study led by a cohort of #citizen-scientists maps #widespread #pesticide #contamination of #beehives in 27 countries! 🗣️ “There was no sample site where there was no pesticide occurrence over the complete sampling period.” ➡️ Blog: ow.ly/bv3k50Y4VSZ
Pervasive Pesticide Contamination of Beehives Across Europe, the First EU-Wide Study of Its Kind - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
A citizen science-led study reports widespread and pervasive pesticide contamination collected from beehive monitoring across the European Union.
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January 29, 2026 at 5:35 PM
A three-part study in Molecular Neurodegeneration draws a connection between #Parkinson’s disease & #chlorpyrifos, finding that #exposure, even at very low concentrations, causes selective #toxicity to dopaminergic neurons! David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/7Vtk50Y4r5H
Widely Used Insecticide in Food Production Triggers Neurological Effects Linked to Parkinson’s Disease - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
A new study adds to the wide body of research connecting chlorpyrifos to neurological effects, such as those experienced with Parkinson's.
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January 27, 2026 at 6:12 PM
📣 Urge members of #Congress to support a societal #investment in #organic transition for #farmers & become a cosponsor of the Opportunities in Organic Act! #agriculture #TakeAction 🌱 Expected to be reintroduced in early 2026 by Senator Peter Welch & Rep. Jimmy Panetta ➡️ https://ow.ly/7WG050Y3CsV
Tell Congress Members To Cosponsor Bill Supporting Transition to Organic Agriculture!
📣 Tell your U.S. Representative and Senators to become an original cosponsor of the Opportunities in Organic Act, which is expected to be reintroduced in early 2026 by U.S. Senator Peter Welch and Congressman Jimmy Panetta.
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January 26, 2026 at 10:37 AM
A review by George Mason University researchers on #reproductive #toxicity in rodents highlights how #neonics, designed to target #insect nervous systems, can affect #mammals, representing #risks to humans—results include reduced sperm count & mobility. #menshealth ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/PMeg50Y1h8F
Review Finds Reproductive Toxicity from Neonicotinoid Insecticides, Highlighting Widespread Hazard - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
Neonicotinoid insecticides, while meant to target insect nervous systems, threaten reproductive health in mammals.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:03 PM
⚠️ #USDA monitoring report continues to show pattern of #pesticide #residues in the majority of #food tested. Residues allowed under #tolerances establish allowable use #patterns that result in #exposure to #farmworkers, farmers, waterways, #wildlife, & #ecosystems. ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/9zfy50Y0FJR
USDA Monitoring Report Declares Pesticide Residues in Food Supply Safe, Despite Science to the Contrary - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
USDA finds that over 57% of tested commodities contain at least one pesticide and that less than one percent of detected residues violate EPA tolerances.
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January 21, 2026 at 5:01 PM
⚠️ Calling on #Tennesseans! Help #OPPOSE #bill in the #House (HB809) that will shield #pesticide manufacturers that #failtowarn people about the potential #hazards of their products! Hearing & #vote scheduled #TODAY in the Judiciary Committee @ 12 PM Central. #TakeAction 📣 ➡️ https://ow.ly/xlF850Y0GnZ
Oppose Pesticide Liability Shield Bill in Tennessee Legislature!
📣 Help stop Tennessee bill shielding chemical companies from accountability for the potential harm their products cause! #TakeAction #House #FailuretoWarn
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January 21, 2026 at 3:30 PM
With Monday’s affirmation of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life & legacy, the question of #protection of #people & communities at greatest risk from #toxic chemical #production, transportation, use, and disposal looms large. 📣 #SupremeCourt #Failtowarn #FIFRA Cory Booker ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/AArO50Y0b5s
Protection from Elevated Toxic Chemical Risk Before High Court, Converges with Adverse Effects of Deregulation - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
(Beyond Pesticides, January 20, 2026) With Monday’s celebration and affirmation of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy, the question of adequate protection of the people and communities at greatest risk from toxic chemical production, transportation, use, and disposal looms large. This is especially true with the current diminished federal regulatory authority and Bayer/Monsanto’s U.S. Supreme Court challenge of chemical manufacturers’ responsibility to warn users of their products of hazards like cancer. Actions Being Taken In response to the chemical industry campaign to deny people...
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January 20, 2026 at 5:29 PM
40 years since #MLKDay was first federally observed in 1986—now more than ever, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s words resonate: “We cannot walk alone. And as we walk we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back.” #environmentaljustice ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/859s50XY0kp
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Upholding Principles of Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., take action to protect the health of marginalized communities and advocate for the widespread adoption of organic.
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January 19, 2026 at 4:02 PM
#TakeAction! ➡️ Tell Congress to ensure that, with the termination of #environmentaljustice programs at #EPA, they must uphold the #right of those at the highest risk of #harm to sue manufacturers responsible for their #failuretowarn about their products' hazards. 📣 https://ow.ly/ZYjM50XYiEQ
Stop Disproportionate Harm from Toxic Chemicals, Honor Martin Luther King, Jr.
📣 Tell members of Congress to ensure that with the termination of environmental justice programs at EPA, they must uphold the right of those at the highest risk of harm to sue manufacturers responsible for their failure to warn about their products’ hazards.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM
⚠️ News alert—The public’s right to sue #chemical manufacturers that do not warn of product #hazards will be up for #review by the U.S. #SupremeCourt later this year, the justices decided today. #FailuretoWarn ➡️ Click here to read a statement from Beyond Pesticides: https://ow.ly/Rf4P50XYicj
January 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM
As covered by @publicnewsservice.bsky.social this morning, a word from Jay Feldman, executive director of
@beyondpesticides.org: "... companies should be held accountable when consumers are harmed." #FailuretoWarn
January 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM
As covered by the Public News Service this morning, a word from Jay Feldman, executive director of Beyond Pesticides: "... companies should be held accountable when consumers are harmed." #FailuretoWarn 🗣️ Click this link to listen to the audio of the interview: https://ow.ly/iCKJ50XY4Xi
January 16, 2026 at 4:58 PM
#Birds and #bats consumed over 87 rice #pest species in West African lowland rice fields,” according to new study in Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment featuring nature-based ecological land management as a #nonchemical approach to pests!🦇 #pesticides #dailynews ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/TQyE50XXnbl
Nature-Based, Ecological Land Management Serves as Nonchemical Approach to Pest Suppression - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
Birds and bats act as non-chemical pest management in West African lowland rice fields, according to a recent study based in Guinea-Bissau.
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January 15, 2026 at 6:02 PM
While noting a 175% increase in #pesticide use in Africa, researchers from #MUHAS & Universitetet i Bergen observe adverse #neurodevelopmental outcomes in #children (4–6 years old) with reported maternal occupational #exposure during #pregnancy. #health #dailynews ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/MbnY50XWJ39
Prenatal Occupational Pesticide Exposure in Mothers Leads to Neurodevelopmental Risks in Children - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
In Tanzania, neurodevelopmental effects in children are linked to their pregnant mothers' occupational exposure to pesticides.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:01 PM
A new study in Nature Microbiology finds that after testing xenobiotics—including #pesticides and industrial compounds—against human gut #microbiota, 168 chemicals exert inhibitory effects... most interactions had not been previously reported! #ourhealth ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/wCVv50XWcGY
Agricultural and Industrial Chemicals Exhibit Antimicrobial Activity Against Human Gut Bacteria - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
An important study in Nature Microbiology challenges the entrenched assumptionthat synthetic chemicals can be targeted for specific uses and have limited effects beyond those uses. In particular, the effects of the onslaught of xenobiotics (not naturally produced) on human gut microbiota are of increasing concern.
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January 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
With a pattern of chemical #industry #deception of independent scientific review, & the recent #retraction of an influential Monsanto ghostwritten #article on #glyphosate, Beyond Pesticides & its network call oversight hearings in Congress. #TakeAction #Roundup #EPA ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/QTfI50XVFOC
Retraction of Journal Article on Weed Killer Glyphosate (Roundup™) Safety Sparks Call for Oversight Hearings - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
(Beyond Pesticides, January 12 2026) With a pattern of chemical industry deception of independent scientific review, and the recent retraction of an influential Monsanto ghostwritten article (April 2000) on the weed killer glyphosate (Roundup™), Beyond Pesticides and its network is calling for oversight hearings in Congress. At issue is the reliance of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on industry data and agency collusion with chemical manufacturers on its decisions. Beyond Pesticide is questioning the underlying reliability of the data in addition to limitations of the...
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January 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM
With media focus on the retraction of an apparently definitive scientific article central to the argument in support of #glyphosate use, we are reminded of #regulators' overwhelming dependence on #pesticide companies for health & safety data. 📣 Tell Congress to #TakeAction: https://ow.ly/9JQn50XUgoL
Tell Congress—Eliminate Toxic Pesticides and Fertilizers, Which Are Unnecessary
📣 Urge Congress to hold oversight hearings to determine how EPA can eliminate the use of toxic pesticides that are no longer needed to grow food or manage landscapes cost-effectively.
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January 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Big #news in #Iowa! Beyond Pesticides announces a partnership with the City of #Dubuque Parks & Recreation Dept to adopt #organic landcare at two #city #parks, Jackson Park & Washington Park, with funding for technical support from #NaturalGrocers. #SustainableParks ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/vwF050XU1os
Two Dubuque Parks Transitioning to Organic Land Management in Iowa; Joining Communities Nationwide - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
Beyond Pesticides is partnering with the City of Dubuque Parks and Recreation Department in Iowa to adopt organic land management practices at two city parks, Jackson Park and Washington Park, with funding for technical support from Natural Grocers.
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January 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
🚨 #USDA announces “a $700 million Regenerative Pilot Program," diverting resources that could be used to support #organic transition & phase out #pesticides clearly defined as prohibited under #OFPA, but allowed in #regenerative ag. 🎯 #greenwashing #industry ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/oUEs50XTxSo
USDA’s New Regenerative Ag Program, Called Greenwashing, Diverts Resources Needed for Organic Transition - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
Advocates, farmers, and businesses fear that funding into a loosely defined program will amount to greenwashing and undermine truly regenerative systems.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM
⚠️ Chemical manufacturers may have suffered a #setback in seeking statutory immunity from lawsuits due to their #failuretowarn those harmed by their products, but their campaign in #Congress, state legislatures, & #SupremeCourt continues. #failuretowarn #dailynews ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/YXKu50XT0rh
Bayer/Monsanto Legislation to Stop Lawsuits for Failing to Disclose Product Hazards Stalls in House - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
This week it was announced that a provision denying people the right to sue chemical companies was dropped from FY2026 funding bill in U.S. Congress.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Researchers at UFZ & @goetheuni.bsky.social reveal interactions between two types of environmental stress—food deprivation & heat stress—and pesticides, individually & in mixtures. Documenting synergism 70x stronger than for the single chemical! #esfenvalerate ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/RG8I50XSwNG
Mixture of Common Pesticide and Environmental Stressors Dramatically Elevates Unregulated Adverse Effects - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
Researchers are revealing the interactions between two types of environmental stress—food deprivation and heat stress—and pesticides, both individually and in mixtures.
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January 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM