The use of pesticides has grown exponentially since World War II, with many wartime chemicals transitioning to the consumer market, including the organochlorines (e.g., DDT) and organophosphates (e.g.

(Beyond Pesticides, January 6, 2026) Editor’s Note: We begin the new year with a clarion call for meaningful strategies to eliminate petrochemical pesticide and fertilizer use, based on the ...

Pesticides have transformed modern agriculture by boosting production yields and helping alleviate food insecurity amid rapid global population growth. However, from a public health perspective, ...

Matt Fuchs lives in Maryland and writes about health, science, and technology. Matt Fuchs lives in Maryland and writes about health, science, and technology. Various chemicals, from those in plastics ...

The effects of pesticide exposure on pollinator health may be more complicated than originally thought, according to a team ...

U.S. children are getting asthma at more than double the rate of two decades ago, according to a Feb. 24 Environmental Protection Agency report. In Minnesota, scientists and environmentalists said ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has approved a new pesticide built around isocycloseram, a chemical that qualifies as a PFAS — or “forever chemicals” — under widely used scientific definitions.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. For decades, Khoji Wesselius has noticed the oily scent of pesticides during spraying ...