"UN Experts Denounce 'Myth' Pesticides Are Necessary To Feed The World"
"The idea that pesticides are essential to feed a fast-growing global population is a myth, according to UN food and pollution experts."
Source: Guardian, 06/19/2018
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"Pollution Turns India's White Marble Taj Mahal Yellow And Green"
"India’s white-marble Taj Mahal is turning yellow and green as the 17th century mausoleum weathers filthy air in the world’s eighth-most polluted city."
Source: Reuters, 05/23/2018
Urgent Climate Action Needed to Protect Thousands of Species: Research
"Humanity can powerfully improve the survival odds of tens of thousands of species, but only if nations dramatically raise their ambitions in the fight against climate change, according to new research published on Thursday in the journal Science."
Source: InsideClimate News, 05/18/2018
"EU Agrees Total Ban On Bee-Harming Pesticides"
"The European Union will ban the world’s most widely used insecticides from all fields due to the serious danger they pose to bees."
Source: Guardian, 04/30/2018
"When Twenty-Six Thousand Stinkbugs Invade Your Home"
"These uniquely versatile bugs are decimating crops and infiltrating houses all across the country. Will we ever be able to get rid of them?"
Source: New Yorker, 03/12/2018
Judge Orders California Agricultural Officials To Cease Pesticide Use
"A judge has ordered California agricultural officials to stop spraying pesticides on public and private property to control insects that threaten the state’s $45-billion agriculture industry."
Source: LA Times, 03/01/2018
"Left to Louisiana’s Tides, a Village Fights for Time"
"For the community of Jean Lafitte, the question is less whether it will succumb to the sea than when — and how much the public should invest in artificially extending its life."
Source: NY Times / NOLA.com, 02/26/2018
"‘This Is Very Alarming!’: Flying Insects Vanish From Nature Preserves"
"Not long ago, a lengthy drive on a hot day wouldn't be complete without scraping bug guts off a windshield. But splattered insects have gone the way of the Chevy Nova — you just don't see them on the road like you used to."
Source: Washington Post, 10/20/2017
After 350 Million Piñons Die, Scientists Fear For This Forest’s Future
"Heat, drought, wildfire and insects threaten an iconic pine — and potentially an entire ecosystem — as climate change looms large in the American Southwest".
Source: Ensia, 09/28/2017
"The Terrifying Science Behind Floating Fire Ant Colonies"
"In addition to widespread suffering and devastation, Hurricane Harvey has brought a plague of floating fire ants to the Houston region."
Source: Washington Post, 09/01/2017
