You've probably heard of the "dirty dozen", but what about the "clean fifteen"? Practically, this is the same thing, but only in reverse: if the “dirty dozen” lists fruits and vegetables with the largest amount of pesticides, then the “clean fifteen” lists those with the lowest content.…

A widely used agricultural pesticide that California environmental officials have said causes brain damage in children will be banned next year. Writes about this Yahoo! News. Under the pesticide phase-out agreement, all California sales of chlorpyrifos will end on 6 ...

Hundreds of cancer survivors or families of the deceased will be able to take legal action against Monsanto Co. A federal judge found there was sufficient reason for the jury to hear people claiming Roundup weed control causes cancer. United States Environmental Protection Agency ...

The widespread cancer-causing weed killer is found in nearly every consumer product in the US, according to a new report. Scientists at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have discovered glyphosate, which has been used as a herbicide since the 1970s in everything: ...