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Beyond Pesticides

Beyond Pesticides is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., which works with allies in protecting public health and the environment to lead the transition to a world free of toxic pesticides.

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Prenatal Exposure to Common Household Insecticide Threatens Babies’ Immune Function

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Pesticides, Other Toxins Found in Thyroid Cancer Tumors

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Common Pesticide Used to Control Household Pests Linked to Muscle Damage

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Common Pesticide Kills Brain Cells — Regulators Continue to Ignore the Evidence

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Skin Cancer Risk Higher for Workers Routinely Exposed to Pesticides

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Pregnant Women Exposed to Pesticides at Higher Risk of Gestational Diabetes

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Higher Levels of Pesticides Found in Baby Teeth of Children With Autism

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4 Giant Pesticide Companies Also Control Global Seed Market — That’s Bad for Consumers and Farmers

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Congressman Introduces Bill to Clean Up Infant Formula

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20 Million Americans Have Some Form of Thyroid Disease — Pesticides May Play a Role

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Breast Cancer and Pesticides — Another Study Suggests Possible Link

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Fungicide Sprayed on Berries, Fruit Trees, Vegetables Triggers Oxidative Stress in Humans

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Organophosphate Pesticides, Still Widely Used, Linked to Brain Damage in Children

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Glyphosate Exposure May Increase Risk of Hospital-Acquired Infections

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GMO Foods Linked to Increased Risk of Health Problems in Children

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Widely Used Pesticide Linked to Cardiovascular Disease

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Long-Term Pesticide Exposure on Farms Tied to Kidney Cancer Risk

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Pesticides Derived From World War II Nerve Agents — Still Sprayed on Fruits and Vegetables — Found in Pregnant Women

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Rising Pediatric Cancer Rates Linked to Pesticides, Lax Regulations

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Toxic Mix: Common Chemicals Linked to Hyperactivity in Preschoolers

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Millions of Americans Rely on Private Wells — Many Are Contaminated With Pesticides

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Glyphosate Found in Eggs, Chicken Sold in Grocery Stores Traced to GMO Poultry Feed

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Widely Used Pesticide May Lead to Brain Inflammation, New Study Says

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Research Increasingly Links Pesticides to Neurological Disorders

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47 Pesticides Found in Dust, Drinking Water and Urine Inside Indiana Homes

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Pesticides Play Role in Antibiotic-Resistant Infections That Kill Millions Each Year

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9 States Say No to Laws That Would Protect Pesticide Makers From Lawsuits

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Which States Are Rushing to Pass Laws to Protect Big Chemical From Pesticide Lawsuits?

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If EPA Won’t Get Pesticides Out of Food, Could FDA Step in to Get the Job Done?

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Women Suffer Most From Failure to Regulate Pesticides, Report Finds

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Nation’s First Organic Action Plan Would Help Organic Farmers Thrive

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Kids Exposed to Agricultural Pesticides Experience ‘Cellular Distress’

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Want to Get Pesticides Out of Your Body? Switch to Organic Diet, Researchers Say

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Studies Show How Pesticides May Lead to Brain Cancer

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How Much Are You Willing to Pay to Avoid Harm From Pesticides?

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‘Wide Body of Science’ Links Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals to Infertility in Women

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Pesticide Poisoning Kills at Least 23 Children, Sickens Nearly 900

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Widely Used Insecticide Harms Soil Health, Study Shows

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Young Children Exposed to Pesticides in Early Life More Likely to Develop ADHD

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Floods Carry Pesticides to Soil and Plants — And That Threatens the Food Web

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EPA Backtracks on Protecting Kids From Dangerous Pesticide Used on Food

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Hundreds of Studies Confirm: Endocrine-disruptors Harm Reproduction and Metabolism, and May Cause Thyroid Dysfunction

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Risk of Miscarriage 41% Higher Among Women Exposed to Pesticides

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Bee Pollen Contaminated With 300+ Pesticides

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High Levels of Glyphosate Linked to Cluster of Young People With Brain Disease, Dementia

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Higher Risk of Stillbirth Found Among Women Exposed to Pesticides

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Study: Highest Cancer Rates Tied to Regions With Highest Pesticide Use

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69 Biomarkers of Pesticides, Pollutants Found in Hair Analyses of French Children

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2 Toxic Weedkillers Linked to Serious Illness Found in Pregnant Women

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Long-term Exposure to Toxic Pesticides Alters Gut Microbiome, Metabolism

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10 Years of Studies Link Pesticide Exposure and Childhood Cancer

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Study Links Parents’ Exposure to Toxic Chemicals to Increased Risk of Autism, ADHD in Kids

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Kids Especially at Risk: 3 of 4 Athletes Test Positive for PFAS After Playing on Artificial Turf

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Glyphosate Exposure During Pregnancy Raises Child’s Risk of Poor Brain Function

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New Study Tracks Prenatal, Newborn and Childhood Exposure to Common Insecticide

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Common Herbicides May Impair Brain Function and Behavior in Children

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Rise in Uterine Cancer Linked to Pesticide Exposure

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Common Pesticides Linked to Erectile Dysfunction in Younger Males

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Are Kids Most at Risk? Glyphosate Tied to Anxiety, Gut Bacteria Changes

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EPA Solution to Cut Industrial Pesticide Use? A New Untested Genetically Engineered Pesticide

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Pesticide, Chemical Exposure in Pregnancy Tied to Higher Breast Cancer Rates

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Kids, Pregnant Women, Farmers Most at Risk of Diabetes and Obesity from Pesticide Exposure, Studies Find

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Brain Tumors in Children Linked to All Classes of Pesticides: Review

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‘Legalized Poisoning of 5,500 People’: Oregon County Fights Plan to Spray 473 Acres With Glyphosate

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Up to 36% of U.S. Adults Experience Multiple Chemical Sensitivity — This May Be Why

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Review Adds to Evidence That Glyphosate Weedkillers Cause Cancer

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Why Living in a Plastic ‘Barbie’ World Is Not Fantastic

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Prenatal Exposure to Organophosphate Pesticides Linked to Aggression, Attention Disorders in Children

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Almost Half of U.S. Tap Water Contaminated With ‘Forever Chemicals’

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New Scientific Review Adds to Evidence of Pesticides’ Harmful Effect on Gut-Brain Axis

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Pesticide Exposure May Cause Recurring Miscarriages, Study Finds

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High Levels of Pesticide Residues in Bee Products Pose Risk to Consumers

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Chemical in Popular Bug Spray Brands May Cause Neurodevelopmental Damage

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Petrochemical Pesticides and Fertilizers Linked to Children’s Health Issues

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Soils in Natural Ecosystems Just as Contaminated as Urban Soils, Study Finds

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Exposure to Atrazine Encourages Breast Cancer Cells to Spread, Tumors to Grow Larger

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Decades After EPA Banned It, DDT Still Poisoning the Ocean — And Exposing Need for Tougher Environmental Laws

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Toxic PFAS Chemicals Found in Ketchup, Mayo, Other Common Foods

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Pesticide Exposure During Pregnancy Threatens Toddlers’ Language Development

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Honey Bee Colony Loss Linked to Pesticides, Parasites and Extreme Weather Across U.S.

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How Neonicotinoid Insecticides Adversely Affect Nervous System Health

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4 Giant Chemical Companies’ Control of Global Food System Threatens Health, Environment

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How Pollinator Decline Leads to Food Shortages, Malnutrition

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Neonicotinoid Insecticides Added to Growing List of Chemicals That Transfer From Mother to Fetus

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Glyphosate Contamination a Factor in Push to List Manatees as Endangered Species

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Kids Exposed to Higher Levels of Pesticides More Likely to Experience Early Onset of Puberty

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Organic Farming Produces Better Yields During Droughts, Higher Profits for Farmers, 40-Year Report Shows

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How Glyphosate Weedkillers Increase Risk of Breast Cancer

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Glyphosate Weedkillers Linked to Antibiotic Resistance in Deadly Infections Commonly Acquired in Hospitals

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Industrial Farming Linked to Respiratory Disease in Rural Communities

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Chemical Commonly Found in Urine of Pregnant Women Linked to Increased Risk of Childhood Cancer, Developmental Harm

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Children of Parents Exposed to Pesticides More Likely to Develop Cancer

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Nearly Everyone at Risk of Cancer From Pesticide-Contaminated Drinking Water

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Sounding the Alarm on Connection Between Fertility and Pesticide Exposure

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EPA Banned These Pesticides — But They May Still Be Causing Hearing Loss

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Pesticides Linked to Cancer in Children, Adults in Western U.S.

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Farmed Salmon: As Toxic as Junk Food, Linked to Diabetes, Obesity

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DOJ Cracks Down on Illegal Sales of Antimicrobial Products During Pandemic

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Neurotoxic Pesticides Disrupt Gut Microbiome, Increase Risk of Parkinson’s Disease

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Pesticides, Pharmaceuticals Used in Industrial Fish Farms Threaten Swimmers, Marine Life

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Chemical Exposure Increasing Among Pregnant Women, New Study Finds

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Pesticides Don’t Reduce Risk of Lyme, Other Tick-Borne Diseases

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EPA Ignores Own Science, Plans to Reapprove Deadly Neonicotinoid Pesticides

Children’s exposure to synthetic pyrethroid insecticides.

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Kids Exposed to Mosquito Pesticides at Greater Risk of Allergies, Respiratory Disease

Reusable plastic sports bottles can leach hundreds of different chemical substances into water.

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Plastic Sports Bottles Leach Hundreds of Harmful Chemicals — Even Insect Repellent

Together, governments the world over are spending at least $1.8 trillion annually — 2% of global gross domestic product — on subsidies that drive the destruction of ecosystems and species extinction, and exacerbate the climate crisis.

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Trillions in Government Subsidies Are Driving Ecosystem Collapse, Species Extinction

Household pesticide use is associated with harmful impacts to infant motor development.

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Household Pesticides Harm Infants’ Motor Skill Development, Study Finds

Toxic chemicals are present in the serum and placenta of pregnant mothers.

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Toxic Chemicals Spread to Multiple Fetal Organs When Moms Are Exposed to Pesticides During Pregnancy

The damage caused by conventional chemical-intensive production has both up and 'downstream' effects.

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Conventional Food System Fails to Protect Vulnerable Infants, Children and Farmworkers

After purchasing Roundup-maker Monsanto in 2018, Bayer has been mired in a deluge of court battles.

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Bayer Petitions U.S. Supreme Court in Last-Ditch Effort to Dodge Liability in Roundup Cancer Lawsuits

President Biden’s EPA is set to reapprove the highly hazardous herbicide paraquat.

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EPA Says ‘One Sip’ of Paraquat Can Kill You — But Agency Plans to Reapprove Toxic Herbicide Anyway

Bayer puts an end to residential uses beginning in 2023.

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Bayer Will Stop Selling Glyphosate Weedkiller for Home Use — But Toxic Chemical Will Still Be Sprayed on Food Crops

Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate insecticide that has been linked to a range of health ailments.

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Parents of Kids With Birth Defects, Brain Damage Sue Chemical Maker Over Insecticide They Say Is to Blame

Researchers found that children who ate organic food displayed higher scores measuring fluid intelligence and working memory.

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Want to Help Your Kids Be Smarter? Feed Them Organic Food, Researchers Say

Organic meat is far less likely to be adulterated with multi-drug resistant bacteria than conventional meat.

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Factory Farm Meat Far More Contaminated With Pathogenic Bacteria Than Organic Meats

COVID and OP exposure can impact respiratory capacity, causing ailments that can lead to respiratory failure.

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This Widely Used Pesticide May Increase Your Risk of COVID

Organic practices in land management would have enormous salutary effects on human health

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New Study: Millions of People Drinking Pesticide-Contaminated Water

New York State is set to prohibit the use of glyphosate on all state property

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New York Bans Roundup Weedkiller on State Land

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Database Helps Consumers, Health Officials Link Diseases to Pesticide Exposure

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Stealth Move by EPA Weakens States’ Rights to Restrict Pesticides

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Pesticide Exposure Increases Risk of Developing Parkinson’s Disease