Pesticides and Water Protection

Good soil run-off management practices and new technologies will protect our watersheds from toxic materials. Fertilizer, animal excrement, and pesticides are common agricultural pollutants. Recently, federal regulations have been implemented that address associated environmental concerns.

1. U.S. EPA Fines Landscaping Business $12,300 After Misused Pesticides Reach Northern California Waterway
2008-07-15 21:52:56.0 (San Francisco, Calif. -- 07/15/08) The U.S

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2. Soil Fumigant Pesticides Subject To New Safety Measures
2008-07-10 16:46:58.0 (Washington, D.C. - July 10, 2008) New safety measures for soil fumigant pesticides will increase protections for agricultural workers and bystanders - people who live, work, or otherwise spend time near fields that are fumigated

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3. Southern California Company Settles With EPA For $171,600 For Selling Unregistered Japanese Pesticides At SAN Jose, Calif. Store
2008-07-02 18:47:02.0 (San Francisco, Calif. -- 07/02/2008) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today settled with a Torrance, Calif. company for $171,600 for allegedly selling unregistered, imported Japanese pesticides at its San Jose, Calif. location

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4. Pesticides Persist In Ground Water
2008-07-01 15:21:39.0 Numerous studies over the past four decades have established that pesticides, which are typically applied at the land surface, can move downward to reach the water table at detectable concentrations. The downward movement of pesticide degradation products can also contribute to the contamination of ground water. This study found that the

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5. New Silverleaf Whitefly Resistant To Many Pesticides
2008-06-29 15:00:39.0 A devastating tropical and subtropical pest that's already considered one of the world'

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6. EU AG Ministers Move To Ban Hazardous Pesticides
2008-06-27 14:46:07.0 On June 23, The Agriculture Ministers Of European Union Nations agreed To Target Pesticides Linked With Cancer, Mutation, Reproductive...

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7. Comprehensive Web Portal On Biopesticides
2008-06-27 08:48:21.0 Recognizing the important role of biopesticides in modern agricultural concepts of integrated pest management and sustainable agriculture, India's Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has created a comprehensive web portal- a one-stop-shop on biopesticides. It highlights the increasing role of biopesticides, biocontrol agents,

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8. Project Safe Send Helps Farmers Dispose Of Unuseable Pesticides
2008-06-15 09:17:26.0 A Program Which Allows Farmers To Safely And Legally Dispose Of Unusable Pesticides Is Returning. This Year's Project Safe Send Will Be Held 9 A.M. To 3 P.M. July 18 At Watford City, On U.S.85, 3/4 A Mile South Of The Junction Of U.S. Highway 85 And N.D. Highway 23.

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9. E-mail, Pesticides, Immigrants, Bullying ...
2008-05-11 09:17:21.0 Here's A Sample Of The Issues State Lawmakers Might Take Up In The General Assembly Session That Begins Tuesday:

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10. EPA Orders Scotts To Stop Sales Of Two More Pesticides With False Or Misleading Labels
2008-04-29 12:47:02.0 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 08-OPA078 CHICAGO (April 25, 2008) - U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 today issued "stop sale, use or removal" orders to Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. and two affiliates, barring the distribution and sale of two more misbranded pesticides

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