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Local organic land management, ipm and pesticide reduction policies and. Two nonprofit organizations filed a lawsuit against monsanto for misleading the public by labeling its popular weedkiller roundup as targeting an enzyme found in plants but not in people or pets. She is a regular contributor to pesticides and you and beyond pesticides reports, such as ending toxic dependency 2007, and comments on regulatory issues, with an emphasis on issues before the national organic standards board. The epa bans the pesticides dursban and lorsban mother. Beyond pesticides offers the latest information on the hazards of pesticides and leasttoxic alternatives, as well as ongoing projects including childrens health, pollinators and pesticides, organic food and agriculture, mosquito control and lawn care.
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