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Chemistry World April 5, 2013 Rebecca Trager	Controversial pesticides down but not out The US Environmental Protection Agency is being sued by environmental groups and beekeepers over the use of a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids. The European Food Safety Agency also issued a report highlighting several risks posed to bees.
Chemistry World April 30, 2013 Laura Howes	Europe to ban controversial pesticides Three neonicotinoid insecticides are to be banned from use on crops that attract bees for two years in the EU. This follows a vote by member states yesterday.
Chemistry World April 11, 2013 Mark Peplow	Pesticide bee buzz needs more evidence There are opportunistic infestations that gain a foothold in hives where bees are already weakened by some other factor. Could that factor be pesticides? A growing body of scientific evidence suggests that neonicotinoid pesticides could indeed be responsible for colony collapse disorder.
Chemistry World May 27, 2015	US targets neonicotinoid use in pollinator plan The White House has unveiled a strategy to promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators that aims to revisit neonicotinoid insecticide use.
Chemistry World July 24, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Controversial pesticide ban temporarily lifted in UK The UK government has temporarily lifted a ban on the use of the controversial pesticide neonicotinoids, even though there is still an EU-wide moratorium on the chemical's usage.
Chemistry World February 5, 2013 Ned Stafford	EU proposes neonicotinoid pesticide ban The European Commission has proposed suspending the use of three neonicotinoid pesticides on any agricultural crops that attract bees, populations of which have steadily declined in recent decades.
Chemistry World April 22, 2015 Michael Gross	Bees 'prefer' neonicotinoid-laced nectar Bees may prefer to feed on nectar contaminated with neonicotinoids, so their exposure could be higher than previously assumed.
Chemistry World January 18, 2013 Ned Stafford	EU food agency links pesticides to bee decline Chemical giants Bayer CropScience and Syngenta are both disputing the conclusions of a report from the European Food Safety Authority that says that bees might be at risk from neonicotinoid insecticides produced by the two companies.
Chemistry World August 21, 2013 Rebecca Trager	EPA pushes pesticide labels to protect bees The US Environmental Protection Agency has developed new pesticide labels that prohibit the use of some neonicotinoid products where bees are present in an effort to protect the health of pollinators.
Chemistry World August 30, 2013 Patrick Walter	Syngenta takes legal action over pesticide ban Swiss agrichemical giant Syngenta is mouting a legal challenge to the European commission's decision to introduce a two-year ban on the use of thiamethoxam on bee-attracting crops.
Chemistry World October 21, 2013 Simon Hadlington	Neonicotinoids let virus thrive in bees Scientists in Italy believe they have found a molecular trigger by which neonicotinoid pesticides may harm colonies of honeybees.
Chemistry World September 16, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Court rejects US approval of sulfoxaflor pesticide A US federal appeals court has overturned the Environmental Protection Agency's approval of sulfoxaflor, an insecticide that acts on the same insect receptors as neonicotinoids.
Chemistry World May 31, 2013 Ned Stafford	Another pesticide linked to honeybee deaths Global chemicals giant BASF is disputing a new assessment from the European Food Safety Authority warning that the insecticide fipronil poses a major risk to honeybees when used as a seed treatment for maize.
Chemistry World April 21, 2011 Hayley Birch	Insecticide studies provide clues to bees' disappearance A rapid analytical technique could facilitate more extensive studies of the reasons for the worldwide decline in bee populations. Studies using the method suggest insecticides used to coat crop seeds may be partly to blame.
Chemistry World July 19, 2013 Laura Howes	EU to ban fipronil From 31 December 2013, European farmers will not be allowed to use the pesticide fipronil on maize or sunflowers. Some seeds can still be treated if the crops are sown in greenhouses or the crops harvested before flowering.
Chemistry World October 23, 2012 Simon Hadlington	Multiple insecticides are bad news for bumblebees Colonies of bees were exposed to two classes of insecticide and observed for several weeks. Long-term exposure to the two insecticides had a significant impact on the colonies.
Chemistry World March 5, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Butterfly population collapse prompts lawsuit against EPA The US Environmental Protection Agency is being accused of ignoring evidence that the herbicide glyphosate poses a serious threat to dwindling monarch butterfly populations.
Chemistry World August 28, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Neonicotinoids present in many US streams The US Geological Survey is pushing for new research into how these controversial pesticides affect marine organisms and those animals that feed on them.
Scientific American August 14, 2006 Paul Raeburn	After 25 Years, the EPA Still Won't Ban a Risky Pesticide Attempts to ban the household use of the insecticide dichlorvos, or DDVP, have flopped, despite safety concerns since the 1970s.
Chemistry World April 15, 2013	Waitrose bans neonicotinoid pesticides The supermarket chain Waitrose has added its weight to the debate over the safety of neonicotinoid pesticides.
Smithsonian June 2007 David Zax	Interview: May Berenbaum An interview with an expert on the colony collapse disorder talks about the role of cellphones, pesticides and alien abductions in the honeybee crisis.
Mother Jones October 2000 Jon R. Luoma	The Ban That Wasn't The EPA declares a pesticide dangerous to kids -- but leaves it on food and in the fields...
Chemistry World September 16, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	UK objects to pesticide ban in gardens The UK government has refused to acknowledge the case for a ban on three neonicotinoid pesticides being used in domestic gardens. Nevertheless, the policy will be implemented, as required by the EU.
Chemistry World August 7, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	US Releases Pesticide Review The US environmental protection agency has outlawed agricultural use of the pesticides lindane and carbofuran, following 10 years of scrutiny.
Geotimes May 2006 Naomi Lubick	Mixed View on Pesticide Pollution The amount of pesticides in U.S. streams has generally decreased, according to a recent assessment. But urban streams are carrying more and more pesticides, and the number of different chemicals present simultaneously has gone up, raising concerns among some researchers.
Chemistry World March 31, 2010 Rebecca Trager	EPA turns spotlight on BPA The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to look more closely at the environmental impacts of bisphenol A, a common ingredient in plastic baby bottles and food storage containers.
Wired May 22, 2007 Greta Lorge	Can a Tiny Microphone Save the Bees -- and the Food Supply? An entomologist at the University of Montana, has decided to wire this hive because he believes it's in the early stages of "colony collapse disorder," a syndrome that has caused the deaths of billions of bees nationwide -- and baffled scientists.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2007 Seth Jayson	Quick Take: The Butterfly Effect A dramatic and mysterious collapse in honey bee colonies could effect more than just the higher-end, natural food stores. If things get bad enough, we could see a trickle-down effect everywhere from Hershey to Wal-Mart.
BusinessWeek March 24, 2011 Alan Bjerga	U.S. Queen Bees Work Overtime to Save Hives Although beekeepers are pumping up the number of honey bees, Colony Collapse Disorder still threatens $15 billion in agriculture.
Chemistry World December 23, 2013 Ned Stafford	Fears over pesticide link to fetal brain harm Europe's food safety body has recommended that guidance levels for acceptable exposure to two neonicotinoid insecticides be reduced until further research is conducted on the harm they may cause to unborn children's developing nervous systems.
Chemistry World October 15, 2015 Anthony King	Wildflowers serve as reservoir for controversial pesticides The pollen and nectar of wildflowers can contain higher levels of neonicotinoid insecticides than nearby crops, according to a new study.
National Gardening Amy Bartlett Wright	The Other Pollinators Many fascinating creatures do the essential work of transporting pollen.
Chemistry World September 25, 2008 Rebecca Trager	EPA suspends two studies on children The US Environmental Protection Agency has canceled funding for two studies during which babies and young children would have been exposed to pesticides and other chemicals because of ethical concerns.
Chemistry World April 30, 2007 Michael Gross	Deadly Beetles Intercept Bee's Warnings The small hive beetle invades colonies of the European honeybee (Apis mellifera) but not of the African strain. Researchers in the US have now found that the bee's very own chemical alarm signal plays an important role in the beetle's success.
Chemistry World January 23, 2009 Phillip Broadwith	EU pesticide law condemned by chemists Scientists, farmers, governments and the agrochemicals industry have united in their condemnation of a new EU law to control the use of pesticides.
Science News July 28, 2007	Science Safari: Bee All Here's a site to learn more about the important role honeybees play in plant health and agriculture.
Chemistry World October 25, 2007 Sean Milmo	New EU Legislation Would 'Ban 90 Per Cent of Insecticides' Agrochemical producers have warned that amendments to new European Union legislation on pesticides will lead to a drastic reduction in the crop protection agents available to farmers if they become law.
Reason January 2008 Ronald Bailey	Buzz Kill Researchers have found an acute paralysis virus present in 96% of collapsed honeybee hives, dispelling theories of biotech crops and cell phones causing the insect's demise.
Fast Company September 2009 Anne C. Lee	A Taste of the Honey Business The bees of America have been working hard all summer: To make a pound of honey, they have to fly the equivalent of eight roundtrips between New York and Paris. Now it's time to enjoy the fructose of their labor. Have a taste of the facts and figures on honey.
HHMI Bulletin Aug 2011 Sarah C.P. Williams	The Buzz on Bee Viruses Technology designed for human viruses is helping solve a bee riddle.
Science News August 30, 2003 Janet Raloff	Spying Genetically Engineered Crops Environmental Protection Agency scientists are exploring the use of satellites to monitor genetically engineered crops.
Chemistry World August 6, 2015 Ida Emilie Steinmark	Bee immune system discovery points way to pollinator 'vaccines' Bees use an egg yolk protein to prime their offspring's immune system against different pathogens, Finnish researchers have discovered.
Chemistry World September 24, 2008 Rebecca Trager	EPA's Draft Perchlorate Policy Under Scrutiny The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is facing criticism after a leaked draft report revealed that the agency may not set public water safety standards for perchlorate.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2010	Nanotechnology Presents Regulatory Mess Manufacturers producing or utilizing nanomaterials face a tangled web of proposed safety and environmental regulations.
Chemistry World February 9, 2015 Rebecca Trager	US on track to phase out most perfluorinated chemicals this year The US Environmental Protection Agency says that the major chemical companies it has partnered with are on track to phase out production of perfluorinated chemicals in America by the end of 2015.
Chemistry World March 4, 2008 Rebecca Trager	Controversy Over EPA Removal of Top Toxicologist The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is being accused of caving to pressure from the chemical industry after dismissing Deborah Rice from a scientific review panel following protests from the American Chemistry Council.
Chemistry World September 7, 2012 Rebecca Trager	EPA urged to rethink chemical risk evaluation process The US Environmental Protection Agency's process for assessing the risk of human exposure to various chemicals is deeply flawed and actually threatens public health, according to two experts with inside experience.
Chemistry World January 31, 2012 Anthony King	Pesticides linked to vitamin D deficiency Pesticides could be suppressing people's vitamin D levels, leading to deficiency and disease, say scientists.
Chemistry World November 2, 2012 Rebecca Trager	Battle over US environment agency's human studies Two prominent Republican politicians, who have repeatedly accused the EPA of killing jobs through overregulation, are condemning the agency for lax oversight of its ongoing human research studies involving concentrated airborne particles.
Chemistry World April 7, 2009 Sarah Houlton	Double standard in pesticide ban? A number of pesticides in common use today, including several of those that are currently allowed in organic farming, will soon be banned under new rules in the EU.