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US environmental agency faced Bayer influence over weedkiller rules

US environmental agency faced Bayer influence over weedkiller rules

The EPA allowed pesticide giant Bayer to pick from a menu of regulation options for the controversial and destructive weedkiller dicamba, newly released internal agency documents show. A clear regulatory view The documents provide a clear look into the process of developing pesticide regulations, ...

UK, the risk of wildfires

Last year heatwaves saw a thousand fires break out, while, this year has already ...

Sheffield researchers call for ban on artificial grass in favor of sustainable gardening

Householders who garden sustainably should receive a council tax discount, according to researchers from ...

Non-native plants outnumber native species for the first time in the UK

A 20-year field study found that more than half of Britain and Ireland’s native ...

Lowest record of sea ice level in Antarctica

Antarctica is the southernmost continent on Earth and is covered almost entirely by ice. ...

The financial sector is called to invest in nature

The UK environment secretary Thérèse Coffey claimed that the financial sector must be encouraged ...

Mammals that live in groups have longer lifespans

Mammals that live in groups generally have longer lifespans than solitary species, recent research ...

Urban trees could reduce deaths from the summer heat

Planting more trees in cities could reduce deaths caused by the summer heat, according ...