Pesticides – Education

EPA Sued for Trying to Label Certain Water Filters as Pesticides

October 16, 2023, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., began pressing the Environmental Protection Agency for answers about the move to force major water filtration companies to label their products as a “pesticide.”1 In 1948, the basis of the Clean Water Act was enacted, which was then expanded in 1972.2 Under the regulation of the Environmental Protection… Read More »

80 Percent of Schools are Applying Pesticides

More than 80 percent of schools in America use toxic pesticides as a preventative measure, whether it‘s needed or not. Mark Lame, an entomologist and professor at Indiana University‘s School of Public and Environmental Affairs, believes this is an entirely unnecessary practice that carries more risks than benefits to students and faculty. The most widely… Read More »