The company seeks a ruling that the nation’s pesticide law, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), bars these personal injury suits. Litigation over glyphosate led ...

Rice, the lifeblood of Indian cuisine, is now under threat. A recent international study published in The Lancet Planetary ...

The Times tested for lead, mercury and other heavy metals in Altadena and Pacific Palisades. From respiratory problems to ...

In a surprising turn of events, our changing climate is having a detrimental impact on food safety, making increased ...

The new detection methods are not only reliable and accurate – they are also highly portable and simple enough to be used ...

Arsenic, while dangerous in high amounts ... Study finds high level of carcinogen in brown rice in the US. Pesticides, preservatives, trace metals - all can sound scary out of context. But for most ...

Her book criticized the widespread use of artificial pesticides, especially one known as ‘DDT.’ Notably, Carson’s work also helped launch the modern environmental movement and highlighted ...

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, are changing the way pesticide applicators work in field crops. Using UAVs for pesticide spraying allows applicators to make more precise ...

A study found that the combination of high temperatures and carbon dioxide raised the amount of arsenic in rice grains. Researchers estimated future disease risks in seven of the highest ...

After drinking water, the researchers say, rice is the world’s second largest dietary source of inorganic arsenic, and climate change appears to be increasing the amount of the highly toxic ...