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Groups oppose EPA review of atrazine.
Farm groups joined the manufacturer of the popular herbicide atrazine Tuesday in accusing the Obama administration of bowing to environmentalist pressure in initiating a review of the chemical's safety. Des Moines Register, Iowa. 4 November 2009.
As EPA re-evaluates safety of herbicide atrazine, Minnesota conducts its own review.
Nine months into a new administration that has promised a renewed commitment to science and greater transparency on environmental issues, the EPA says it will re-evaluate atrazine yet again. Minneapolis MinnPost, Minnesota. 28 October 2009.
Atrazine in our water.
People have been concerned about farm chemicals getting into drinking water supplies for a long time. A recent report showed that the chemical atrazine peaks, in many areas, in concentrations much higher than previously thought. Environment Report, Michigan. 13 October 2009.
EPA asks for review of risks linked to atrazine.
The Environmental Protection Agency is taking another look at possible health dangers from atrazine herbicide, which has long been widely used on Iowa cornfields. Des Moines Register, Iowa. 8 October 2009.
Regulators plan to study risks of atrazine.
New studies linking atrazine in drinking water with birth defects, low birth weights and reproductive problems in humans have prompted the E.P.A. to study its effects. New York Times. 7 October 2009.
USF study says popular weed killer can harm amphibians.
The weed killer atrazine, widely used on Florida lawns and golf courses, interferes with the normal growth and development of amphibians and freshwater fish, says an analysis by researchers at the University of South Florida. Tampa Tribune, Florida. 1 October 2009.
Studies show evidence that atrazine harms fish and amphibians, USF researchers say.
The widely used weed killer atrazine causes reproductive, behavioral and growth abnormalities in amphibians and freshwater fish, according to an analysis by researchers at the University of South Florida. St. Petersburg Times, Florida. 30 September 2009.
Suit targets herbicide.
The Holiday Shores Water District is the plaintiff in a class action suit being pursued in Madison County Circuit Court by well-known class action attorney Stephen Tillery.The district is asking the court for compensation for the expense of taking atrazine, a widely used herbicide, out of its water. Alton Telegraph, Illinois. 29 September 2009.
Lawsuit weighs atrazine's threat to water supplies.
A Madison County class-action lawsuit filed in 2004 over the use of the popular herbicide atrazine is gaining steam, and one lawyer says it could reshape farming practices nationwide. Belleville News-Democrat, Illinois. 27 September 2009.
Herbicide safety monitoring scrutinized.
Each spring, the chemical herbicide atrazine is spread on corn and sorghum fields throughout eastern Kansas. Lawrence Journal-World, Kansas. 13 September 2009.
Atrazine poses a health risk.
Many scientists believe that not only is atrazine a fossil, so are the regulations that govern the pesticide because they were established in an era with lax testing standards and before some modern scientific tests were available. Mankato Free Press, Minnesota. Opinion, 13 September 2009.
Weed killer may be in your drinking water at dangerous levels.
Endangering the "future gonads of America," water quality regulators are ignoring spikes of atrazine in water that may threaten human and wildlife health. Daily Green. Opinion, 26 August 2009.
Debating how much weed killer is safe in your water glass.
New research suggests that atrazine may be dangerous at lower concentrations than previously thought—particularly for fetuses. Atrazine is just one example of what critics say are regulatory weaknesses in the protections of America’s drinking water. New York Times. 23 August 2009.
Lawsuit questions safety of herbicide.
A class action lawsuit representing water districts throughout Illinois cites recent research contending atrazine in drinking water is unsafe at any level, even measurements well below U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidelines. Peoria Journal Star, Illinois. 23 August 2009.
Atrazine cited as producing higher corn yields.
The secret of atrazine's success has been the high yield offered corn farms. Yet concerns over atrazine being a carcinogen were first raised in the 1980s. In 1991, detection of atrazine in drinking water brought regulation from the Environmental Protection Agency. Peoria Journal Star, Illinois. 23 August 2009.
The common and highly-used herbicide atrazine can act within the brain to disrupt the cascade of hormone signals needed to initiate ovulation, finds a new study.
The results shed new light on the way atrazine affects the female reproductive system and the persistence of these effects when adults are exposed. 20 August 2009. More...
The herbicide atrazine lowers the production of androgen hormones in male rats by altering the genes responsible for making them.
This is the first study to show that atrazine directly affects the genes responsible for hormone production in testicular cells. 27 July 2009. More...
Unleashed: Chemical time bomb.
When our own health and that of our children is at stake wouldn't it be more sensible, to be on the safe side, to adopt a lesser standard than academic certainty about health effects of atrazine? ABC News, Australia. Opinion, 9 July 2009.
Wanted: A fully transparent veggie policy.
Dr. Tyrone Hayes, a brilliant biologist and tenured professor at the University of California at Berkeley, wonders if atrazine might be part of the reason why the average sperm count in American men is dropping lower and lower each year. Gloucester Times, Massachusetts. Opinion, 15 May 2009.
Action against Atrazine.
One lawyer wants a class action suit against the manufacturer of Atrazine, an herbicide used on crops. He wants to represent all water suppliers who've had to deal with Atrazine contamination. Environment Report, Michigan. 10 May 2009.
A new study with rats shows that long-term exposure to the common agricultural pesticide atrazine causes weight gain in animals fed normal diets and obesity in those fed high fat diets.
The new results suggest a mechanism for prior studies that found an association between areas of the United States with heavy atrazine use and high obesity prevalence. 23 April 2009. More...
Tas findings on forestry chemicals 'not new'.
The study for Tasmania's Department of Primary Industries found the herbicides atrazine and simazine take longer to break down in cooler climates. ABC News, Australia. 14 April 2009.
Scientist speaks out about pesticides.
After years of examining the impacts of pesticides on amphibian and human health, Tyrone Hayes, a biologist at the University of California at Berkeley, has become an advocate of banning the pesticide atrazine. He told EarthSky he thinks it's time for scientists to begin speaking out. Earth & Sky. 27 February 2009.
World without frogs: combined threats may croak amphibians.
New evidence shows that the herbicide atrazine—widely sprayed on crop fields throughout the region—is killing the frogs by helping the parasitic worms that feast on them. Scientific American. 31 October 2008.
Farm chemicals can indirectly hammer frogs.
Atrazine, the second-most widely used agricultural pesticide in America, not only increases the likelihood that massive concentrations of parasites will thrive in frog ponds, a new study reports, but also diminishes the ability of larval frogs to fight them--a toxic double whammy. Science News. 30 October 2008.
Study traces frog population decline to weed killer.
All over the world, frog populations are declining because of diseases and the destruction of wetlands. A new study suggests another reason: a cascade of environmental changes set off by farmers who use the weed killer atrazine. All Things Considered, NPR. 30 October 2008.
Low amounts of weed-killer atrazine found in northern Minnesota lakes.
A study has found the weed-killer atrazine in nine out of 10 lakes sampled - including lakes in northern Minnesota far away from farms - leading scientists to believe the chemical is falling out of the sky. Associated Press. 23 September 2008.
Atrazine found in lakes far from farm sources.
The widely used weed-killer atrazine is showing up in pristine lakes in northern Minnesota far from farm country, and scientists believe the chemical is falling out of the sky. Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minnesota. 22 September 2008.
Herbicide review 'fails' the environment.
A review of the widely-used herbicide atrazine fails to recommend studies on its effects on the Australian environment, says one expert. ABC News, Australia. 15 May 2008.
Common weedkiller may cause hormonal problems.
Researchers report that the common weedkiller atrazine may be able to disrupt hormonal signaling in humans. The herbicide is the second-most-applied weedkiller in the US. Talk of the Nation, NPR. 10 May 2008.
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