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Good News for California Bees: Governor Signs Law to Help Protect Pollinators From Toxic Pesticides

Thanks to the persistence of state legislators, and a change of heart from Governor Gavin Newsom, California has passed a new law that will...

EU Passes Total Ban on Pesticides That Harm Bees

The ban is being hailed as a “historic” conservational victory for honeybees and the environment.

Costco Pushes Suppliers Away From Bee-killing Pesticides

Costco debuted the news that it will take steps to address bee-killing pesticides in its supply chain. Its inaugural bee policy encourages suppliers of garden...

World’s Largest Vertical Farm Near NYC Uses 95% Less Water and No Pesticides

In the middle of America’s most urban metropolitan area, the world’s largest vertical farm is about to deliver its first harvest of sweet, leafy...
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Bumblebees Instead of Pesticides Save Berry Crop from Mold

Squadrons of bumblebees are being deployed in the UK in a novel attempt to prevent grey mold from ruining the crop of summer strawberries. The...
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Bee-harming Pesticides Banned in Europe

Bees are vital -- because of their pollination in the fields -- to any nation's food production and to Europe's agricultural industry worth €22...
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EU Agrees to Ban 22 Dangerous Substances from Pesticides

The EU is moving towards stricter controls on pesticides after European Parliament negotiators reached a deal with the 27 EU member states. The...
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Italy Bans Pesticides Linked to Bee Devastation

The Italian government banned the use of several pesticides that are blamed for the deaths of millions of honeybees. They issued an immediate suspension...

US Appeals Court Rules the Approval of Human Antibiotic as a Citrus Pesticide by EPA to Be Unlawful

In a win for public health, pollinators, and the environment, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this month in favor of farmworkers...

Australian Scientists Manage to Identify 1,100 Species in their Backyards, Highlighting Value of Urban Biodiversity.

If you went out into the backyard of a house in a major metropolitan area, how many species of plants and animals would you...

Instead of Corn and Soy Farming, Use Lab-Grown Oil to Help the Planet, Scientist Says

Lab-grown meat has been all over the news over the last 3 years, but one scientist at UC Irvine believes food scientists are missing...

Abandoned Ohio Golf Course Being Rewilded into Public Land with Native Fish and Wildlife Returning

Near Akron, Ohio, an abandoned golf course has been rewilded into a splendid slice of natural Rustbelt nature that includes a restored section of...

Water and Pesticide Use Cut Nearly in Half After ‘Better Cotton’ Helps Farmers Become Sustainable

It's everyone's favorite fabric—and over the last decade it’s become way more sustainable. Better Cotton just published a major annual impact report highlighting significant progress...

Good News in History, May 27

694 years ago today, Ibn Khaldun, the Tunisian Arab scholar who is recognized as one of the greatest scientists of the Middle Ages, was...

Tasty Burgers and Steaks Made of Mycelium Are New Healthy Food Alternative to Plant-Based Meats

In an effort to renew alternatives to meat in the wake of collapsing shares and sales of veggie meat and their companies, one man...

Monarch Butterflies Rebound Again–Beating Last Year’s Total, Proving Success is Not a Fluke

The annual Western monarch count to measure the population of overwintering butterflies shared fantastic news for the second year in a row. Motivated by the...

New AI-Powered Farming Robot Trundles About Inspecting 50 Acres of Crops per Day for Pests and Disease

Most people imagine robots at work in a factory, but there's no less innovation going on at the farm—take this spoke-wheeled robot plant nurse...

2 Beavers Named Hazel and Chompy Reintroduced to English County–the First Ones to Live Here in 400 Years

For the first time in 400 years, beavers are back in the wilds of Hampshire, southern England. Once hunted to extinction, this toothy engineer is...

World’s First Vaccine for Declining Honeybees Approved By the US for Conditional Use

A biotech company announced this week that the USDA (Department of Agriculture) granted them a conditional license for their honeybee vaccine. The vaccine boosts the...

Farmer Thrives by Growing Gluten-free Grain Needing No Water During Drought

What doesn't need irrigation, requires no pesticides, and needs only a third of the fertilizer of wheat? It's a potential big-problem-solving grain called sorghum, which...