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This section of the webpage contains information regarding pesticide safety issues of significant interest or impact for PSEPs, or the stakeholders they serve. Information is archived for future reference.
Recent News
Register for Upcoming Webinar on EPA’s Research and Regulation of Pesticidal Air Treatment DevicesAugust 29, 2023 - 12:40 pm
Register for Upcoming Webinar on EPA’s Research and Regulation of Pesticidal Air Treatment DevicesAugust 26, 2023 - 12:07 pm
EPA Registers New Active Ingredient PyraclonilAugust 26, 2023 - 12:04 pm
EPA Contigency Plans for Government Shutdown
Environmental Protection Agency – reportedly has enough continued funds from previous appropriations to continue operating for now. 1. PURPOSE. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has 134 facilities that occupy approximately 8.2 million square feet of space. EPA facilities consist of office, laboratory, and warehouse space. The largest facilities are the headquarters facilities located in the Washington, […]
NPSEC News – December 21st, 2018
*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* NPSEC News – December 21st, 2018 The National Pesticide Safety Education Center would like to wish you and your families a wonderful and safe holiday season. We look forward to working with you in the New Year. NEW FROM NPSEC NPSEC SET TO LAUNCH NEW ‘OUR FOOD’ PODCAST NPSEC will launch a weekly […]
USDA Releases 2017 Annual Pesticide Data Program Summary, U.S. Food Supply is Among the Safest in the World
This news release originally came from the USDA. Please find the original release here. Contact Info: Public Affairs PA@ams.usda.gov (202) 720-8998 WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today published the 2017 Pesticide Data Program (PDP) Annual Summary. The Summary shows more than 99 percent of the samples tested had pesticide […]
Special Collection: Pesticide Exposure in Non-Honey Bees
The original article was posted by Oxford Academic. The full article can be viewed here. Bees are essential pollinators of a variety of plants, including many used for human food. In recent years, there have been declines in bee populations due to a variety of factors. One of those factors is pesticides. While honey bees […]
Press Release: NPSEC Set to Launch New ‘Our Food’ Podcast
For Immediate Release December 19th, 2018 Contact: Aaron Weibe, aaronweibe@eXtension.org East Lansing, MI. NPSEC will launch a weekly “Our Food” podcast on a channel hosted, managed and distributed by Cumulus Media NY. This Podcast Channel will be housed in Cumulus’ OG Podcast Network. The network currently distributes a variety of Podcast content but NPSEC’s […]