pesticides

Environmental organizations are questioning the role of the pesticide industry in a House of Commons consultation on a proposed ban of a pesticide linked to the global decline of honeybees.

North American skies have grown quieter over the last decades by the absent songs of 1.5 billion birds, says the latest summary of bird populations.

According to the court documents, dangerous pesticides have been unlawfully registered in Canada for more than a decade.

Federal pest management agency will likely figure out how to measure cumulative health effects of pesticides by next year - but failure to do so may expose people to "unacceptable risks."