California strawberry farmers may soon have a new pesticide to use on their fields. The state’s Department of Pesticide Regulation is recommending approving use of the soil fumigant methyl iodide.

(Beyond Pesticides, September 7, 2011) California’s approval of the dangerous and controversial agricultural chemical, methyl iodide, suffered serious questions with the release of new documents ...

Bob Moon: Regulators here in California just approved the use of a controversial pesticide. And if you like strawberries, or anything with strawberries, here’s why you might care: California grows 90 ...

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Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Earlier this year, several environmental groups sued the State of California for ...

IN 1937, Vaidya 1 reported that he had observed in the spectrum of the flame of methyl iodide burning in oxygen, two systems of bands which he described as being degraded to the red, and without any ...

AT THE BEGINNING of October, the Environmental Protection Agency approved the use of the highly toxic and controversial fumigant methyl iodide to control soil-borne diseases and pests, primarily in ...

Faced with the potential use of a dangerous pesticide methyl iodide to spray crops in their backyards, a group of Californian teenagers decided to stand up to the might of industrial agribusiness.

(Beyond Pesticides, July 13, 2009) With the stroke of a pen, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger could bow to industry interests and force the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to register a ...

Farmworkers weed strawberries in a field near California’s Central Coast. While methyl iodide dissipates before fruit is harvested for consumption, scientists worry exposure to the fumigant could harm ...