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Bayer Changes Stance on EPA Bee Report

14.01.2016 - After slamming the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for overestimating the impact of neonicotinoid-based (neonic) pesticides on bee populations in the first of its proposed...

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Bayer Criticizes EPA’s Neonics Report

11.01.2016 - Bayer CropScience has criticized the findings of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s report on neonicotinoids that suggest a connection between the pesticide ingredients and...

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Monsanto Said to be Stalking Syngenta Again

06.05.2015 - Predators are stalking not only Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant, but also agrochemicals giant Syngenta. Following a report by news agency Bloomberg that US rival...

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US Environment Agency May Restrict Some Neonic Use

15.04.2015 - The US is moving more closely into line with Europe in restricting the use of neonicotinoid-based insecticides suspected of posing risks to bee populations. Faced with mounting...

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EPA Proposes Banning 72 Inert Chemicals from Pesticides

29.10.2014 - The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting public comment on a proposal to remove 72 chemicals from its list of substances approved for use as inert ingredients in...

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Neonic Use Said Dramatically Increasing in US Midwest

31.07.2014 - Neonicotinoids (neonics), the pesticides temporarily banned in Europe in crops attractive to bees, have been found commonly in streams throughout the US Midwest, according to a new...

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Bayer, Syngenta, Seeking Neonicotinoid Niches

14.07.2014 - Bayer CropScience is seeking approval from the EU's Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) for use of its foliar neonicotinoid insecticide Biscaya in niche applications this autumn...

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Texas Seeks OK from EPA on Controversial Herbicide for Pigweed

24.06.2014 - The US Environmental Protection Agency is considering an emergency request by Texas regulators to allow cotton farmers to deploy a controversial herbicide, marking a new front in...