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10/14/2026

Daily News: Novel Study Correlates a Reduction in S***m Counts in Men with Neonicotinoid Insecticide Exposure

A study of neonicotinoid insecticides (NEOs) adds to the wide body of science on adverse reproductive health effects from pesticides and specifically correlates higher concentrations of NEOs and their metabolites in seminal plasma (semen fluid) with lower levels of s***m cells.

As the study, published in Frontiers in Endocrinology, reports: “Neonicotinoid insecticides (NEOs) are among the most widely used insecticides worldwide, yet their presence in seminal plasma and potential implications for male reproductive health remain poorly characterized. Urine—the conventional biomonitoring matrix—may not fully reflect concentrations in reproductive-relevant tissues, highlighting the need for direct seminal biomonitoring.”

ℹ️ Infertility is a global health concern and, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 1 in 6 people worldwide experience infertility during their life.

Eleven different neonicotinoids and their metabolites are detected in urine with a >75% detection frequency, while four compounds are identified in semen. The most notable neonicotinoid to have impacts on s***m concentration, total s***m count, and motility is imidacloprid, while mixtures of compounds also reveal a 27% reduction in s***m concentration.

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To protect reproductive health, in men and women, the transition to organic agriculture and land management is imperative. Systemic pesticides like neonicotinoids are particularly threatening to humans and wildlife, such as pollinators, with their ability to be absorbed by crop plants and translocate throughout the plant’s vascular system and move into pollen, nectar, and guttation droplets. Contamination of neonics in food and water can be avoided with the adoption of the holistic solution of organic practices.

🎥 🔜 Join us NEXT WEEK for the launch of Beyond Pesticides' 2026 National Forum on October 21, 1-3:30pm ET, which brings us into conversation with the science—made simple—that we need to use as a tool for advancing changes required for a livable future. The failure of decision makers and policymakers to respond to the seriousness of the current pesticide-induced threats continues at our peril. The science, if widely discussed and understood, provides the impetus to adopt sustainable practices that are available to us!

✅➡️ Register HERE: https://ow.ly/LJRZ50ZXH1n

✨ Check out the upcoming program for the session: https://ow.ly/Vrko50ZXH1p
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Daily News Blog Post: https://ow.ly/bCX950ZXH1o

Exposure to neonicotinoid insecticides impacts men's reproductive health by reducing concentrations of s***m.

10/13/2026

Daily News: Research Needs Identified for Organic Growth, Congress Flatlines Funding, Trump Administration Calls for Cuts

A study published in Agronomy Journal identifies the leading challenges facing the organic sector in the Southeastern United States, which include pest management, access to organic seed, and access to capital, labor, and land.

Researchers from land-grant universities in Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina partnered with Rodale Institute, organic certifiers, and farmer associations to assess regional barriers in a nine-state study area—Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. They identify seven priority areas and strategies to improve the viability and resilience of organic agriculture in the Southeast—see today's Daily News for the full list!

The report comes as Congress negotiates a Farm Bill that has been criticized as not adequately investing in organic agriculture or recognizing its importance in addressing the harms of industrial, chemical-intensive farming, including threats to public health, biodiversity, and the climate. Farmers are also facing steep input costs for fuel, fertilizer, pest control, seed, equipment, and other inputs. Others point to the harm by chemical-intensive agriculture to farmworkers, their families, and fenceline communities, who experience disproportionate risks from pesticide exposure on farms and nearby communities and schools and from chemical manufacturing plants that emit hazardous pollutants.

In August, Beyond Pesticides, Organic Consumers Association, and GMO Free USA (Toxin Free USA) sued Driscoll’s for allegedly misleading consumers about its hazardous practices and claims that its production practices and materials are “in harmony with the environment.”

🌱 See our Daily News from August 21, 2026—Lawsuit Challenges Sustainability Claims of World’s Largest Berry Company, Driscoll’s: https://ow.ly/3bnm50ZXaQ3

In this context, public health and environmental advocates continue to call for a wholesale transition to organic land care and farming—not merely as a food label, but as a systems-based alternative to synthetic pesticides and fertilizers that contaminate land, air, water, and human bodies.

There are a handful of specific pieces of legislation that you can advocate for your member of Congress to co-sponsor/support, including the following:

📣 Tell your U.S. Representative and Senators to cosponsor the Fair Seeds for Farmers Act—H.R. 9681 and S. 5104: https://ow.ly/3QWl50ZXaQ4
📣 Tell your U.S. Representative and Senators to become cosponsors of the Opportunities in Organic Act: https://ow.ly/wiry50ZXaQ2

Daily News Blog Post: https://ow.ly/FvVP50ZXaQ6

A study identified research needs facing the Southeastern U.S. organic sector, which include pest control and access to seed, capital, labor, and land.

10/12/2026

Daily News: Honoring Indigenous Peoples, Recognizing Environmental Injustice and Disproportionate Risks—Call for Action

Indigenous Peoples’ Day, an American holiday celebrated on the second Monday of October, honors the history, culture, and resilience of Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.

Stemming from an idea that first emerged at an international conference organized by the United Nations in 1977 that recognized the discrimination against Indigenous populations in the Americas, this holiday was first adopted in South Dakota as the state officially replaced Columbus Day with Native Americans’ Day in 1990. Since then, numerous U.S. states and federal districts have established Indigenous Peoples’ Day as a state holiday.

📣 Join Beyond Pesticides for an Action of the Week urging Congress and your Governor to honor the wisdom of Native peoples by recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day as a federal and state holiday! https://ow.ly/1pwt50ZWuPW

As the organization Running Strong for American Indian Youth shares, Indigenous Peoples’ Day “continues to grow in recognition as more communities seek meaningful ways to acknowledge Native voices, resilience, and sovereignty.” The group continues: “Rather than focusing only on the past, it recognizes Native communities as living cultures that continue to shape and strengthen society today. The meaning goes beyond a single holiday. It encourages a more accurate understanding of Native American history, including both the harms caused by European colonization and the ongoing contributions of Indigenous communities.”

This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, take a moment to celebrate the resilience and wisdom of Indigenous communities. Their traditional knowledge offers solutions to the biodiversity crisis, emphasizing the importance of preserving sovereign Indigenous lands and communities—working collectively to protect and preserve the planet’s rich tapestry of life for future generations.

📅 This year on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, many states have events this weekend and on Monday. A sampling are included in today's full Daily News, to honor Indigenous peoples, look for local events in your area!

Daily News Blog Post: https://ow.ly/2ETu50ZWuPV

To honor Indigenous peoples this weekend, look for local events in your area related to Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

10/09/2026

Take Action—Tell Congress and Your Governor To Recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Indigenous Peoples' Day is a time to recognize and honor the histories, cultures, and continued presence of Native communities across the Americas. Rather than focusing only on the past, it recognizes Native communities as living cultures that continue to shape and strengthen society today.

📣 Tell Congress and your Governor to honor the wisdom of Native peoples by recognizing Indigenous Peoples' Day as a federal and state holiday.

📣 Tell Congress and your Governor to honor the wisdom of Native peoples by recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day as a federal and state holiday!

10/08/2026

Daily News: Widely Used Insecticide In and Around Homes Found To Damage Muscles in Overlooked Biochemical Pathway

Most of the focus on insecticides’ health hazards has been on neurological systems such as electrical signaling at synapses in neural networks, especially in the brain. However, a study in Toxicology, by authors at the Skeletal Muscle Lab at Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra, finds that a widely used synthetic pyrethroid insecticide used for indoor and outdoor household pests damages muscles.

While synthetic pyrethroids are known to attack calcium and sodium channels affecting neuronal electrical signaling, this study opens up yet another realm of biochemical pathways in the body that are not evaluated in the regulatory review—allowing widespread exposure to a family of pesticides that are established to have common toxicological properties.

The subject of this in vitro study is transfluthrin, a synthetic pyrethroid used to control flying and crawling household pests (mosquitoes, flies, moths, and cockroaches) as a contact poison and in vaporizers, including aerosol sprays and mosquito coils, patio lanterns, etc. The current study, currently in preprint, examines in fine detail what happens to muscle components called myotubes (structures comprising long cells with multiple nuclei involved in the stretching and contracting actions of muscles) when exposed to transfluthrin.

🗣️ “This study demonstrates, for the first time, that TF [transfluthrin] directly impairs skeletal muscle cell metabolism by inducing oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, atrophy, and altered glucose utilization,” the authors write, “highlighting under-recognized health risks associated with excessive routine household insecticide exposure.”

Importantly, this study also reveals a completely different mechanism of action, in addition to the known neurotoxic effects upon which pyrethroid regulation is currently based!

🧪 You can directly reduce your risk by not using pyrethroid products indoors or outdoors. See Beyond Pesticides’ resource on synthetic pyrethroids in our "Gateway on Pesticide Hazards and Safe Pest Management" for more information on their health effects: https://ow.ly/UlFs50ZVUso

Daily News Blog Post: https://ow.ly/sh0j50ZVUsn

(Beyond Pesticides, October 8, 2026) Most of the focus on insecticides’ health hazards has been on neurological systems such as electrical signaling at synapses in neural networks, especially in the brain. However, a study in Toxicology, by authors at the Skeletal Muscle Lab, Institute of Integrat...

10/07/2026

Daily News: Study Links Neonicotinoid Pesticide to Brain Damage, Spotlighting a Mechanism Ignored by Regulators

A study of a mechanism of toxicity ignored by regulators and risk assessors underscores the extraordinary harm and illogic of widespread pesticide use, identifying the ability of the neonicotinoid (neonic) insecticide acetamiprid (one of the first of this family of chemicals to be introduced) to kill brain cells.

The study, “Toxic effects of Acetamiprid on the human microglial cell line HMC3,” published in Neurotoxicology by Italian researchers at the National Center for Drug Research and Evaluation, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy, demonstrates that, in vitro, the chemical changes the physiology of microglial cells in the brain.

ℹ️ Microglia act as the central nervous system’s primary health maintenance mechanism, scavenging for damaged cells, plaques and infectious agents. The correct development, morphology and function of microglia are necessary to a healthy nervous system. They are also essential to brain development, the ability of neuronal synapses to adapt to changing conditions, and for defense against inflammation.

🎯 As emergence of evidence about human neurological effects becomes more pressing, the current study extends the evidence specifically to humans and reinforces the knowledge that there is no magical protective barrier between humans and other species with respect to neonics.

Regulators and industry have been willfully blind to the multiple types of damage neonics do, knowing that all pesticides will outlive their usefulness eventually. Thus, the pesticide industry remains on its chronically short-sighted merry-go-round of marketing the next generation of inevitably obsolete, yet terribly persistent, poisons. A switch to organic, regenerative agriculture could change this trajectory quickly.

🌱 In this spirit, plan now to join us at Beyond Pesticides ’ 2026 National Forum, Advancing Science on Pesticides, Taking Action in Harmony with Nature, and Sustaining Life, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 1 PM ET! 🔗 https://ow.ly/O6zi50ZVxkl

➡️ Register here (It’s free to attend!): https://ow.ly/hc9s50ZVxki

Daily News Blog Post: https://ow.ly/jkNy50ZVxkm

(Beyond Pesticides, October 7, 2026) A study of a mechanism of toxicity ignored by regulators and risk assessors underscores the extraordinary harm and illogic of widespread pesticide use, identifying the ability of the neonicotinoid (neonic) insecticide acetamiprid (one of the first of this family....

10/06/2026

Daily News: Prenatal and Childhood Pesticide Exposure Found Again to Increase the Incidence of Obesity

In a study of obesity and exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), researchers find that prenatal and childhood exposures impact “metabolic and inflammatory pathways, predisposing children to obesity that persists into adolescence.” In particular, exposure to organochlorines and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), as well as pesticide mixtures, is associated with higher obesity.

Published in Environment International, this study highlights how environmental pollutants, including pesticides, can interfere with hormonal and metabolic systems, leading to excessive adiposity.

As the current study authors share: “The combined, long-term, and mechanistic effects of multi-class EDC mixtures remain unexplored… No studies have investigated the long-term impacts of childhood exposure to EDC mixtures on excessive adiposity in adolescence.” To address this data gap, the researchers analyze 607 participants from the Human Early Life Exposome (HELIX) project. ISGLOBAL - Barcelona Institute for Global Health; Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Barcelona; Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Folkehelseinstituttet; Université Paris Cité; Πανεπιστήμιο Κρήτης - University of Crete; Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas / Vytautas Magnus University; Université Grenoble Alpes; University of Southern California

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The inability of the EPA to prevent exposure to obesogens through the use of pesticides is one more failure in carrying out its mandated consideration of endocrine disrupting pesticides. It is evidence of a failed pesticide regulatory system that does not consider and promote nontoxic and beneficial alternatives, such as organic agriculture and land management—which the agency could do under its mandate to protect against “unreasonable adverse effects” to people and the environment under FIFRA.

📣 Tell EPA, Congress, and USDA to prevent obesity by eliminating endocrine disrupting chemicals and promoting organic foods. https://ow.ly/F63z50ZUYkH

PLUS—Plan now to join us as we come together to empower effective action and chart a path for a livable and sustainable future! With groundbreaking scientists speaking at Beyond Pesticides’ 2026 National Forum, launching on October 21 at 1 PM ET, we empower ourselves and our communities to use science, when widely discussed and understood, as the impetus to urgently adopt sustainable practices that are available to us.

➡️ Register HERE: https://ow.ly/PbFn50ZUYkE

Daily News Blog Post: https://ow.ly/4zev50ZUYkF

In a study of obesity in children, exposure to endocrine-disrupting pesticides and pesticide mixtures is linked to increased risks.

10/05/2026

Daily News: Candidates for Congress Nationwide Begin Responding to Questionnaire on Pesticides and Organic Agriculture

The responses to the nonpartisan Candidate Questionnaire, Agrichemicals and the Future of Food and Farming in the United States—sent to all those running for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives—shows a wide and deep knowledge of pesticides and organic agriculture issues by those early respondents who are mostly challenging front runners in congressional races.

📣 Beyond Pesticides is calling on voters and organizations to send the questionnaire to candidates in their district and state and is providing a step-by-step guide to questioning candidate positions on key issues as a means of informing the electorate. ➡️🔗 https://ow.ly/rWUz50ZUufa

🔗 Additional Links and Resources:

📌 Candidate Questionnaire: https://ow.ly/vPel50ZUuf7
📌 Introduction, Instructions, and Sample Text: https://ow.ly/x0eI50ZUuf5
📌 Read the Backgrounder: https://ow.ly/iMeP50ZUuff
📌 Track the Results Map: https://ow.ly/E4MT50ZUuf6

Please see examples of questionnaire responses to date in today's Daily News from Oregon, Wisconsin Texas, Iowa, and New York!

🌐 Complete responses can be found at a clickable map on our website here—find your state! ➡️🔗 https://ow.ly/v2Tk50ZUuqk

Daily News Blog Post: https://ow.ly/tFzo50ZUuf4

(Beyond Pesticides, October 5, 2026) The responses to the nonpartisan Candidate Questionnaire, Agrichemicals and the Future of Food and Farming in the United States—sent to all those running for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives—shows a wide and deep knowledge of pesticides and organi...

10/02/2026

Take Action—Where do YOUR candidates stand?

📣 Please share this nonpartisan candidate questionnaire with candidates for your state's U.S. Senate seat and your U.S. House of Representatives district for them to communicate their positions on key health and environmental issues: https://ow.ly/VRYG50ZUa51

ℹ️ Instructions and sample language for outreach can be found on an easy-to-use landing page linked above, or via the links in the post below!

🌐 Check out your state via our clickable map for candidate responses! https://ow.ly/aZng50ZSHfP

(Beyond Pesticides, September 29, 2026) Beyond Pesticides announced today the release of a nonpartisan Candidate Questionnaire, called Agrichemicals and the Future of Food and Farming in the United States (web-based version and PDF version), on pesticides and alternatives for those seeking Congressi...

10/02/2026

Daily News: Review Finds Disproportionate Risks of Skin Cancer with Occupational Pesticide Exposure

Occupational exposure to pesticides and non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the subject of a literature review published in Cureus. The analysis of U.S. adults includes basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The review, conducted by an international team of researchers, highlights a disproportionately elevated cancer risk among workers.

ℹ️ In the U.S., skin cancer is the most common form of cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 6.1 million adults are treated for BCC and SCC at a cost of about $8.9 billion.

“Across the included studies, workers with prolonged pesticide exposure, frequent dermal contact, longer employment in agricultural settings, and inconsistent use of personal protective equipment generally had a higher risk of NMSC,” the authors report. They continue, “Several studies also described biological mechanisms, including oxidative stress, chronic inflammation, and DNA damage, that may explain this relationship.” This evidence supports an association between long-term occupational pesticide exposure and increased NMSC risk.

Howard University; University of Ghana Medical Centre LTD; Howard University Hospital; University of Zimbabwe - uofzfb; UT MD Anderson Cancer Center; Dow University of Health Sciences Official; McMaster University

As previously covered in our Daily News, farmworkers face the brunt of pesticide exposure on a daily basis, not just in the form of acute exposure but also long-term residues that drift in from the field on clothing, footwear, or other mediums. 🔗 https://ow.ly/JWGc50ZTZSt

⚖️ For more information, please see our Agricultural Justice page on farmworkers’ exposure to pesticides, deficiencies in their regulation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the origins of Beyond Pesticides' mission to eliminate toxic petrochemical-based pesticides and transition to organic. 🔗 https://ow.ly/9Wem50ZTZRm

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📣 Have your voice heard on governmental actions that are harmful to the environment and public and worker health, increase overall pesticide use, or undermine the advancement of organic, sustainable, and regenerative practices and policies with Action of the Week. This provides (at least!) one concrete action that you can take each week on topics such as toxic chemical use, pollinator protection, organic agriculture and land use, global climate change, and regulatory or enforcement violations!

📩 To stay informed, sign up here to receive Action of the Week and Weekly News Updates delivered right to your inbox: https://ow.ly/s0sW50ZTZRk

🔜 Stay tuned for this weekend and share a nonpartisan candidate questionnaire with your local and state Congressional candidates, which asks those running for Congress to communicate their positions on key health and environmental issues: (i) full disclosure on pesticide product labeling for all potential adverse effects, including cancer; (ii) support for farmers’ transition to economic and ecological organic practices; and (iii) protection from the widespread exposure to PFAS forever chemicals, including PFAS pesticides.

↪️ Link to Introduction page with instructions for candidates and constituents, as well as sample language for outreach: https://ow.ly/Fneh50ZTZRn

Daily News Blog Post: https://ow.ly/wpqx50ZTZRl

Higher rates of skin cancer are linked to occupational exposure to pesticides, based on a review of scientific literature.

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