Congress OKs reauthorization of bill with EPA pesticide registration resources
The reauthorization of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act supports pesticide registration, registration review and other regulatory actions. read more
EPA bans chlorpyrifos use in food, to consider non-agricultural ban
EPA bans chlorpyrifos use in food, considers non-agricultural use bans. read more
Lead-contaminated fields still waiting for cleanup in NYC
The Red Hook Recreation Area is your run-of-the-mill park with all the staples for a community to enjoy: soccer fields, baseball fields, wide open areas. Except it isn’t like every other park; it’s contaminated with lead. This local park in Red Hook, which is in New York City’s Brooklyn borough, has been the center of attention after the discovery of... read more
Senators ask Obama to initiate federal study of crumb rubber
Two Democrats on the Senate Commerce Committee asked President Barack Obama on Jan 21. to initiate a study regarding the potential health risk posed by artificial turf athletic fields and playgrounds made of crumb rubber, according to a news release from the Commerce Committee. In a letter to the president, Florida Sen. Bill Nelson and Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal say the possible correlation between crumb... read more
Seago brings 2-stroke engine back to hover mowers
It took three years in the making, but Seago International Inc. has brought the two-stroke engine back to the hover mower market with its Air Force hover mower line. “You put it on the drawing board, but until you get it out there you don’t know,” says Seago International owner Scott Sweeney. “We’ve had it out in the field... read more
