April 1, 2021by Seth BorensteinAmerican farmers are using smaller amounts of better targeted pesticides, but these are harming pollinators, aquatic insects and some plants far more than decades ago, a new study finds.Toxicity levels have more than doubled since 2005 for important species, including honeybees, mayflies and buttercup flowers, as the country switched to a new generation of pesticides. But dangerous chemical levels in birds and mammals have plummeted at the same time, according to a paper in Thursday's journal Science."The bottom line is that these pesticides, once believed to...…April 1, 2021by Seth BorensteinAmerican farmers are using smaller amounts of better targeted pesticides, but these are harming pollinators, aquatic insects and some plants far more than decades ago, a new study finds.Toxicity levels have more than doubled since 2005 for important species, including honeybees, mayflies and buttercup flowers, as the country switched to a new generation of pesticides. But dangerous chemical levels in birds and mammals have plummeted at the same time, according to a paper in Thursday's journal Science."The bottom line is that these pesticides, once believed to...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/drought-spring-forecast-united-states-b24a2a60ae320df2fb245e4f215aeb5eClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/drought-spring-forecast-united-states-b24a2a60ae320df2fb245e4f215aeb5eClick to copyRelated topicsWith nearly two-thirds of the United States abnormally dry or worse, the government’s spring forecast offers little hope for relief, especially in the West where a devastating megadrought has taken root and worsened.Weather service and agriculture officials warned of possible water use cutbacks in California and the Southwest, increased wildfires, low...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/drought-spring-forecast-united-states-b24a2a60ae320df2fb245e4f215aeb5eClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/drought-spring-forecast-united-states-b24a2a60ae320df2fb245e4f215aeb5eClick to copyRelated topicsWith nearly two-thirds of the United States abnormally dry or worse, the government’s spring forecast offers little hope for relief, especially in the West where a devastating megadrought has taken root and worsened.Weather service and agriculture officials warned of possible water use cutbacks in California and the Southwest, increased wildfires, low...WW…