/tags/insecticide insecticide en-US Copyright Thu, 08 Aug 2024 19:00:39 GMT /local-news/2024-08-08/aphis-insecticide-spray-program-violates-environmental-law A federal court in Portland, Oregon has found the federal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service violated environmental laws by failing to consider alternative pest management methods when spraying for crickets and grasshoppers. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 19:00:39 GMT /local-news/2024-08-08/aphis-insecticide-spray-program-violates-environmental-law Bryce Dix /local-news/2023-06-27/mounting-pressure-forces-usda-to-delay-toxic-insecticide-spray-in-northern-nm-watershed Pressure from northern New Mexico residents and conservationists has forced the U.S. Department of Agriculture to delay its plans to spray 25,000 acres of the Rio Chama watershed with toxic pesticides known as “carbaryl.” The spray is now set for July 7th, but opponents are now pushing to cancel the plan indefinitely. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 21:41:26 GMT /local-news/2023-06-27/mounting-pressure-forces-usda-to-delay-toxic-insecticide-spray-in-northern-nm-watershed Bryce Dix /local-news/2023-06-22/despite-pushback-usda-plans-to-spray-toxic-insecticides-in-the-rio-chama-watershed Federal officials are set to use an insecticide that’s toxic to fish and insects over 25,000 acres of land in the Rio Chama watershed to kill native grasshoppers. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 21:13:11 GMT /local-news/2023-06-22/despite-pushback-usda-plans-to-spray-toxic-insecticides-in-the-rio-chama-watershed Bryce Dix