Thursday, March 8, 2018

Big Step Forward on Agricultural Pesticides in Quebec, Canada.


Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment.
A "crop-duster" in Manitoba. PinP photo.
The Government of Quebec has imposed a ban on five pesticides that are commonly used in the agricultural sector – three neonicotinoid pesticides (neonics), atrazine and chlorpyrifos. More here.

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