Monthly archive for August 2015

Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Contact: Kevin Neal, TPSA President Phone: 765-494-1585 E-mail: nealk@purdue.edu St. Louis, MO – Introduced as a mentor, visionary, and advocate, Dr. Terry Collins, Thomas Lord Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Institute for Green Science at Carnegie Mellon University spoke to a

Friday, April 23, 2010 Contact: Kevin Neal, TPSA President Phone: 765-494-1585 E-mail: nealk@purdue.edu St. Louis, MO – Dr. Steve Bradbury, Acting Director, U.S. EPA Office of Pesticide Programs, presented the first keynote address of the 10th Annual Conference of The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) Feb. 21-23, 2010.

Thursday, April 22, 2010 Contact: Kevin Neal, TPSA President Phone: 765-494-1585 E-mail: nealk@purdue.edu St. Louis, MO – The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) held its 10th Annual Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Savannah, Georgia, Feb. 21-23, 2010. The theme of the conference was “Pesticide and Ag Plastics

For Immediate Release Wednesday, March 31, 2010 Contact: Kevin Neal, TPSA President Phone: 765-494-1585 E-mail: nealk@purdue.edu St. Louis, MO – The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) recently presented four stewardship awards at the 10th Annual Pesticide & Ag Plastics Stewardship Conference held February 22 in Savannah, Georgia. The

For Immediate Release Monday, March 22, 2010 Contact: Kevin Neal, TPSA President Phone: 765-494-1585 E-mail: nealk@purdue.edu St. Louis, MO – The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) recently elected officers for 2010. The group also filled four board of director positions. New officers include President Kevin Neal, Office of

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is requesting public comment on options for disclosing inert ingredients in pesticides. In this anticipated rulemaking, EPA is seeking ideas for greater disclosure of inert ingredient identities. Inert ingredients are part of the end use product formulation and are not active

Best management guidelines for handling agricultural plastics in preparation for recycling are now available as a full color, 8.5″ x 14″ poster. The guidelines were developed by the Recycling Ag Plastics Project (RAPP), a Cornell University-based initiative, and were printed in collaboration with the Northeast Waste Management

WASHINGTON –The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to strengthen its assessment of pesticide health risks. EPA’s proposal would include a more thorough assessment of risks to workers, including farmworkers and farm children, as well as risks posed by pesticides that are not used on food. The agency

St. Louis, MO – The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) has set February 21-23, 2010 for the 10th annual conference on Pesticide and Ag Plastics Stewardship to be held in Savannah, Georgia. Bask in southern hospitality as you connect, interface and learn from the leaders of industry, state

One of America’s longest running and most successful clean sweep programs was restored in July 2009 with the passage of the State Budget. Although reduced from $1 million to $750,000 per year for local grants, all collection programs are running for the fall of 2009: farm, household