Chloropicrin was first used on potato in 1940 as a wireworm suppressant and then in 1965 as a verticillium suppressant. Farmers stopped using it on potato for many years, but over the last decade, it ...

A soldier stuck in trenches, must either flee under enemy fire or risk suffocating. (Representational) US has accused Russia of using banned choking gas Chloropicrin to drive out Ukrainian troops on ...

Russian forces pushing their grinding offensive in eastern Ukraine "appear to be" resorting to World War I-era chemical weapons in their bid to dislodge Kyiv's defending units, according to the latest ...

The U.S. State Department accused Russia on May 1 of having used a chemical weapon against Ukrainian forces in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, while also announcing fresh sanctions ...

The US has accused Russia of deploying chemical weapons as a "method of warfare" in Ukraine, in violation of international laws banning their use. State department officials said Russia used the ...

California farmers must restrict their use of a tear gas-like pesticide applied to strawberries and other crops under new rules designed to protect farmworkers and people who live, work and go to ...

Washington: The US Department of State has accused Russia of using chemical weapons in Ukraine, including the notorious choking agent called Chloropicrin, which is banned under an international ...

A new intelligence report from European security agencies has delivered a shocking blow to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. The report, jointly released by Dutch and German intelligence ...

FRESNO — Farmers in California now must abide by the nation’s strictest rules for a widely used pesticide under heightened regulations designed to protect farmworkers and people who live and work near ...