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Pesticides threaten the bulk of life on Earth, says Professor Dave Goulson in our interview. The EU still allows very harmful substances based on an outdated guideline co-written by industry. This will now be revised, but there is no insect expert in the EFSA working group. In some countries, dangerous pesticides are on sale in garden shops, such as Belgium and the Netherlands. Over 450 scientists rally for immediate action against 'forever chemicals' in EU waters. Romanian court stops illegal derogations for neonicotinoids. Researchers prove that pesticides contaminate a landscape scale, far beyond the fields. And we highlight the dangers of acetamiprid, the brain-toxic neonicotinoid we must urgently leave behind.