Take Yellowstone grizzly bears off the endangered list, officials say

According to wildlife experts, more than 700 grizzly bears are now living in the Yellowstone national park range lands and nearby land plots. While the Yellowstone Grizzly bear has been protected from hunting and other kills over the last decade, Yellowstone officials unanimously voted to have the bears taken off the national endangered species list.

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/dec/12/yellowstone-grizzly-bears-endangered-list

Pesticides' effect on generations of field-workers

In a small village in southern mexico, known as Silanis Valley, a study was conducted with the hopes of finding out the effects of chemical farming on their health. The results werent very shocking there where indeed effects of the chemical fertilizers and pesticides. PBDE or Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers, a common ingrediant in pesticides/fertilizers, when found in women, typically means a far lower chance of becoming pregnant, and those that are still normally fertile, often have their children born with abnormally low birth weights. The effects also travel with those new born babies later into life, for example IQ which is beileved to have roots in genetics, shows that many of the children who were born from a mother with high PBDE levels scored signifcantly lower on IQ tests, and also show signs of being unable to maintain focus, a clear indictor of ADHD, and issues like it. While we dont know all of the affects, it is clear that these chemicals dont pose any health benefits and should be avoided if possible.  

http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Pesticides-effect-on-generations-of-field-workers-4833219.php