Stories by Nathan Donley

Nathan Donley is environmental health science director at the Center for Biological Diversity, headquartered in Arizona. His work focuses on U.S. pesticide regulation and policy.

Two farm workers spraying insecticide on newly planted strawberries, on a farm along the Pacific Coast

OpinionSeptember 11, 2024

‘Forever’ Pesticides Threaten Worse Environmental Harms Than DDT

A looming and poorly regulated PFAS threat comes from these chemicals’ common use in pesticides on farms nationwide

Nathan Donley, Kyla Bennett

OpinionJune 1, 2021

Pesticides Are Killing the Organisms That Keep Our Soils Healthy

They harm worms, beetles and thousands of other subterranean species that are vital to agriculture

Nathan Donley, Tari Gunstone