Karen Reardon, vice president of public affairs for RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment), received one of CropLife America’s (CLA’s) highest honors for her successful effort to defend against the ban of pesticide use on private property in Montgomery County, Maryland. The award was given to Reardon on Sept. 25, 2017, during the CLA […]
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World Trade Center 9/11 survivor shares his riveting story at RISE’s annual meeting
Joe Dittmar Sr., a fire-insurance industry executive, was on the highest occupied floor (105) in 2 World Trade Center (WTC)...
RISE unveils refreshed logo
As alluded to in our Feb. 9 coverage of a recent event, RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment) has...
‘Change’ is the operative word at RISE Industry Issues Breakfast
“Where should we begin today?” RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment) President Aaron Hobbs asked a record number of...
5 questions with RISE’s chair
BASF Director of Specialty & Professional Solutions Jonathan Sweat wants to enter pesticide conversations earlier, helping steer public perception before...
RISE hosts Issues Breakfast during PestWorld in Seattle
Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment (RISE) hosted its Industry Issues Breakfast during PestWorld 2016 in Seattle, attended by more...
Experts advise how to handle Zika concerns
Pest Management Professional (PMP) asked the president of RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment) and the executive director of...
Updates from RISE 26th Annual Conference
Strength in Numbers — RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment) added 15 members in 2016. The national trade association...
PMP visits RISE’s 26th Annual Conference in Williamsburg, Va.
RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment), an organization that promotes the safe use of pesticides to control pests and invasive...
NPMA rounds up Zika developments
Updated May 31 to reflect new developments, as reported by the NPMA. In its weekly ePestWorld newsletter to members, the...
RISE president focuses on unity at Golf Industry Show
RISE President Aaron Hobbs underlines the importance of unity in preventing local threats from ballooning into national losses. “Industry unity...
Industry responds to EPA imidacloprid announcement
As PMP reported Jan. 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a preliminary pollinator risk assessment for the neonicotinoid...
RISE responds to EPA imidacloprid announcement
As PMP reported Jan. 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a preliminary pollinator risk assessment for the neonicotinoid...
White House Pollinator Plan: The Industry Responds
Pest Management Professional (PMP) magazine asked three industry associations for their takes on the White House Pollinator Plan and its...
Abby Wambach partners with RISE for awareness project
We realize that the majority of our readers don’t have much to do professionally with groundskeeping, but we couldn’t pass...
RISE president talks IPM, pesticide benefits on NPR’s The Diane Rehm Show
WASHINGTON—Long-standing NPR radio personality Diane Rehm invited Aaron Hobbs, president of RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment), to join...