Congress could take away protections from dangerous pesticides
More than 40 states have taken measures to limit dangerous pesticides. The House Farm Bill could eliminate all those rules in one fell swoop.
Pesticides
The chemicals used to grow our food and maintain our parks and playgrounds are putting our health at risk.
The food we buy should be safe to eat, and our parks and playgrounds shouldn’t be filled with chemicals that put our health at risk, especially when those risks include cancer and developmental disorders. Choosing to buy organic, gardening without pesticides, and avoiding chemical fertilizers are all important, but only collective action will stop the use of these dangerous chemicals.
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Updates
PIRG launches campaign to ban the destructive herbicide dicamba
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The Latest
The weed killer Roundup has been linked to cancer. It’s time to ban it.
Roundup's main ingredient is a probable human carcinogen, yet it continues to be the most widely used herbicide in the world. The EPA must ban it, unless and until independent research proves it safe.
This brain-damaging pesticide was banned in 2021. Now, it’s coming back.
Chlorpyrifos could be used on our food in the 2024 growing season — unless we convince the EPA to reinstate the ban.
Why give to PIRG this Earth Day?
Together, we’re making a difference on a range of issues, from curbing plastic waste, to stopping the use of toxic pesticides, to winning progress toward an electric vehicle future.
Toxic PFAS chemicals are being sprayed on crops across the country
Chemicals linked to cancer shouldn't be anywhere near our crops and the fields where we grow our food.
How the widespread use of a bee-killing pesticide is threatening our food supply
We rely on bees to pollinate more than 70 of the 100 crops that provide 90% of the world's food — but as our society uses more bee-killing "neonic" pesticides, bee populations are plummeting.
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Emily
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Vice President and Senior Director of State Offices, The Public Interest Network
