Report links chemical found in pesticide to autism, hyperactivity
The EPA is poised to reduce restrictions on the toxic pesticide acephate, which could put your families health at risk.
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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The weed killer Roundup has been linked to cancer. It’s time to ban it.
This brain-damaging pesticide was banned in 2021. Now, it’s coming back.
Updates
PIRG launches campaign to ban the destructive herbicide dicamba
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IDOA rules would ignore damage caused by volatile, drifting pesticide
The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday the release of permanent rules regulating the use of dicamba, a volatile, toxic pesticide, on soybeans grown in the state. The new rules, first implemented last year and now made permanent, prohibit the application of dicamba on soybeans above certain temperatures and wind speeds, factors that can contribute to greater drift incidents. After implementing similar rules last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found no reduction in dicamba drift complaints.
Statement: EPA says PFAS contamination in pesticides may violate federal law
In an effort to protect communities from PFAS contamination, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Wednesday that the presence of PFAS contamination in pesticides could be a violation of a federal toxic chemical law, known as the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The EPA has signaled the presence of so-called “forever chemicals'' in pesticides could stem from the fluorinated containers used for storage and transportation.
Banned pesticides are still sprayed on golf courses
The toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos is still allowed to be sprayed on golf courses, even though the EPA has banned the chemical from our food.
Victory: EPA bans pesticide linked to brain damage in children
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