Governor Newsom Announces THE END of Brain-harming Chlorpyrifos!
California mulls new rules for cancer-causing pesticide 1,3 D or Telone
On heels of chlorpyrifos ban, public health and farmworker advocates call for restrictions on widely-used drift-prone fumigant Sacramento: Dozens of residents from across the state converged on the capital today to weigh in on new restrictions under discussion for the...
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California announces end for brain-harming pesticide
Chlorpyrifos use will be banned in December 2020 Sacramento: In a historic win for public health, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation today announced a decisive end to the brain-harming pesticide chlorpyrifos in California. Dow and other manufacturers...
read moreFarmworker communities applaud California chlorpyrifos cancellation proceedings, alternatives work group
Community members relieved, urge speedy process Media contacts: Angel Garcia, angel@pesticidereform.org, 559-667-2966 & Byanka Santoyo, bsantoyo@crpe-ej.org, 661-865-0458 Sacramento, CA: This morning the Newsom administration sent notices to Dow and other...
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"Dow, Syngenta and Monsanto have each merged their way to become bigger corporate behemoths in recent years, wielding their enhanced power in Washington to keep these and other money-making pesticides on the market."
Thailand wants to ban these three pesticides. The US government says no | Carey Gillam
The Trump administration is putting profits before people by pressuring the country not to ban harmful chemicalsOf course
In a move sure to please #Dow, #Monsanto and #Syngenta, the Trump Administration is pressuring Thailand not to ban #chlorpyrifos, #glyphosate and #paraquat.
'A White House policy adviser was quoted as saying: “We have Monsanto’s back on pesticides regulation. We are prepared to go toe-to-toe on any disputes they may have.”'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/10/thailand-pesticides-dow-monsanto-syngenta-trump
Thailand wants to ban these three pesticides. The US government says no | Carey Gillam
The Trump administration is putting profits before people by pressuring the country not to ban harmful chemicals made by Dow, Syngenta and MonsantoThanks to the members of Coalition Advocating for Pesticide Safety- Tulare County for the reminder that substituting one chemical for another is NOT the answer.
#glyphosate and other toxic chemicals don't belong at school
