POPS

I know I've written it before, but we're really witnessing the endgame for endosulfan in Geneva this week. I'm here, once again, for negotiations under the Stockholm Convention, otherwise known as the POPS treaty. The global agreement bans the worst of the worst chemicals — Persistent Organic Pollutants like dioxins and PCBs. As I've been chronicling in this blog, endosulfan has been winding its way through the Convention's evaluation process for several years now. If the stars align, it'll finally be added to the Convention this week, triggering a global phaseout.

Contact:
Medha Chandra, PAN North America
(415) 981-6205 x327, mchandra@panna.org

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Contact:
Medha Chandra, PAN North America
415) 981-6205 x327, mchandra@panna.org

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Contacts:

Medha Chandra, PAN North America
(415) 981-6205 x327, mchandra@panna.org

Karl Tupper, PAN North America
(510) 301-9960, karl@panna.org

Monday, April 18, 2011

Next Monday is World Malaria Day, and DDT will surely be in the news. The usual parade of opinion pieces calling for a revival of DDT spraying to control malaria (as though it ever stopped) will be on display.

You'll likely also read that the World Health Organization (WHO) has raised fresh concerns about its safety, and you may even hear that the Stockholm Convention has endorsed its continued use. Let me try to explain what's going on.