April 25: African and U.S. public health and environmental experts call for safe and sustainable solutions on World Malaria Day
Groups applaud progress in controlling devastating disease
On World Malaria Day, Friday, April 25, environmental health experts and advocates worldwide are pausing to applaud the global resources that are finally being directed to malaria control, and to call on governments and international aid agencies to focus these efforts on safe and sustainable solutions. See full press release.
April 22: Dow, Avon Toxic Chemical Risks Cited by 21 Health, Environmental Groups Urging Support for Shareholder Resolutions
Diverse group of Organizations Urges Mutual Funds to Focus on Risk ofNanomaterials at Avon and Asthma Linkage to Dow Pesticides; Coming inMay: Key Shareholder Votes at Both Companies.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA// An unprecedented coalition of 21health and environment groups -- including Breast Cancer Fund, theAmerican Nurses Association, the Institute for Children’s EnvironmentHealth, Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace -- are joining withPesticide Action Network North America (PAN) to encourage mutual fundsto support resolutions that urge both Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW)and Avon Products (NYSE: AVP) to come clean about toxic chemical risks.See full press release.
April 11: Johannesburg, South Africa - UN Agriculture Assessment concludes April 11
Under the UN’s International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD), scientists, food activists, corporate and government representatives met in Johannesburg, South Africa from 7-12 April, to debate solutions to the thorny, intertwined problems of global agriculture, hunger, poverty, power and influence. The final plenary meeting ended a day early, on April 11, with agreement on a final report signed by 55 of the attending governments. The IAASTD report will be released on April 15 in New Delhi, London, Paris and Washington, DC.
For final report and updates, see IAASTD page.
See IAASTD Advisory for DC press event, 9:30 am, April 15, Washington, DC; and NGO advisory and statement, April 15.
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African and U.S. public health and environmental experts call for safe and sustainable solutions on World Malaria Day
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Featured Media Coverage
The Global Pesticide Pushers in Latin America
Multinational pesticide corporations headquartered in the Global North are expanding their sales of some
of the most dangerous chemicals in Latin America-chemicals known to cause a plethora of health
problems, including cancers and birth defects. This is happening even as U.S. and E.U. laws have
banned or severely restricted many of the pesticides and UN conventions have come into force.RedOrbit.com 04/28/08
S.J. farmers find organic certification a challenge
Strict standards for the prized "organic" label are important, said Marcia Ishii-Eiteman, senior scientist for the advocacy group Pesticide Action Network. She thinks the difficulty in establishing more organic operations stems from a lack of research, advice and support from government.
Stockton Record, 12/15/07Doctor and daughter acquitted in banana plantation suit
After seven years of patiently enduring the legal action brought against them by the Lapanday Agricultural and Development Corporation (Ladeco), Dr. Romeo Quijano, president of Pesticide Action Network Philippines, and his journalist daughter, Ilang-Ilang Quijano, were finally acquitted of a civil case of P5.5 million worth of damages.
National Union of Journaists of the Philippines, 12/14/07
Bad Blood: Malaria and DDT in Africa
In Africa, Malaria Kills A Million Children A Year. So What's The Remedy? New Drug Cocktails? Free Bed Nets? Community Education? A Breakthrough Vaccine? A Return To DDT? Or All Of The Above?
OnEarth Magazine, 12/01/07EPA to approve new Fumigant for Crops
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected within days to approve a new toxic fumigant for use by fruit and vegetable farmers, despite opposition from California regulators, prominent scientists and environmental and farmworker groups?
FoxNews.com/AP, 9/25/07
Recent Reports and Research
Pesticides and Air Pollution in Minnesota (2007)
This factsheet and map shows the frequency of detection of chlorothalonil at 11 sites in rural Minnesota where citizens tested in 2006 and 2007. Chlorothalonil, a fungicide used extensively on potatoes in the state, was detected in two thirds of the samples, and chlorpyrifos, PCNB, and pendimethalin were also detected in some samples.
Lindsay, California Biomonitoring Results (2007)
This report (also available en Español) documents the extent of chlorpyrifos exposure in the community of Lindsay, CA. Report highlights both air monitoring results and bio-monitoring results. Eleven out of twelve participants had higher than average levels of chlorpyrifos metabolites in their urine, seven out of eight women had levels higher than the EPA "acceptable" dose for pregrant or nursing women.
Yakima Valley, Washington Biomonitoring Results (2006)
This report (also available en Español) presents results of air monitoring in the apple-growing region of Washington's Yakima Valley. With training and laboratory assistance from PANNA, the Farm Worker Pesticide Project monitored the air for chlorpyrifos at two homes in April 2006. The report contributed to 2007 legislation funding the state's health department to do further air monitoring for pesticides.