Fifty percent more atrazine coming to your water
The Trump administration announced plans to weaken safeguards for atrazine, which will result in a 50% increase in the amount allowed in U.S. waterways. Learn more
A note from PAN Board Chair Nse Obot Witherspoon
As a mom and a children’s health advocate, I have a deep personal connection to PAN’s work. We all know how important it is to create a world that’s healthy and safe for our kids, and when it comes to food and farming, PAN is getting it done. That’s why I’ve been a proud member of the Board of Directors for the past seven years, and now serve as PAN’s Board Chair.
Nov 21, 2019
Pesticide Actio...
Fifty percent more atrazine coming to your water
In mid-November, the Trump administration announced plans to weaken environmental safeguards for atrazine, a pesticide linked to a number of serious health effects in humans — including birth defects and cancer.
Nov 21, 2019
Pesticide Actio...
How we “catch” pesticide drift: Doing science with the people
For well over a decade, PAN has worked with partner groups in our key states to test the air for pesticide drift using a device called the Drift Catcher. Learn more
How we “catch” pesticide drift: Doing science with the people
For well over a decade, PAN has worked with partner groups in our key states to test the air for pesticide drift using a device called the Drift Catcher. We launched the latest round of drift-catching in California a little over a year ago, and we’re now reflecting on lessons learned and awaiting results.
Nov 13, 2019
Emily Marquez
Thailand upholds triple pesticide ban, despite U.S. pushback
Last month, the government of Thailand announced plans to ban the pesticides paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos by December 1. The news was not taken well by U.S. officials, who have been pressing hard to convince Thailand not to move forward with the planned bans.
Nov 13, 2019
Pesticide Actio...
PANAP’s Sarojeni V. Rengam on pesticides, women, and land reform
We need a system where the landless get control of the land, and agrarian reform becomes an integral part of the change we’re working towards. We need a system where agroecology is widespread, and not industry-backed agroecology but a people-to-people kind of movement building.
Nov 13, 2019
Pesticide Actio...
A pesticide-free tradition
PAN board member Kyle Powys Whyte shares thoughts and reflections around wild rice harvesting, a practice that exemplifies Indigenous peoples’ leadership on food & farming in the U.S. Learn more
My introduction to Iowa: Farmers’ markets and rural hunger
In mid-August, I joined PAN as the organization’s new communications associate. Starting a new position is always an adjustment, and this one came with a move to Iowa, and as a Southern California girl who recently finished graduate school in México, the move to the Midwest was a big one!
Oct 30, 2019
Adriana Murguia
Celebrating two years of the Farmer Equity Act
In early October, the California Farmer Justice Collaborative (CFJC) was thrilled to celebrate two years of The Farmer Equity Act addressing the historical inequalities in California’s agricultural system.
Oct 22, 2019
Héktor Calderón...