Voices from the Frontline: Claudia Angulo
Claudia Angulo is a mother from Orange Cove, CA, whose kids attend schools near heavy pesticide use on citrus groves.
May 3, 2017
Pesticide Actio...
Pesticides are not the answer to Malaria
As we honor World Malaria Day, we in the PAN International network stand with communities around the world suffering from the scourge of this disease. At PAN Africa, we also continue our community work to share better information about environmental strategies for mosquito control — with great progress in communities near Dakar, Senegal, where we've been working since 2012.
Apr 26, 2017
Abou Thiam
Marching for science by & for the people
This Saturday, Pesticide Action Network will be in the streets of San Francisco, marching for science. We march because we believe that the freedom and ability to conduct independent science, by and for the people, is critical to our collective ability to create a healthy, just and sustainable world. We march to reclaim science from corrupt corporations and to defend the practice of science from those in power who would use it to oppress vulnerable peoples or who wish to deny the existence or emergence of inconvenient scientific truths.
Apr 20, 2017
Marcia Ishii-Eiteman
Pruitt's EPA draws heat on chlorpyrifos
Chlorpyrifos might not quite be a household word yet, but it's getting there. The story of the astonishing decision by EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to reverse course on agency plans to pull this child-harming insecticide off the market has captured headlines across the country and around the world.
Apr 20, 2017
Kristin Schafer
Voices from the Frontline: Patti Edwardson
Patti Edwardson farms with her partner, George Naylor, near Churdan, Iowa. In 2017, they expect to obtain organic certification on 100 acres of their farm with another 60 acres in transition.
Apr 20, 2017
Pesticide Actio...
Pruitt's EPA ignores science, bows to Dow
EPA chief rejects own agency's science & refuses to ban chlorpyrifos, a widely used neurotoxic chemical that study after study shows can harm the development of children's brains. Learn more
Pruitt's EPA ignores science, bows to Dow
On Wednesday, Scott Pruitt signed his first official action as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The New York Times headline captures it well: "EPA Chief, Rejecting Agency's Science, Chooses Not to Ban Insecticide." Well, then.
Mar 31, 2017
Kristin Schafer
Pesticide drift works overtime
California officials are close to finalizing new policies that could result in some of the strongest rules on pesticide use near schools. But will they fall short? Until April 4, California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) is accepting public comment on a proposal to limit the use of the most hazardous pesticides near schools — but thanks to loopholes, this proposal doesn't offer nearly enough protection for schoolkids.
Mar 30, 2017
Paul Towers
Standing with farmworkers
This Farmworker Awareness Week, please join me in celebrating the two million men and women who toil throughout the year, coast to coast in U.S. agricultural fields bringing a cornucopia to tables in this country and around the world.
Mar 29, 2017
Margaret Reeves
The Perfect, the Good & the EPA
Instead of tearing down the EPA, let's focus on its mission — protecting our health and the natural environment — and make sure that it's helping those who need it most. Learn more