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Press Releases
Oct 9, 2019
California announces end for brain-harming pesticide
Chlorpyrifos use will be banned in December 2020 For Immediate Release: October 9, 2019 Sacramento: In a historic win for public health, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) today...
Oct 8, 2019
U.N. expert committee recommends global elimination of toxic chemical harming health of firefighters
For Immediate Release—October 4, 2019 (Rome, Italy) An U.N. expert committee decided unanimously to recommend a complete global elimination for another toxic fluorinated “forever chemical.”...
Aug 14, 2019
Farmworker communities applaud California chlorpyrifos cancellation proceedings, alternatives work group
Community members relieved, urge speedy process Sacramento, CA: This morning the Newsom administration sent notices to Dow and other manufacturers of its intention to cancel all registrations of the...
Press Statements
Oct 9, 2019
Chlorpyrifos sales in California to end by February 2020
For immediate release - October 9, 2019 SACRAMENTO, CA — This afternoon, the California...
Aug 14, 2019
California chlorpyrifos cancellation proceedings commence; alternatives work group announced
For Immediate Release—Aug 14, 2019 SACRAMENTO, CA — This morning, California Governor Gavin Newsom...
Aug 6, 2019
Groups sue Trump’s EPA for refusing to ban brain-damaging pesticide
Chlorpyrifos is linked to learning and intellectual disabilities in children For Immediate Release...