1995. Gives registration status of 18 hazardous pesticides in over 75 countries. Includes resource list and ideas for action. PANNA. The chart. Also available in hardcopy (see The PANNA shop).
Financial Incentives and their Potential to Reduce Pesticide Use in Three Crops: Cotton, Oranges and Strawberries (Article)
1995. Evaluates the impact of financial incentives on pesticide use reduction, including cost-sharing, tax credits, crop insurance for transitional farmers, technical assistance and modified price support programs. PANNA. 24 pp. Available only in hardcopy (see The PANNA shop).
Prospering Without Methyl Bromide: A Critique of USDA's Analysis of a Methyl Bromide Ban (Article)
1994. Critiques the U.S. Department of Agriculture's analysis of the economic impacts of a methyl bromide ban and the failure of USDA to consider feasible alternatives. PANNA. 16 pp. Available only in hardcopy (see The PANNA shop).
Taxing Poisons: Policies for Pesticide Use Reduction (Article)
1995. Analyzes key factors involved in designing an effective pesticide tax scheme. PANNA. 21 pp. Available only in hardcopy (see The PANNA shop).
The Economists Who Cried Wolf: How CDFA Exaggerated the Costs of a Methyl Bromide Ban (Article)
1996. Criticizes the California Department of Food and Agriculture's (CDFA) analysis of the methyl bromide ban and the failure of CDFA to serve the public interest by objectively analyzing the costs and benefits of banning this toxic chemical. PANNA. 9 pp. Available only in hardcopy (see The PANNA shop).
Resources available elsewhere
Our collection of links to key related resources available elsewhere on the Internet. Feel free to submit or correct a link.
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Broken Trust: How Cal-EPA Has Kept Californians in the Dark about 66 Reproductive Toxins (Report) 1997 report by Californians for Pesticide Reform (CPR), California Public Interest Research Group Charitable Trust and Natural Resources Defense Council documenting Cal-EPA's failure to include 66 reproductive toxicants on the Prop. 65 list. At the CPR Web site |
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California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) (Web site) DPR has primary responsibility for regulating all aspects of pesticides sales and use in order to protect public health and safeguard the natural environment in California. Site includes press releases, publications, scientific data and pesticide use reporting data. http://www.cdpr.ca.gov |
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (Web site) The U.S. EPA, established in 1970, works to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment. Web site provides publications, press releases, citizens information, office contact information, scientific data, searchable databases by zip code, and more. http://www.epa.gov |
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U.S. EPA Methyl Bromide Phase Out (Web site) Provides frequently asked questions about methyl bromide, as well as background information on science, regulations, and alternatives. http://www.epa.gov/ozone/mbr/ |
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United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) (Web site) Site includes publications, agricultural statistical production reports, projections, and estimates-maintained by the USDA Agency, the National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS), press releases, farm reports and more. http://www.usda.gov |
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United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (Web site) FDA regulates safety of food, cosmetics, medicines, radiation-emitting consumer products, animal feed and drugs and is responsible for the testing of food for pesticide residues. http://www.fda.gov |