A new study published in Frontiers in Public Health shows that over 400 million of the world’s farmers and farmworkers suffer from acute pesticide poisoning annually. This total excludes the 84 million children working in
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) initiated a reevaluation of paraquat in November 2024. As of last week, all manufacturers of pesticide products containing paraquat have voluntarily canceled their product registrations in California.
Conservation and public health groups filed a formal notice with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin today to force the agency to develop water-quality standards for atrazine, a cancer-linked pesticide that has been found at
Today, 28 May 2026, we celebrate the 44th anniversary of the establishment of Pesticide Action Network (PAN). Since PAN’s founding in 1982 Malaysia, PAN has worked across borders and movements to challenge the harms caused
In a major victory for endangered species, a federal court ruled today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to adequately protect more than 1,500 imperiled species from the insecticide malathion — in violation
A new bill in California would ban the persistent, toxic “forever chemical” pesticides that build up in the environment and in our bodies. AB 1603, introduced by Assemblymember Nick Schultz (D-Burbank), would ban the use,
Syngenta announced that it will no longer manufacture paraquat and cease global production of the toxic herbicide by the end of June 2026. Across the U.S., farmers and farmworkers have shared their stories of developing
In a major victory for farmers, communities, and ecosystems nationwide, Corteva Agriscience and EPA has announced plans to cancel the pesticide company’s toxic herbicide Enlist Duo, following years of litigation and advocacy by Center for
Agroecology is about farming well. Agroecology is a good model that embraces complexity and adapts to regional and community realities. It does not want, or need, corporate control and influence to be successful in feeding