PAN North American (PANNA) joins PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP) to fully support the recommendations made by United Nations Special Rapporteurs (UNSR) during the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva to end all uses of Highly Hazardous Pesticides, as well as the partnership between Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the pesticide industry.
For Immediate Release: October 15, 2014
Contact: Paul Towers, 916-216-1082, ptowers@panna.org
For immediate release: August 12, 2014
Contact: Lex Horan, 651-245-1733, lex@panna.org
Bob Shimek, 218-204-1632, rjshimek@hotmail.com
For Immediate Release: August 1, 2014
Contact: Paul Towers, PAN, 916-216-1082, ptowers@panna.org
60+ groups urge California officials to take action on brain-harming chlorpyrifos
NEWS RELEASE: Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Contact:
Greg Loarie, Earthjustice, (415) 217-2000
Paul Towers, Pesticide Action Network, (916) 216-1082
Abigail Seiler, Center for Food Safety, (202) 547-9359
Aimee Simpson, Beyond Pesticides, (202) 543-5450 ex. 19
State rubber stamps expanded usage before determining effects on crop pollinators
PRESS RELEASE
Pesticide Action Network: Paul Towers 916-216-1082
In a study released in Environmental Health Perspectives today, researchers from the University of California Davis MIND Institute further substantiated the links between pesticide exposure and learning disabilities in children. The study suggests that pregnant women living in closer proximity to applications of pesticides commonly applied to fruits and vegetables, are more likely to have children with autism and developmental delays.
For Immediate Release: June 5, 2014
Contacts:
Paul Towers, PANNA, 916-216-1082, ptowers@panna.org
Shila Kaur, PAN AP, shila.kaur@panap.net
For Immediate Release: June 5, 2014
Contacts:
Paul Towers, PAN North America, 916-216-1082; ptowers@panna.org
Carina Weber, Director PAN Germany, Tel: +49-40-399 19 10-23; carina.weber@pan-germany.org
For Immediate Release: June 3, 2014
Contact:
Paul Towers, PAN, 916-216-1082
WhatsOnMyFood.org now includes baby food for first time in national sampling, underscores need to protect children from hazardous pesticides
