Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network (PAN) stands in solidarity with Dolores Huerta, Ana Murguia, Debra Roja and all victims of sexual violence. These women and others yet unnamed recently came forward to share the horrific stories of the abuse they survived at the hands of Cesar Chavez, a key leader of the Latino civil rights movement and championed labor rights for migrant farmworkers.
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, sale, and manufacture of PFAS pesticides in California in 2035.
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 lifelong health conditions after being exposed to paraquat.
Farmers and conservation groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s reapproval of the dangerous, drift-prone pesticide dicamba sprayed on genetically engineered cotton and soybeans.
On February 6, EPA announced its reapproval of over-the-top (OTT) application of a toxic herbicide called dicamba on dicamba-resistant GE soybeans and cotton for at least the next two growing seasons. By bowing to pressure from Big Ag monoculture farming operations reliant on soybean and cotton seed genetically modified to be resistant to dicamba, EPA ignores small and mid-sized farms and rural communities who fall victim to dicamba drift.
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 Food Safety (CFS) and allies.
Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network (PAN) stands in solidarity with Dolores Huerta, Ana Murguia, Debra Roja and all victims of sexual violence. These women and others yet unnamed recently came forward to share the horrific stories of the abuse they survived at the hands of
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, sale, and manufacture of PFAS pesticides in California in 2035.
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 lifelong health conditions after being exposed to paraquat.
Farmers and conservation groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s reapproval of the dangerous, drift-prone pesticide dicamba sprayed on genetically engineered cotton and soybeans.
On February 6, EPA announced its reapproval of over-the-top (OTT) application of a toxic herbicide called dicamba on dicamba-resistant GE soybeans and cotton for at least the next two growing seasons. By bowing to pressure from Big Ag monoculture farming operations reliant on soybean and
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