- December 1, 2023
- Blog
PAN International is joining with frontline communities at the UN Climate Conference (COP28) to fight for agroecology, the right solution to address climate change.
News & Analysis
- December 1, 2023
- Blog
A farm’s balance sheet should include measurements that go beyond total yield and profit. Investments in the soil, pollinators,environment and community can be important for long-term success.
- November 30, 2023
- Press Release
Following an extensive national search, Pesticide Action Network (PAN) is pleased to announce that Allison Davis will serve as Executive Director for PAN’s North America Regional Center beginning December 1, 2023.
- November 29, 2023
- Newsletter
The November edition of Minnesota PAN Updates highlights coalition and relationship building in the state to help create better farm and food policies by empowering BIPOC farmers and Environmental Justice communities.
- November 16, 2023
- Blog
It is difficult to understand the dangers chlorpyrifos poses to those who are regularly exposed to it, until you have personal experience. Chlorpyrifos is dangerous and it drifts easily and residue on our food is dangerous for children. This is why it is important for the EPA to re-establish the chlorpyrifos ban on food and feed products and extend that ban to all uses.
- November 9, 2023
- Press Statement
PAN opposes the decision by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse EPA’s ban on the neurotoxic pesticide Chlorpyrifos, an insecticide associated with serious neurological damage in humans, with children being most at risk.
Over 700,000 People Tell Government to Block Seed Mergers
September 20, 2016
September 20, 2016 Washington, D.C.—As the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee meets today to examine consolidation in the agriculture seed and chemical industry, nine groups have submitted petitions signed by 708,000 people urging the Department of Justice and elected officials to block several pending mergers that
44 years later, pesticide-free soap
September 15, 2016
Well that took awhile. In early September, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a list of products they will no longer allow in soaps. On that list was the pesticide triclosan — which was identified as a chemical of concern in 1972.
Way to bee, Minnesota!
September 1, 2016
Last Friday, a small crowd gathered in the agriculture building at the Minnesota State Fair. Beekeepers, entomologists, reporters, farmers and pollinator advocates circled around a small podium, waiting for Commissioner of Agriculture Dave Frederickson and Governor Mark Dayton to speak. The crowd wasn’t disappointed. In
DPR, it’s time to protect schoolkids
September 1, 2016
Protecting children from pesticides. What could be more straightforward than that? Science clearly shows that children — from the tiniest newborn all the way through high school — are much more vulnerable to the impacts of pesticide exposure than adults. And state data shows that
Iowa officials fast-track pesticide drift complaints
August 31, 2016
IDALS pledges faster turn around for crop damage testing This week, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) revealed improvements to the agency’s response to pesticide drift incidents, when pesticides travel through the air after an application. This change is in response to
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