Court to EPA: Chlorpyrifos ban is on!
Victory! Court orders EPA to ban chlorpyrifos. The Agency now has 60 days to finalize its ban of the neurotoxic pesticide. Learn more
In the U.S. and the world, pesticide use is up
From 2009 to 2012, pesticide use in the U.S. rose on the order of 100 million pounds. That's a remarkable increase. Learn more
PAN Fellows build a brighter tomorrow
The PAN Fellowship Program supports a pathway to leadership for food and farming activists from frontline communities. Learn more
Court to EPA: Chlorpyrifos ban is on!
As of Thursday morning, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has 60 days to finalize its ban of the neurotoxic pesticide chlorpyrifos.
Aug 9, 2018
Pesticide Actio...
In the U.S. and the world, pesticide use is up
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) used to release “Pesticide Industry Sales and Usage” reports every two years — but that was almost 20 years ago. Several months ago, after fielding a question from a colleague, I found the most recent iteration of this report, released at the end of 2017 and covering market estimates from 2008 to 2012.
Aug 2, 2018
Emily Marquez
Monsanto’s dicamba crisis: guilty as charged
The number of dicamba drift-related crop injuries sweeping across rural America is rising, along with the outrage, as this unnecessary chemical debacle unfolds. Learn more
PAN Fellows build a brighter tomorrow
The PAN Fellowship Program supports a pathway to leadership for food and farming activists from frontline communities. Leaders with a deep and personal understanding of the issue —including their social, political and cultural context—can craft meaningful and appropriate solutions for their communities and the system as a whole.
Jul 30, 2018
Pesticide Actio...
Monsanto’s dicamba crisis: guilty as charged
It’s mid-July and temperatures are soaring. So are the numbers of dicamba drift-related crop injuries sweeping across rural America. Also rising: the outrage of farmers, gardeners and rural residents, as they watch this unnecessary chemical debacle unfold, once again. Watching unperturbed from the sidelines: Monsanto (recently acquired by Bayer) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Jul 26, 2018
Marcia Ishii-Eiteman
A Dow alum nominated to USDA. Again.
Earlier this week, a new appointment for chief scientist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was announced, and it’s a 30-year veteran of Dow Agrosciences. Really?
Jul 19, 2018
Kristin Schafer
On Pruitt, pesticides & progress
It was clear from the minute he was appointed that Scott Pruitt was a wildly inappropriate choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA.) Last Thursday, after months of public pressure and outrage, he finally submitted his resignation.
Jul 12, 2018
Kristin Schafer