For Immediate Release November 19, 2020 Contacts: Ahna Kruzic, PAN North America, ahna@panna.org, 510 927 5379 Keith Tyrell, PAN United Kingdom, keith@pan-uk.org, 44 75 887 06224 Ilang-Ilang Quijano, PAN Asia Pacific, ilang.quijano@panap.net Roberto Borrero, International Indian Treaty Council, communications@treatycouncil.org, 917 334 5658 Hundreds of
For Immediate Release: October 30, 2020 Agency Slashes Protections for Children, Waterways WASHINGTON, D.C.—Public-interest groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today over its decision to reapprove atrazine, an endocrine-disrupting herbicide banned across much of the world. Atrazine castrates frogs, impairs fish reproduction, and
Paul Towers, Pesticide Action Network ptowers@panna.org, cell: 916-216-1082 John Kepner, Beyond Pesticides jkepner@beyondpesticides.org, 202-543-5450 x20 Peter Jenkins, Center for Food Safety pjenkins@icta.org, 202-547-9359 March 21, 2012 Beekeepers & Environmental Groups to EPA: Pesticide Approval is “Irresponsible” & “Damaging” Over 1 million urge EPA to suspend
For immediate release: May 13, 2011 CONTACTS: Kathryn Gilje, Pesticide Action Network North America, cell 415-235-9437 Paul Towers, Pesticide Watch Education Fund, cell 916-216-1082 Tracey Brieger, Californians for Pesticide Reform, cell 415-215-5473 200,000+ to EPA: Keep Science and Strawberries Safe from Undue Chemical Industry
October 13, 2010 For more information & interviews, contact: Tracey Brieger, Californians for Pesticide Reform, 415-215-5473, tracey@pesticidereform.org Paul Towers, Pesticide Watch, 916-216-1082, paul@pesticidewatch.org Susan Kegley, Pesticide Action Network Consulting Scientist, 510-759-9397, skegley@pesticideresearch.com Kids’ Health & Farming Advocates Urge Governor to Adopt ‘Healthy Children & Green
WASHINGTON, DC — At 11:59 PM ET on Tuesday, July 7th, the US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) closed public comment regarding Monsanto Company’s petition for determination of nonregulated status for a new variety of maize named MON 87429.
Trump Administration’s approval to spray dicamba on soy and cotton rejected by Court San Francisco, CA – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of farmers and conservationists in a dispute over Monsanto’s dicamba pesticide. The 56-page opinion held
For Immediate Release: May 8, 2020 Sacramento: Counties should use their full authority to guarantee the same protections from pesticide exposure at home that are already legally required for schools — and be prepared to back it up with stiff fines. That’s according to new
Organizations oppose Governor’s order to relax restrictions on recreational activities For immediate release: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 Today, a group of tribal and nonprofit organizations across Minnesota have joined together to send a letter to Governor Walz urging him to protect rural and Native communities