Today, civil society and Indigenous peoples’ organizations sent a formal request to meet with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General Qu Dongyu to discuss widespread public concern with FAO’s announcement last November of plans to formalize a partnership with CropLife International (CLI) —
Secretary Vilsack’s nomination to be Secretary of Agriculture was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday, February 23. Kristin Schafer, Executive Director of Pesticide Action Network (PAN), released the following statement in response to the confirmation: “We look forward to engaging with Secretary Vilsack on the
On January 6, a mob of white nationalists attacked and occupied the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, in an effort to block the ceremonial counting of electoral college votes in the presidential election. This direct attack on democracy was openly encouraged and incited by
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced today that EPA is re-approving the conditional registration of dicamba products for over-the-top applications on soybeans and cotton for the next five years, despite a 2020 9th Circuit US Court of Appeals ruling against this registration. The circuit
For immediate release: August 12, 2014 Contact: Lex Horan, 651-245-1733, lex@panna.org Bob Shimek, 218-204-1632, rjshimek@hotmail.com Park Rapids, MN – In recent months, RDO — the largest potato producer in the United States — has made several public statements about its initiatives to reduce pesticide use
Children’s health, farmworker and healthy farming advocates applaud proposed updates to antiquated federal law For Immediate Release: August 4, 2020 Washington DC – Today, Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) and Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO) introduced the “Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act,” which would update
For Immediate Release: July 16, 2020 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA: This morning, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) released a final report evaluating sustainable alternatives to the neurodevelopmental toxicant pesticide chlorpyrifos. Following Governor Gavin Newsom’s announcement in May 2019 that the administration had decided to cancel
For Immediate Release: July 16, 2020 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA: What comes next after the ban of one of California’s most widely-used agricultural pesticides? Today the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) released recommendations from a workgroup convened by Governor Newsom last May to find alternatives to the
Washington, D.C. — Today, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released their official rules revising federal regulation of genetically engineered (GE) organisms. Under the new federal rules, USDA has significantly reduced its regulatory responsibility for GE organisms. Instead, industry developers will be able to “self-determine”