For Immediate Release: April 25, 2019 Contact: Mark Weller, Californians for Pesticide Reform, 831-325-1681, mark@pesticidereform.org On March 20, 2019, a research team from UCLA Law School released Governance on the ground: Evaluating the role of county agricultural commissioners in reducing toxic pesticide exposures. The report confirmed that
For Immediate Release: March 28, 2019 San Francisco, CA – In an historic ruling in a United States District Court in San Francisco, CA, a jury found the Monsanto corporation liable for a California man’s cancer caused in part by its herbicide, Roundup, on Wednesday,
For Immediate Release: 22 February 2019 Sacramento, CA — California State Senator Maria Elena Durazo has introduced Senate Bill 458, the “Protect Children from Brain-Damaging Chlorpyrifos Act of 2019” in the California legislature. This bill would prohibit the use of pesticide products that contain the
Iowa City, IA — Scientists from the U.S. Geological Service have published findings that two metabolites of a widely used neonicotinoid insecticide — desnitro-imidacloprid and imidacloprid-urea — have been found in drinking water. The findings are sparking public health concerns, as desnitro-imidacloprid is 319 times
For Immediate Release: 1 November 2018 Washington, DC – EPA announced its decision yesterday to continue its registration of Monsanto’s (now merged with Bayer) highly controversial dicamba-based herbicide, Xtendimax, which has damaged millions of acres of farmland over the past two seasons of use. The
Monsanto ordered to pay nearly $300 million for health damages For Immediate Release: August 10, 2018 San Francisco, CA – In an historic ruling in the San Francisco Superior Court, a jury found Monsanto corporation fully liable for health damages caused by its herbicide, Roundup.
For Immediate Release: August 9, 2018 Seattle, WA – In a decision released this morning, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals mandated that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must finalize its ban on the neurotoxic pesticide chlorpyrifos within 60 days. The judge determined that
Controversial insecticide already being banned in other states For Immediate Release: August 7, 2018 Minneapolis, MN – On August 7, researchers at the University of Minnesota released an installment of Crop News warning of increased levels of the pesticide chlorpyrifos detected in Minnesota waterways. Chlorpyrifos
Community groups will keep pushing RDO to fulfill promises For Immediate Release: August 3, 2018 St. Paul, MN – Last week, Minnesota’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that R.D. Offutt (RDO), one of the largest potato producers in the country, would have to undergo