For Immediate Release: July 5, 2018 Washington, DC – After months of pressure from PAN supporters and advocates nationwide, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt has resigned. Pruitt’s resignation is on the heels of heavily critiqued spending, ethics, and policy decisions — including the
For Immediate Release: June 21, 2018 Washington, DC – HR 2, the widely criticized House version of the 2018 Farm Bill, narrowly passed this afternoon (213-211), and food and farming advocates say it fails to invest in sustainable farming or rural and urban communities across
Washington, DC – Earlier today the U.S. Department of Justice confirmed the merger of Bayer and Monsanto, creating the world’s largest seed and pesticide corporation, despite selling off more than $9 billion in assets. Pesticide Action Network (PAN) North America and its regional counterparts across
For Immediate Release: April 25, 2018 On World Malaria Day Pesticide Action Network stands with communities in the Global South that are facing the scourge of malaria. The World Health Organization (WHO)’s latest figures on malaria incidence are very concerning. There were 226 million cases
For Immediate Release: April 13, 2018 Washington, DC – In response to the introduction of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway’s (R-TX) version of the 2018 Farm Bill, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (H.R. 2), PAN Senior Scientist Dr. Margaret Reeves,
For Immediate Release: April 12, 2018 Earlier today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) introduced the House of Representatives draft of the 2018 Farm Bill. While federal food and farming policy — and particularly the Farm Bill process — can seem complex and far-removed,
For release: April 4, 2018 Rome, Italy — The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is hosting the 2nd Global Symposium on Agroecology this week in Rome. Pesticide Action Network (PAN) International has 10 delegates from nine countries at the Rome meeting, with all five
For Immediate Release: October 13, 2017 Earlier today, EPA released new restrictions on the herbicide dicamba, after reaching an agreement with pesticide manufacturers Monsanto, BASF, and DuPont. The restricted use designation means that the label has certain use requirements and that only applicators with special
For Immediate Release: October 3, 2017 Earlier today, officials at the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) issued recommended Interim Mitigations for chlorpyrifos to the state’s County Agricultural Commissioners. The mitigations are intended to reduce exposure to chlorpyrifos while DPR’s revised draft risk assessment for