Jun 4, 2020
Federal Court Holds Monsanto's Dicamba Pesticide Unlawful, Citing Unprecedented Drift Damage to Millions of Acres
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...
May 8, 2020
“Every home is a school”: State orders counties to protect children learning at home from pesticide exposure
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...
Apr 28, 2020
Walz Executive Order Puts Communities At Risk
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...
Mar 23, 2020
Groups Sue EPA Over Another Approval of Glyphosate, Citing Dangers to Humans, Bees and Butterflies
March 23, 2020, SAN FRANCISCO – The Natural Resources Defense Council and Pesticide Action Network North America on Friday, March 20 filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection...
Dec 20, 2019
Citizen Groups and State Reach Agreement to Address Ongoing Contamination of Kauaʻi’s Shores
State Commits to Robust Water Quality Monitoring Program to Inform Forthcoming Clean Water Act Permit FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 18, 2019 Honolulu, HI — Community groups Na Kia‘i Kai,...
Dec 6, 2019
A victory for future generations: European governments ban brain-harming pesticides chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl
December 6, 2019, Brussels – Representatives from the European Member States in the EU Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCOPAFF) today voted to ban the neurotoxic pesticides chlorpyrifos...
Oct 22, 2019
Agreement Forces EPA to Assess Harms to Protected Species From Eight Pesticides
For Immediate Release: October 22, 2019 SAN FRANCISCO — A federal district court entered an order today that commits the Environmental Protection Agency to assess the risks that eight of the nation’s...
Oct 17, 2019
California mulls new rules for cancer-causing pesticide 1,3 D or Telone
For Immediate Release: October 17, 2019 On heels of chlorpyrifos ban, public health and farmworker advocates call for restrictions on widely-used drift-prone fumigant Sacramento: Dozens of residents...
Oct 9, 2019
California announces end for brain-harming pesticide
Chlorpyrifos use will be banned in December 2020 For Immediate Release: October 9, 2019 Sacramento: In a historic win for public health, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) today...
Oct 8, 2019
U.N. expert committee recommends global elimination of toxic chemical harming health of firefighters
For Immediate Release—October 4, 2019 (Rome, Italy) An U.N. expert committee decided unanimously to recommend a complete global elimination for another toxic fluorinated “forever chemical.”...