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Roundup products are seen for sale at a store in San Rafael, California. (Josh Edelson / AFP via Getty Images)
From the Experts January 16, 2026

The Supreme Court Case That Could Let Pesticide Companies Off the Hook — Even When Their Products Make People Sick

The Justices will soon decide whether families, workers, and communities still have a path to justice when toxic products make them sick.
feature April 9, 2024

What You Need To Know About Chlorpyrifos

The neurotoxic pesticide harms children and the environment. There are no safe uses for chlorpyrifos.
feature August 4, 2021

Organophosphate Pesticides in the United States

Find out what foods have high residues of these pesticide, where they are used, and how we are exposed.
feature August 3, 2021

Naled in the United States: Harmful Health Effects and Widespread Use

Naled is one of the most dangerous, widely used organophosphate pesticides that still remain in use in the United States.
Press Release December 21, 2020

Groups Challenge EPA’s move to gut pesticide spraying safeguards

Two million farmworkers are now more vulnerable to pesticide poisoning
feature August 4, 2021

Dichlorvos in the United States: Harmful Health Effects and Widespread Use

Dichlorvos is one of the most dangerous, widely used organophosphate pesticides that still remain in use in the United States.
feature August 4, 2021

Dicrotophos in the United States: Harmful Health Effects and Widespread Use

Dicrotophos is one of the most dangerous, widely used organophosphate pesticides that still remain in use in the United States.
feature August 4, 2021

Tribufos in the United States: Harmful Health Effects and Widespread Use

Tribufos is one of the most dangerous, widely used organophosphate pesticides that still remain in use in the United States.
feature August 4, 2021

Chlorpyrifos in the United States: Harmful Health Effects and Widespread Use

Chlorpyrifos is one of the most dangerous, widely used organophosphate pesticides that still remain in use in the United States.
feature August 4, 2021

Bensulide in the United States: Harmful Health Effects and Widespread Use

Bensulide is one of the most dangerous, widely used organophosphate pesticides that still remain in use in the United States.
feature August 4, 2021

Malathion in the United States: Harmful Health Effects and Widespread Use

Malathion is one of the most dangerous, widely used organophosphate pesticides that still remain in use in the United States.
feature August 4, 2021

Diazinon in the United States: Harmful Health Effects and Widespread Use

Diazinon is one of the most dangerous, widely used organophosphate pesticides that still remain in use in the United States.
feature August 4, 2021

Phosmet in the United States: Harmful Health Effects and Widespread Use

Phosmet is one of the most dangerous, widely used organophosphate pesticides that still remain in use in the United States.
feature August 4, 2021

Dimethoate in the United States: Harmful Health Effects and Widespread Use

Dimethoate is one of the most dangerous, widely used organophosphate pesticides that still remain in use in the United States.
Acephate is currently used 25 states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 

Data is not available for Alaska, D.C., Hawaiʻi, and U.S. Territories. Data represents the most recent year available from USGS. <a href="https://earthjustice.org/feature/organophosphate-pesticides-united-states/acephate#define-state-usage">(More information.)</a> <a href="https://earthjustice.org/feature/organophosphate-pesticides-maps">See detailed maps of acephate usage</a> by state and county.
feature August 4, 2021

Acephate in the United States: Harmful Health Effects and Widespread Use

Acephate is one of the most dangerous, widely used organophosphate pesticides that still remain in use in the United States.
A farmworker harvesting strawberries in Salinas, about 20 miles from the Pajaro Valley. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Press Release October 12, 2022

Community Groups Urge Monterey Agricultural Commissioner to Stop Pesticide Spraying Near Public Schools

Environmental review must be conducted to ensure safety of children, farmworkers, and teachers
feature August 4, 2021

Ethoprophos in the United States: Harmful Health Effects and Widespread Use

Ethoprophos is one of the most dangerous, widely used organophosphate pesticides that still remain in use in the United States.
feature August 4, 2021

Chlorethoxyfos in the United States: Harmful Health Effects and Widespread Use

Chlorethoxyfos is one of the most dangerous, widely used organophosphate pesticides that still remain in use in the United States.