Protecting People From Pesticides

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May 30, 2018 | Legal Document

Legal Document: Farmworkers Sue Trump’s EPA for Illegally Shelving New Pesticide Training Materials

EPA acknowledges the updated training materials have been ready for more than a year, but is refusing to issue a notice in the Federal Register announcing their availability. Doing so would make the improved training mandatory for the industry.

May 30, 2018 | Press Release

Farmworkers Sue Trump’s EPA for Illegally Shelving New Pesticide Training Materials

Delaying pesticide training materials puts the health of workers and families at risk

May 30, 2018 | Press Release

Trabajadores agrícolas demandan a la EPA de Trump por ocultar nueva capacitación de pesticidas

Soterrar materiales de capacitación pone en riesgo a los trabajadores del campo y a sus familias

May 10, 2018 | Feature

Insider Briefing: Taking on Toxics

Earthjustice attorneys and policy staff discuss recent victories and the fights ahead to keep dangerous chemicals out of our homes and environment.

May 2, 2018 | Press Release

Hawai‘i Legislature Approves First-Of-Its-Kind Chlorpyrifos State Ban

Governor could sign bill into law in the coming days

April 18, 2018 | Press Release

Earthjustice Condemns Partisan Farm Bill

U.S. Rep. Conaway’s Farm Bill adds toxic, political riders that will harm our health, water, and land

April 17, 2018 | Legal Document

Legal Document: FOIA Lawsuit Demands Information About EPA’s Plan To Gut Pesticide Protections

Farmworker Justice and Earthjustice file a lawsuit to force the Environmental Protection Agency to turn over communications between EPA and interest groups related to the anticipated gutting of pesticide safeguards that protect farmworkers, families, and communities from toxic chemicals.

April 12, 2018 | Press Release

Environmentalists and Farmers Seek Court Decision Halting Use of Dow’s “Agent Orange” Pesticide

New filings reveal Enlist Duo unlawfully approved by Trump EPA, will harm endangered species and non-GMO crops

April 9, 2018 | Press Release

FOIA Lawsuit Demands Information About EPA’s Plan To Gut Pesticide Protections

Revisions to crucial pesticide protections could let minors work with pesticides, again

April 2, 2018 | Letter

Letter to EPA Administrator Pruitt on Agricultural Worker Protection Standard and Certification of Pesticide Applicators rule

The undersigned organizations urge the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to preserve the existing protections and to move forward with full implementation and enforcement

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