Protecting People From Pesticides

March 25, 2016 | Video

Growing Change

They told Jim Cochran no one cared about healthy food and healthy workers. He decided to prove them wrong. This is his story.

March 11, 2016 | Letter

Letter to EPA Administrator Cynthia Giles

On January 20, 2016, fieldworker employees of Syngenta Seeds, Inc. were exposed to pesticides and taken to Kaua‘i Veterans Memorial Hospital. Earthjustice, Farmworker Justice, Pesticide
Action Network, Hawai‘i Alliance for Progressive Action, Hawai‘i SEED, Farmworker
Association of Florida, and The MOM Hui are reporting the incident to your office and, for the
reasons discussed below, ask that you ensure the incident is fully and properly investigated and that appropriate enforcement action is taken. We also ask that EPA consider this additional on the‐ground evidence as it moves forward with regulatory action on chlorpyrifos.

March 11, 2016 | Press Release

EPA Asked to Investigate Pesticide Poisonings

Groups cite lack of confidence in Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture

February 23, 2016 | Press Release

Más de 75,000 Personas Exigen a la EPA que Prohíba Siete Peligrosos Pesticidas Neurotóxicos

Tipo de pesticidas pone a trabajadores agrícolas en riesgo y causa daño al desarrollo neuronal de niños que habitan cerca de los campos donde se aplican y envenenan a comunidades vecinas

February 23, 2016 | Press Release

More than 75,000 People Urge EPA to Ban Seven Dangerous Neurotoxic Pesticides

Class of pesticides puts farmworkers at risk and causes neurodevelopmental harm to children near agricultural fields where spraying occurs, poisons surrounding communities

February 10, 2016 | Crónica

De La Granja A La Mesa

Juan Fernando Rodriguez Tellez viajó a Hill a convencer a los reguladores de la EPA para que protejan a los trabajadores agrícolas de los pesticidas. Esta es su historia.

February 10, 2016 | Feature