Protecting People From Pesticides

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October 15, 2015 | Feature

Harvesting Change

Speaking from the fields and in Washington, D.C., farmworkers brought their stories directly to policy makers. Their goal: to connect policy set in our nation's capital with the reality of life on the frontlines of our nation's agriculture system.

October 2, 2015 | Article

Updated Standard Brings Better Protections For Our Farmworkers

What’s good and why in the updated Agriculture Worker Protection Standard announced this week.

September 29, 2015 | Press Release: Victory

Mejoras en Protecciones Federales Para los Trabajadores Son Recibidas con Satisfacción por Diversos Grupos

Defensores de los campesinos, de los obreros y de la salud ambiental aplauden a la EPA por protecciones largamente esperadas

September 29, 2015 | Press Release

Earthjustice Welcomes Peter Lehner To Lead New Food and Agriculture Program

Former NRDC Executive Director Joins Earthjustice to lead sustainable food advocacy

September 28, 2015 | Press Release: Victory

Strengthened Federal Worker Protection Standards Welcomed by Groups

Farmworker, labor, and environmental health advocates praise EPA for much needed protections

September 21, 2015 | Video

Mindful Vineyards

Two million farmworkers grow and harvest our food each day, often working in fields sprayed with pesticides. Former farmworker Amelia Moran Ceja shows how stewarding the land and your workers can be good for business.

August 10, 2015 | Press Release

Federal Court Demands Decision on Toxic Pesticide

Court cites EPA’s own findings on health dangers of chlorpyrifos to push agency to act

August 10, 2015 | Legal Document

Decision: Chlorpyrifos Unreasonable Delay

9th Circuit Court of Appeals orders EPA to issue final response to petition by Oct. 31, 2015

August 7, 2015 | Article

Broken System: The Current State of Pesticides Regulations in 30 Minutes

Managing attorney Patti Goldman discusses how we got in the poisonous pesticide mess and what Earthjustice has been doing to correct it over the past decade.

July 2, 2015 | Article

From Potato Salad to English Peas: Honoring Farmworkers This Independence Day

This 4th of July we are thankful for the farmworkers who have worked to provide us with the food we eat at our picnics and parades.

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