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Press Release August 4, 2021

EPA Can’t Justify Keeping Chlorpyrifos on Food

New report shows pervasive neurotoxic pesticide impacts millions in the United States

Press Release: Victory August 18, 2021

EPA to Ban Chlorpyrifos, Finally

Children and farmworkers secure long-awaited protections

Press Release: Victory July 22, 2021

New York Bans Brain-damaging Pesticide Chlorpyrifos

The new state regulation safeguards children, farmworkers, and communities, additionally protects pollinators and our environment

More than half of all apples in the U.S. are sprayed with chlorpyrifos, a pesticide considered too toxic for residential use. Yet, the substance can still be used in our food.
(Lance Cheung / USDA)
Press Release: Victory April 29, 2021

Court Bans Pesticide Linked to Developmental Harm in Children

9th Circuit rules that EPA violated the law by allowing continued use of chlorpyrifos

Press Release August 7, 2019

Over 80 groups urge Gov. Cuomo to sign Senate bill S5343 and ban brain-damaging pesticide chlorpyrifos

The legislation will protect children and farmworkers in New York, as Trump’s EPA refuses to act

More than half of all apples in the U.S. are sprayed with chlorpyrifos, a pesticide considered too toxic for residential use.
(Lance Cheung / USDA)
Press Release September 22, 2020

EPA Ignores Evidence Chlorpyrifos Causes Permanent Damage To Children’s Brains

Agency fudges the numbers to keep chlorpyrifos in our food

Press Release March 5, 2021

Over 100 Organizations Urge Biden to Ban Chlorpyrifos

Advocates say the proven brain-harming pesticide has no place on food (or anywhere else)

Press Release August 6, 2019

Groups Sue Trump’s EPA For Refusing To Ban Brain-Damaging Pesticide

Chlorpyrifos is linked to learning and intellectual disabilities in children

Organophosphates are acutely toxic and associated with neurodevelopmental harms in children
(Austin Valley / CC BY 2.0)
Press Release July 9, 2018

Groups Make Final Push in Court to Ban Pesticide Linked to Brain Damage

EPA must take immediate action to ban chlorpyrifos

Under the Obama administration, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concluded that chlorpyrifos does not meet the legal safety standard and proposed a federal ban. The Trump administration killed the proposed rule in March 2017.
(Getty Images)
Press Release December 9, 2019

Children’s Health and Environmental Advocates Call on Governor Cuomo to Sign Legislation Banning Chlorpyrifos

New York State American Academy of Pediatrics, Learning Disabilities Association of New York, Human Rights Watch, and others urge Governor to take action

Under the Obama administration, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concluded that chlorpyrifos does not meet the legal safety standard and proposed a federal ban. The Trump administration killed the proposed rule in March 2017.
(Getty Images)
Press Release February 6, 2020

Largest Chlorpyrifos Producer to Stop Selling the Brain-damaging Pesticide

Yet the Trump administration still refuses a ban

Organophosphates are acutely toxic and associated with neurodevelopmental harms in children
(Austin Valley / CC BY 2.0)
Press Release February 6, 2019

Wheeler’s EPA Keeps Brain-Damaging Chlorpyrifos In Food, For Now

Court rules to rehear chlorpyrifos case

Third-grade teacher Oscar Ramos believes pesticide exposure is causing a spike in learning disorders among his students.
(Martin do Nascimento / Earthjustice)
Article March 22, 2019

As EPA Drags Feet on Toxic Pesticide Ban, Parents and Teachers Take Action

As we take the EPA to court to force it to ban chlorpyrifos, communities are organizing to protect their kids.

Chlorpyrifos is one of most widely-used pesticides in the U.S. and is responsible for a large percentage of pesticide poisonings reported.
(Pgiam / iStockphoto)
Press Release January 5, 2016

More than 80,000 People Urge EPA to Ban Dangerous Pesticide Chlorpyrifos

Doctors, scientists, farmers, farmworkers and others from across the country ask for long overdue ban of neurotoxic agricultural chemical

Press Release: Victory August 9, 2018

Court Slams EPA Failure To Protect Children And Farmworkers From Toxic Pesticide

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered to ban chlorpyrifos within 60 days

Organophosphates are acutely toxic and associated with neurodevelopmental harms in children
(Austin Valley / CC BY 2.0)
Press Release April 27, 2019

With a Ban Bill on the Table, California Agency to Evaluate Cancellation of Chlorpyrifos

As cancellation unfolds, nerve agent pesticide use will continue

Press Release December 4, 2020

EPA Fumbles New Restrictions on Pesticide Linked to Brain Damage

Children, the most at-risk population, will continue to be exposed to unsafe levels of chlorpyrifos

Organophosphates are acutely toxic and associated with neurodevelopmental harms in children
(Austin Valley / CC BY 2.0)
Press Release July 18, 2019

Trump’s EPA Keeps Brain-damaging Pesticide in Fruits and Vegetables

Chlorpyrifos is linked to learning disabilities in children and unsafe to farmworkers