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document December 29, 2020

Rural & Migrant Ministry et al v EPA – TRO Decision

Plaintiffs move for a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) and a preliminary injunction enjoining a regulation of the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), scheduled to be implemented on December 29, 2020, from…
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
document December 18, 2020

Memo in Support of Proposed Order – AEZ Challenge

Rural & Migrant Ministry, Inc. et al v US EPA
document December 18, 2020

Proposed Order to Show Cause for Emergency Relief – AEZ Challenge

Rural & Migrant Ministry, Inc. et al v US EPA
document December 16, 2020

AEZ Complaint

Rural & Migrant Ministry et al. v US EPA, re: AEZ Rollbacks
Press Release October 30, 2020

EPA Guts Pesticide Spraying Safeguards for Farmworkers

Two million farmworkers are now more vulnerable to pesticide poisoning
Press Release October 30, 2020

EPA Elimina Reglas de Prevención de Envenenamiento de Pesticidas

Dos millones de trabajadores agrícolas son ahora más vulnerables envenenamientos
Annual National Farmworker Awareness Week is about the people who put food on our tables.
(Alejandro Dávila Fragoso / Earthjustice)
Article November 25, 2019

This Thanksgiving, Remember that Hands Grow Your Food

The people who grow our food deserve the same health protections that you and I enjoy. This Thanksgiving, you can take action to help them.
A farmworker harvesting tomatoes in a Southern California field.
(Dave Getzschman for Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory March 8, 2019

Farmworker and Pesticide Protections Saved

Farmworker and environmental health advocates praise Senate for preserving pesticide rules
Do you know where your Thanksgiving turkey came from?
(Jason Doiy / Getty Images)
Article November 16, 2018

A Just Way to Put Food on the Table

From banning toxic nerve agent pesticides to protecting our farmworkers, Earthjustice remains committed to remaking our food system into one that nourishes and sustains life for all of us.
document May 30, 2018

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…
The farmworkers who help bring fresh fruit and produce to your table aren’t protected by the safety standards most workers in the U.S. enjoy. Maria, a farmworker for more than two decades, stands in a California farm field. See Maria's story.
(Dave Getzschman for Earthjustice)
Press Release May 30, 2018

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
document April 17, 2018

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…
The farmworkers who help bring fresh fruit and produce to your table aren’t protected by the safety standards most workers in the U.S. enjoy. Maria, a farmworker for more than two decades, stands in a California farm field. See Maria's story.
(Dave Getzschman for Earthjustice)
Press Release April 9, 2018

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

Revisions to crucial pesticide protections could let minors work with pesticides, again
document April 2, 2018

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
La Semana de Concienciación Nacional para los Trabajadores Agrícolas trata de las personas que hacen posibles nuestros alimentos.
(Alejandro Dávila Fragoso / Earthjustice)
Article March 27, 2018

Esta semana, recuerda las manos que cosechan tu comida

Esta es la XIX Semana Nacional de Concienciación del Trabajador Agrícola. Durante esta semana, el país le rinde honor a los 2.5 millones de hombres y mujeres que trabajan la…
document March 21, 2018

Legal Document: Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California rules the Environmental Protection Agency illegally delayed implementation of key pesticide rules that in part prevent minors from working with…