Exposure to DCPA, or Dacthal, is linked to serious health risks in pregnant farmworkers and developing babies

Regulators are failing to protect children from repeat exposure to the most dangerous pesticides

Earthjustice urges the Senate to hold the industry accountable and ensure consumer and worker safety at all levels of our food supply chain

The neurotoxic pesticide harms children and the environment. There are no safe uses for chlorpyrifos.

Farmworkers from across the nation to meet with Congress to demand basic protections from exposure to hazardous pesticides

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

Advocates praise bill introduction in Congress and urge EPA for a full ban

Two million farmworkers are now more vulnerable to pesticide poisoning

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

At least 58 countries have banned paraquat, a highly toxic herbicide, because of its severe health harms

Decision ignores established science and puts children and farmworkers at risk

Acephate has been linked to low IQ, attention deficit disorders, and autism 

Advocates from across the country urge EPA to swiftly ban chlorpyrifos citing unacceptable risks to farmworkers and their families

Paraquat damages farmworkers’ respiratory system, their kidneys, and their eyes. Help us urge the EPA to ban it.

Leaders call for strong standards to protect vulnerable workers from toxic exposure

It’s National Farmworker Awareness Week, and people from all walks of life are taking action. They’re speaking up for their families and communities, advocating for stronger protections and redesigning agricultural practices to eliminate pesticides.

Weeks after EPA’s emergency suspension, American Vanguard will no longer produce or distribute products containing the harmful pesticide.

18-year-old Selena Zelaya of Mount Dora, FL, was one of about a dozen farmworker advocates who traveled to D.C. to lobby for farmworker protections against harmful pesticides. Selena’s mother and father are farmworkers and from a young age she began advocating on behalf of them and others. Selena shares why she is so committed to the fight for farmworker protections.