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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

Together, we achieved extraordinary wins for the earth and its people. Thank you.

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

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

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

Two million farmworkers are now more vulnerable to pesticide poisoning

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

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

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

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.

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.

Mayra Reiter is a senior research and policy analyst based in Washington, D.C.

Farmworkers from across the nation come to D.C. to secure safeguards from toxic pesticides

EPA proposal is a step in the right direction as farmworkers demand stronger rules now

Farmworker and environmental health advocates praise Senate for preserving pesticide rules