NRDC Sues EPA for Continuing to Allow Use of Toxic Weed Killer Glyphosate
By reapproving the use of this pesticide—putting both public health and the environment at risk—the Trump administration is, once again, ignoring the scienc...
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World’s Largest Producer of Toxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Ends Its Production
It’s a hard-won milestone in the decades-long battle against the chemical—but the fight for a federal ban wages on....
EPA Still Doesn’t Want to Ban Pesticide that Harms Kids
The agency continues to disregard the science that links chlorpyrifos to learning disabilities, developmental delays, lower IQ, and ADHD in children. ...
Senate Confirms Pro-Polluter Andrew Wheeler as EPA Chief
In his six months as the agency’s acting administrator, Wheeler has already shown that he’s unwilling to protect the environment and public health....
Final Farm Bill Keeps Environmental Safeguards Intact
Congressional negotiators managed to eliminate the worst of the proposed anti-environment provisions that threatened our food, water, and wildlife. ...
California Continues to Allow Harmful Pesticide
Despite studies that link chlorpyrifos to learning disabilities in children, the state has decided to keep spraying it on our foods. ...