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BREAKING NEWS: Newly published secret documents show that the EU isn't following its own pesticide laws. This explosive evidence could help us win a legal challenge – and with our partners officially heading to court over the EU's decision to reapprove glyphosate, they need all the help they can get. John, can you rush a donation to stop glyphosate?
John, Bayer-Monsanto is thrilled. The EU has greenlit glyphosate for another decade – that’s 10 more years of the poison blanketing our planet. We have to do something – and fast. Here’s the plan: Our partners at Pesticide Action Network (PAN) are working around the clock to file a lawsuit against the European Commission, arguing it didn’t follow the law when granting the new license. They’ve come to us to quickly raise the funds to do it. Now if enough of us chip in, we can make this the biggest people-powered lawsuit in history! Will you join in to stop glyphosate poisoning our planet? Donate $3 Donate another amount Glyphosate is everywhere. It blankets our crops and contaminates our playgrounds – it’s so prevalent that NONE of us can escape it. In a study last year, the herbicide was found in a shocking 87% of children’s urine! We know just how dangerous this poison is. It has been linked to non-Hodgkin lymphoma. A new bombshell report just exposed that it’s harmful to adolescent brain function. Since it’s also an antibiotic, new research reveals it can affect the gut health of humans and other species, potentially leading to serious diseases. And it’s decimating our pollinators and soil health. PAN Europe’s lawsuit will argue that by renewing glyphosate’s license, the EU failed to take into account all the independent evidence showing how glyphosate could cause harm to the public or the environment. The scientific evidence can’t be ignored. It’s a case we know we can win, but we need your help to do it. Can you chip in to build the biggest people-powered glyphosate lawsuit ever? Donate $3 Donate another amount People-powered campaigns have triumphed against this poison in the past. And we can do it again – if our community comes together like never before.  Thanks for all that you do, More information: NGOs initiate legal challenge against EU glyphosate re-approval, Pesticide Action Network Europe, 25 January 2024 EU bends own pesticide rules, secret legal opinion finds, Politico, 24 January 2024 Brussels allows use of glyphosate across EU for 10 more years after member states fail to reach deal, Euronews, 16 November 2023
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