Anonymous,

If Roundup was truly safe, why would Monsanto need to secretly fund studies to claim that the weed killer should stay on store shelves?1

We need to trust the facts, not studies that Monsanto bought. And the fact is that glyphosate, Roundup's main active ingredient, is a probable human carcinogen.2 It's bad for our health and our planet.

We believe Monsanto is poisoning the planet with Roundup. Want to help us stop it?

This Earth Day, support U.S. PIRG's campaign to ban Roundup unless and until it's proven safe, and all of our other work.

Even if you don't use Roundup at home, traces of the weed killer are still common in neighborhoods across the country -- and even in our food and drink.

In the U.S. alone, we spray millions of pounds of glyphosate on playgrounds, public parks, school grounds and gardens every year.3 Our world is so soaked in the chemical that we're finding it in everything from children's cereal, to ice cream, to beer and wine.4

So how do we stop it? U.S. PIRG has a plan.

• Our national network is built for the job: Our staff helps coordinate local, city and state action -- and we share decades of experience of working to protect public health from toxic threats.
• We're spreading the word: Before widespread stay-at-home orders, our network went door-to-door in 16 states to have conversations with the public about glyphosate and build the support we need to win.
• We're doing the research: We've partnered with U.S. PIRG Education Fund to research and expose the risks of Roundup -- research that's more important than ever now that we know Monsanto has been willing to manipulate the truth to keep its product on store shelves.

We've set a $25,000 Earth Day goal to help keep all of our work going strong -- and we're counting on your support, Anonymous.

Monsanto isn't listening to the World Health Organization.5 It isn't taking its product off store shelves, or even labeling it as dangerous, despite the rulings against it in major court cases, where juries have found Roundup to be a contributing factor in people's cancer diagnoses.6,7,8

Even as countries across the world take action to restrict or ban its product, the company still wants us to keep using Roundup.

That's why U.S. PIRG is committed to being the champion the public needs. We're leading the charge to get this toxic chemical out of our homes and communities unless and until it's proven safe.

But all of our work is fueled entirely by supporters like you -- we don't take a cent from governments or corporations. Help us meet our $25,000 Earth Day goal before the deadline tomorrow, April 22, at midnight.

Thank you,

Faye Park
President

1. Damian Carrington, "Revealed: Monsanto's secret funding for weedkiller studies," The Guardian, March 12, 2020.
2. "IARC Monograph on Glyphosate," International Agency for Research on Cancer, last accessed March 17, 2020.
3. Charles Benbrook, "Trends in glyphosate herbicide use in the United States and globally," Environmental Sciences Europe, February 2, 2016.
4. Kara Cook, "Glyphosate pesticide in beer and wine," U.S. PIRG Education Fund, February 2019.
5. "IARC Monograph on Glyphosate," International Agency for Research on Cancer, last accessed March 17, 2020.
6. Holly Yan, "Jurors Give $289 Million To A Man They Say Got Cancer From Monsanto's Roundup Weedkiller," CNN, August 11, 2018.
7. Emily Sullivan, "Groundskeeper Accepts Reduced $78 Million Award In Monsanto Cancer Suit," NPR, November 1, 2018.
8. Jonathan Saltzman, "Amid lawsuits, Bayer mounts campaign to defend weedkiller," Boston Globe, December 10, 2019.

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