Dear friend,

Imagine a chemical so lethal that one sip can kill you. Now, imagine millions of pounds of it being sprayed on crops across the United States every year, threatening the lives of everyone who comes into contact with it.

This isn’t a nightmare – it’s a reality. The chemical is called paraquat, and despite bans in 68 countries and links to Parkinson’s disease, lung damage and cancer, it’s still widely used in the U.S. as a weedkiller.

Earlier this month we set the goal of getting 250 donors to support our Stop Pesticide Pollution campaign by August 31. With just 3 days left, we’re still 94 donors short.

We need you now. Will you step up and donate to EWG today, before our end-of-month deadline? Your support will help us highlight paraquat’s dangers and stop Big Ag from endangering our families.

From exposing toxic pesticides like paraquat to providing tools like our Guide to Sunscreens, our Dirty Dozen™ and Clean Fifteen™ lists, and our Tap Water Database, EWG is committed to protecting your health every day. But our work is at risk if we don’t meet our fundraising goals.

Can we count on you? Without your support, our critical research and advocacy could come to a screeching halt. With just 3 days left, please donate now to help us continue our fight.

The fact is, no one else is doing the difficult, time-consuming, intensive research required to test our food, water and personal care products to ensure they’re safe. And no one is standing up to Big Ag and other special interests quite like EWG.

And here’s the thing, friend: EWG doesn’t get funding from the government. Support from people like you makes up more than HALF our revenue. Simply put, we rely on you to keep our work alive.

Time is running out. Please make a donation today and help us hit this month’s goal. If you do, we’ll have what it takes to give you the information you need to keep your family healthy and safe.

Thanks for your generous support,

Casey Dumasius
Senior Digital Marketing Manager, EWG