John,

When weeds evolved to resist the herbicides farmers were using to protect their crops, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) renewed and expanded the use of highly toxic chemicals from the 1940s on farms.1

Ever since the EPA approved more extensive use of the herbicide called 2,4-D, this weedkiller has been decimating plants and threatening our health.2

Tell the EPA: Restrict the use of 2,4-D unless and until it's proven safe.

Growing our food shouldn't destroy our environment or threaten our health, but when we use herbicides that don't stay where they're sprayed, risk is inevitable.

Just like another notorious weedkiller, dicamba, 2,4-D is volatile. That means it remains in the air when it's sprayed over crops, and can be carried on the wind to settle over lawns, gardens, and wild spaces where it has no business going. 2,4-D can remain airborne for weeks and travel for miles.3

Researchers in Illinois found traces of pesticides in over 90% of the plant tissues they collected across the state. Pesticide damage has been discovered everywhere from nature preserves and school yards to orchards and private gardens.4

This dangerous, drifting chemical has no place in our food system. Take action today.

Research has linked 2,4-D with danger to human health as well.

Scientists found traces of 2,4-D in the bodies of all 150 pregnant women who participated in one study. That has frightening implications, because this chemical has been shown to interfere with the hormone system that regulates growth, fertility, and reproduction.5

Other research measured herbicide levels in the bodies of teens, and discovered that these chemicals may be linked to issues with cognitive function and attention.6

There are safer ways to grow our food. We don't need this toxic chemical in our lives.

Take action to tell the EPA to ban 2,4-D today.

Thank you,

Faye Park
President

1. Michael Hawthorne, "Illinois trees and plants suffering widespread damage from renewed use of decades-old weedkillers on farms, studies show," Chicago Tribune, August 4, 2024.
2. Michael Hawthorne, "Illinois trees and plants suffering widespread damage from renewed use of decades-old weedkillers on farms, studies show," Chicago Tribune, August 4, 2024.
3. Michael Hawthorne, "Illinois trees and plants suffering widespread damage from renewed use of decades-old weedkillers on farms, studies show," Chicago Tribune, August 4, 2024.
4. Michael Hawthorne, "Illinois trees and plants suffering widespread damage from renewed use of decades-old weedkillers on farms, studies show," Chicago Tribune, August 4, 2024.
5. Michael Hawthorne, "Illinois trees and plants suffering widespread damage from renewed use of decades-old weedkillers on farms, studies show," Chicago Tribune, August 4, 2024.
6. Tyler DeLong, "Herbicides Could Impact Brain Function in Teens," UC San Diego Today, May 1, 2024.

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