Dear John,

The Trump Administration is attacking science and trying to make it harder to
study the damaging effects of pesticides.

The pesticide chlorpyrifos can harm children’s brains and can cause lifelong
health issues. People can be exposed simply by eating common foods. And it’s one
of the most toxic pesticides to bees.

Now, the EPA is trying to push through a new rule that would make it impossible
to use the best available science to regulate chlorpyrifos and other toxic
pesticides. This would make it even easier for the pesticide industry to poison
pollinators and our children. We need you to stop this rule before it becomes
final – will you tell the EPA to stop suppressing science?

Tell the EPA: Stop protecting the pesticide industry at the expense of children!
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The Trump Administration has been at war against the facts about toxic
pesticides for years. In 2018, it cut funding for all children’s environmental
health centers. One of these centers was directly responsible for showing how
badly chlorpyrifos damages children’s brains.

This proposed rule builds on these attacks on science. It would allow the EPA to
refuse to acknowledge peer-reviewed scientific studies unless researchers go
against the norms of science and reveal confidential information about the
participants. This rule is an attack on our privacy and health and could be used
to further censor information on toxic chemicals like chlorpyrifos.

Make no mistake: The EPA is not proposing this rule to help our communities and
environment. It’s looking for any excuse to line Big Polluters’ pockets and let
them continue poisoning our communities.

Fight Trump’s latest giveaway to Big Ag: Tell the EPA to put people over
corporate profits!
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The Trump Administration has been trying to gut our bedrock environmental
protections since day one. It’s repeatedly refused to ban pesticides like
bee-killing neonics and cancer-causing glyphosate. Now, it’s going after the
independent research showing the harm these toxic chemicals cause.

The EPA should not put the pesticide industry’s profits before public health. We
can’t let it attack our families, bees, and our planet. It’s up to you to stop
the EPA from suppressing science.

Send a message to the EPA: Tell the agency to stop suppressing science and to
protect our environment!
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Standing with you,
Kendra Klein,
Food and agriculture senior staff scientist,
Friends of the Earth

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