Dear NRDC Supporter,

We just took the EPA to court — because the agency is failing to protect our health.

The Threat
For five years, the EPA has underestimated or ignored scientific evidence that widely used “neonic” pesticides can cause lasting neurological harm, all while these chemicals keep showing up in the foods families across America put on their tables every day.

Their inaction puts kids and communities at risk. NRDC is stepping in to stop it.

Neonics are the most commonly used class of insecticides in the world today. They’re driving the collapse of bees and other pollinators, and research shows they pose serious dangers to children’s developing brains.

Children are especially vulnerable. The impact can be long-lasting. Even permanent.

How We’re Responding
In 2020, NRDC petitioned the EPA to immediately revisit and revoke the unsafe levels of neonics allowed in our food supply. The law is clear: the EPA is required to ensure our food is safe — especially for children.

But the EPA refused to act. And instead of correcting course, the agency has stalled, delayed, and postponed that review ever since.

All while neonics continue to contaminate our food. All while pollinators continue to disappear. All while families are left in the dark.

We are done waiting.

NRDC has now filed suit to force the EPA to do its job: review the science, follow the law, and protect public health.

And that’s where you come in.

How You Can Help
Our members and supporters are the reason we can take on powerful agencies and administrations when they fail to protect the public. You help fund the lawyers, the scientists, the advocates, and the lasting pressure it takes to win.

Will you make a gift today to help ensure NRDC has the strength to see this case through to victory — and continue defending our health, our climate, and our environment wherever they’re under threat?

Thank you for standing with us in this fight. Your voice. Your advocacy. Your support. That is what makes NRDC a force to be reckoned with.

Sincerely,

Dan Raichel
Director, Pollinators and Pesticides, NRDC