Dear John,
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Use your voice to demand Congress ban neurotoxic pesticide chlorpyrifos and put people over the profits of polluters.
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The EPA is allowing Dow to poison bees, people, and our planet by allowing the use of a brain-damaging pesticide.
Chlorpyrifos is the second most toxic pesticide to bees. Even tiny amounts can hinder the development of children’s brains. Farmworkers -- some of our most essential workers -- and their families are regularly exposed to this toxic chemical, putting them at increased risk of dizziness, vomiting, convulsion, attention disorders, lung cancer, and other neurological issues.
The good news: Congress is considering a bill to ban chlorpyrifos. This is a key step to protect people and pollinators. But your Representative won’t act without hearing from you, John!
Demand Congress ban chlorpyrifos: Protect bees, people, and our planet from toxic pesticides!
Chlorpyrifos is extremely toxic. It has been linked to reduced IQ, loss of memory, and autism. Yet EPA scientists have found children are routinely exposed to unsafe levels through food and water alone.
Back in 2015, EPA scientists said that there are virtually no safe uses of chlorpyrifos -- but it’s still widely used in agriculture. This puts farmers, farmworkers, and rural communities at heightened risk of being poisoned by chlorpyrifos. In fact, a single exposure led 50 farmworkers on one farm to become sick from this toxic chemical. Workers on neighboring properties also ended up in the hospital over the following days.
Congress must step in to protect farmworkers and their local communities.
Protect farmworkers and our children: Tell Congress to ban the brain-damaging pesticide chlorpyrifos now!
Chlorpyrifos not only harms people -- it is also linked to bee decline. Last winter, beekeepers experienced 40% colony loss and we saw the highest summer bee losses ever.
Additionally, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found that chlorpyrifos threatens more than 1,200 endangered species -- including the kit fox and seaside sparrow.
Some of our elected officials are starting to wake up to the need to ban chlorpyrifos. Maryland, Hawai’i, California, and New York have banned this toxic nerve agent. They took the steps to put public health and the environment over the profits of Dow Chemical. Now, Congress should step up and protect EVERYONE from chlorpyrifos.
Don’t let pesticide corporations get away with killing bees and poisoning our communities.
30,000 signatures still needed: Tell your Representative to ban Dow’s bee-killing pesticide!
Standing with you,
Jason Davidson,
Food and agriculture campaigner,
Friends of the Earth
