Friend,
The weed killer Roundup isn't worth the risk to our health or the environment.
Mounting research links Roundup exposure to cancer and other health problems. And according to a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study, the main active ingredient in Roundup -- glyphosate -- is likely to harm 93 percent of endangered species.[1]
But we have a chance to tell the EPA to ban this weed killer. The EPA is reviewing the weed killer's registration, and it's required to take input from the public.
Make a public comment today. Tell the EPA: Ban glyphosate unless or until it's proven safe.
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Roundup exposure is dangerous for our health. The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer has determined glyphosate is "probably carcinogenic."[2]
In lawsuits against the maker of Roundup, thousands of Americans have alleged that glyphosate has caused their cancer.[3]
One couple, Alva and Alberta Pilliod, used Roundup on their home garden for years, and they both got non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. In 2019, a jury ruled that the maker of Roundup was liable for the couple's cancer.[4]
But more than a year later, Roundup is still on store shelves across the country.
We have to prevent Roundup from harming our health and our environment. Add your name today to advocate for a ban on Roundup.
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With a new administration in office and an open public comment period on glyphosate, we have a chance to get the EPA to ban Roundup -- but we need your help.
We need to show the agency that there's widespread public support for a ban on this pesticide. The more supporters sign our public comment, the more leverage we gain to ban Roundup.
Will you take a few seconds to add your name to our public comment?
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Thank you,
Faye Park
President
1. Sam Bloch, "New EPA finding: Glyphosate harms 93 percent of endangered species," The Counter, December 2, 2020.
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2. International Agency for Research on Cancer, "IARC Monograph on Glyphosate," World Health Organization, March 1, 2016.
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3. Sam Levin and Carey Gillam, "'The world is against them': new era of cancer lawsuits threaten Monsanto," The Guardian, October 8, 2018.
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4. Sam Levin, "Monsanto must pay couple $2bn in largest verdict yet over cancer claims," The Guardian, May 13, 2019.
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