Dear NRDC Activist,
A federal court recently ordered the EPA to ban chlorpyrifos — a toxic
pesticide commonly sprayed on food crops that poses significant health
risks to pregnant women and children — unless the EPA can identify uses
that won't pose health risks.
But even after a recent bombshell report exposed how pesticide makers have
managed to infiltrate the EPA and poison America^1 through special
interest lobbying and congressional pressure — allowing their toxic
products to get "rubber stamped" by the agency — agro-industry lobbyists
are doubling down on their pressure to continue to put dollar signs over
our health.
Right now, they're trying to stop the EPA from banning this toxic
pesticide so they can continue to make a buck. So, we need to build up
immense grassroots pressure on the EPA to show the agency that millions of
people want toxic chlorpyrifos out of our food once and for all!
[ [link removed] ]Send
a letter to the EPA urging them to follow the court's order, put people's
health over industry profits, and immediately take steps to ban
chlorpyrifos.
Thank you for taking action. The chemical industry has weakened meaningful
regulations of toxic pesticides, leaving millions of people exposed to
dangerous levels of chemicals — [ [link removed] ]and with your help, we can put a stop
to it.
Sincerely,
Allison Johnson
Program Advocate, Healthy People and Thriving Communities, NRDC
P.S. Read our email below highlighting how long we've been fighting to end
the scourge of chlorpyrifos, and why we must secure this victory.
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^1 Sharon Lerner, [ [link removed] ]"How Pesticide Companies Corrupted the EPA", The
Intercept, June 30, 2021
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VICTORY: Court Orders the EPA to Ban the Toxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos —
Help Us Get These Dangerous Chemicals Out of Our Food for Good!
Chlorpyrifos is a toxic pesticide that is particularly harmful to
children. We must make sure the EPA follows through and permanently bans
the use of this potent neurotoxin.
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Dear NRDC Activist,
Big news! In response to a lawsuit brought by NRDC and our partners, a
federal court has ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) must ban chlorpyrifos — a toxic pesticide commonly sprayed on food
crops, including apples, oranges, and berries — unless the EPA can
identify uses that won't pose health risks.
This is a major victory for public health — especially for children.
For pregnant women and children, exposure to even low levels of
chlorpyrifos can lead to increased risk of learning disabilities,
including reductions in IQ, developmental delay, and behavioral problems.
And farmworkers and their families, who are predominantly Latino, face the
most exposure to this harmful chemical.
The EPA has delayed this ban for too long, and we need to keep up the
pressure to ensure that agricultural communities are protected — and that
kids can eat fruits and vegetables free of this neurotoxin.
[ [link removed] ]Urge
the EPA to heed the court's decision to immediately ban all uses of
chlorpyrifos, and get this potent neurotoxin out of our fields and food
for good!
[ [link removed] ]Tell the EPA: Get toxic chlorpyrifos out of our food!
There is no safe level of exposure to chlorpyrifos. Environmental health
experts know it ... states like California that have already banned this
pesticide, and others that are in the process of banning it — like Hawaii,
New York, and Maryland — know it ... and Corteva, the producer of
chlorpyrifos, knows it — which is why the company ceased making
chlorpyrifos last year.
And the EPA itself knows it — in 2016, the agency identified unsafe
chlorpyrifos residues in fruits, vegetables, and drinking water, and
called for cancellation on all allowable residues in food.
The ban was originally proposed under the Obama administration, but the
Trump administration illegally delayed putting it into effect, allowing
the continued use of this toxic pesticide even though they knew it was
damaging to human health. So NRDC and our partners filed a lawsuit against
the administration and won.
But this fight isn't over yet. Industrial growers, pesticide makers, and
chemical companies who benefited from Trump's illegal actions will try to
prevent or delay phasing out the use of chlorpyrifos for as long as
possible to bolster their profits at the expense of children's and
farmworkers' health.
We must put an end to the use of this dangerous pesticide now — by raising
a massive outcry that will drown out the industry groups fighting to
maintain the toxic status quo.
[ [link removed] ]There's no time to waste: Urge Biden's EPA to accept the court's
findings and immediately take steps to ban chlorpyrifos.
Thank you for standing with us.
Sincerely,
Miriam Rotkin-Ellman, MPH
Senior Scientist, Healthy People & Thriving Communities, NRDC
The mission of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is to
safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals, and the natural
systems on which all life depends.
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