Dear EPA: Enough already!

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Published on Wednesday, 09 December 2015 06:45

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r1 ... Let’s get a full chlorpyrifos ban to the finish line.

Dear Paov,

It took more than 10 years of lawsuits and advocacy pressure, but the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced plans to halt almost all uses of the brain-harming pesticide chlorpyrifos.

This is a huge, long overdue win — and now it’s time to bring a full ban to the finish line.

Tell EPA that ALL communities deserve protection! The agency’s current proposal won’t protect children or workers in communities where chlorpyrifos is used on non-food crops like alfalfa and cotton. Applications on fields where genetically engineered seeds are being produced and tested in Hawai'i, California and other states would continue as well. This isn’t right.

Before the public comment period closes on January 5, tell EPA to take chlorpyrifos completely off the market — for good.

There’s no doubt that this chemical is a problem. Just last week, a new study showed that children exposed to pesticides like chlorpyrifos have lung function comparable to kids breathing second-hand cigarette smoke.

And strong, extensive science links chlorpyrifos to serious neurological harm for children, including reduced IQ, loss of working memory and developmental delays.

Join us today in urging EPA to ban ALL uses of chlorpyrifos. The science is crystal clear and action is long overdue.

We know that Dow AgroSciences — which manufactures the millions of pounds of chlorpyrifos sprayed on agricultural fields every year — will do everything in its power to stop or weaken a national ban.

Tell EPA to stand up to the pesticide industry! It’s time to get chlorpyrifos banned, once and for all.

Thank you for speaking up!

r2