by Alexis Luckey | Aug 24, 2018 | Blogs, Farmworkers, News, Pesticides
(Image: Earthjustice) It’s been almost 20 years since an epidemiological study of farmworkers in California began providing staggering evidence of detrimental health impacts for children exposed to organophosphate pesticides in utero. The project, still underway, has...
by Alexis Luckey | Aug 14, 2018 | Blogs, GenX
Today, the EPA will hold a public forum in Fayetteville to discuss GenX and other contaminants that have been found in the Cape Fear River. The EPA’s Regional Administrator, Trey Glenn, stated that this is an opportunity for community members and other stakeholders to...
by Alexis Luckey | Jun 29, 2018 | Neonicotinoids, News, Pesticides, Pollinators
Is there a “safe” level of chlorpyrifos residue on food for children? NO. Yesterday, US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand proposed an amendment to the Senate version of the Farm Bill that would prohibit public schools from serving fruits and vegetables that contain ANY...
by Alexis Luckey | Nov 22, 2017 | Beekeepers, NC Pesticide Board Meetings, Neonicotinoids, News
NC Pesticide Board Meeting Notes November 14, 2017 12:30 – 4:30 PM Governor James Martin Building NC State Fairgrounds In attendance: Dr. Allen Scarborough (Vice Chair and presiding); Dr. Colleen Hudak-Wise; Dr. Benson Kirkman; Mr. Shawn Harding; Mr. Don...
by Alexis Luckey | Aug 28, 2017 | Blogs, BPA
By Patricia Patterson, Policy Advocacy Intern The first time I learned about food stamps, I was six years old and starting the first grade in a new state. Our family, having just moved from Pennsylvania to North Carolina, was gradually becoming accustomed to the...
by Alexis Luckey | Jul 21, 2017 | Blogs, Farmworkers, Indigenous rights
By Patricia Patterson, Policy Advocacy Intern Just twenty minutes outside of Raleigh, North Carolina is a white house with blue shutters, blue doors. The exterior of the house is composed of an eroding material that seems to eat at itself from the inside out. I...
