by Alexis Luckey | Jul 19, 2017 | Blogs, Farmworkers
By Patricia Patterson, Policy Advocacy Intern In December of 2016, Gina McCarthy—the former administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA—delivered a letter to the current administration of the EPA, petitioning a delay in the...
by Alexis Luckey | Jun 26, 2017 | Farmworkers, NC Pesticide Board Meetings, News
Notes by Patricia Patterson, Policy Advocacy Intern, Toxic Free NC In attendance: Dr. Rick Langley (Chairman); Dr. Allen Scarborough (Vice Chairman); Dr. Colleen Hudak-Wise; Dr. Benson Kirkman; Mr. Don Rogers; Mr. Shawn Harding; Mr. Pat Jones (Substitute for the...
by Alexis Luckey | Jun 20, 2017 | Beekeepers, Blogs, Pollinators
By Patricia Patterson, Toxic Free NC Policy Advocacy Intern In July of 2015, among growing concern for pollinator populations and the need for growers and beekeepers to communicate more effectively about pesticide application, the North Carolina Department of...
by Alexis Luckey | Dec 21, 2016 | Farmworkers, News, Press Release
Contact: Lori Ann Burd, Center for Biological Diversity, (971) 717-6405, laburd@biologicaldiversity.org Jeannie Economos, Farmworker Association of Florida, (407) 886-5151, farmworkerassoc@aol.com Preston Peck, Toxic Free North Carolina, (919) 833-1123,...
by Alexis Luckey | Nov 30, 2016 | Blogs
By Preston Peck, Policy Advocate, Toxic Free NC Last month, I attended the first “Diálogos Internacionais sobre a Luta Contra os Agrotóxicos” (International Dialogue about the Fight Against Pesticides) in Guarerema, Brazil as one of four delegates from the United...
by Alexis Luckey | Sep 16, 2016 | Blogs
Zika and the insecticides being used to address the threat of spread, are of major concern for us at Toxic Free NC. The organophosphate insecticide widely used in South Florida and responsible for the recent bee kill in South Carolina is also toxic to humans. For...
