by Veronica Aguilar | Feb 5, 2019 | Neonicotinoids, Pesticides, Press Release
***Press Release *** New Study: Harmful pesticides found in food made and sold by Kroger, Walmart, Costco and Albertsons Contacts: Demarcus Andrews, Policy Advocate, demarcus@box2219.temp.domains. Veronica Aguilar, Community Mobilizer, veronica@box2219.temp.domains....
by Alexis Luckey | Feb 1, 2019 | NC Pesticide Board Meetings, Pesticides
By Demarcus Andrews, Policy Advocate The NC Pesticide Board met on January 8, 2019. The first part of the meeting focused on whether or not Allen Scarborough (a representative of the agricultural chemical industry) posed a potential “conflict of interest.” It was...
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 | 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...
