19
Jun
(Beyond Pesticides, June 19, 2009) Farmworker unions, support groups, and worker advocacy organizations today asked Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson to stop the pesticide poisoning of farmworker communities and uphold the Obama administration’s commitment to environmental justice. Citing a long EPA history of “inhumane neglect of toxic pesticide effects on farmworker community [...]
Posted in Announcements, chloropicrin, Dazomet, Disease/Health Effects, Environmental Justice, Farmworkers, Metam Sodium, methyl bromide, methyl isocyanate (MIC) | No Comments »
29
May
(Beyond Pesticides, May 29, 2008) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced May 27, 2009 modified safety measures for soil fumigant pesticides, falling short of safety advocate efforts to adopt more stringent use restrictions and chemical bans. The new regulations follow a July 10, 2008 proposed rule, which resulted from three years of deliberation. Safety advocates [...]
Posted in chloropicrin, Dazomet, Farmworkers, Idomethane, Metam Potassium, Metam Sodium, methyl bromide, Pesticide Drift, Pesticide Regulation | No Comments »
15
Jul
(Beyond Pesticides, July 15, 2008) After three years of deliberation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new rules for five highly toxic fumigant pesticides on July 10, 2008. Environmental health, community and farmworker groups say the rules, while substantially better than the past, still fall short of protecting people, workers and the environment. The [...]
Posted in Chemicals, chloropicrin, Dazomet, Disease/Health Effects, Environmental Justice, Metam Sodium, methyl bromide | 2 Comments »
