Pesticides and You

Twenty Years of Action, Issues and Resources - on sale for only $5.00

This 20th anniversary issue of Pesticides and You captures the critical issues, struggles, regulatory and legal achievements, and dramatic marketplace changes of the last 20 years. For those working to stem the tide of pesticide poisoning and contamination or those new to the pesticide problem, this issue is a resource. The challenges of the last 20 years have laid the foundation for dramatic changes, now on the horizon, that will make hazardous pesticides the exception, not the rule - where health and safety and prevention will drive decision making. Order the 20th anniversary issue of PAY.

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Winter 2007-08 (download entire issue) (Vol. 27, #4)
- Letter from Washington: Danger at (Really) Low Dose
- Grounding out Grubs: Managing grubs with prevention and least-toxic strategies
- How Safe is Your Bait?: Pesticides may be labeled as "nonvolatile," but still release poisons into the air
- Facing Scientific Realities, Debunking the "Dose Makes the Poison" Myth: The big picture - linking pesticide science and health effects, by Warren Porter, Ph.D.

Fall 2007 (download entire issue) (Vol. 27, #3)
- Letter from Washington
- Compost is the Key to Successful Plant Management
- Pesticides and Pets: What you should know to keep your pets safe
- A Personal Story and the Change that Followed: Turning a poisoning incident into a precautionary policy, by Robina Suwol
- Replacing Poisons with Precaution in Pest Management: The vision driving the precautionary principle, by Debbie Raphael

Summer 2007 (download entire issue) (Vol. 27, #2)
- Ending Toxic Dependency: The State of IPM. State IPM laws allow broad dependency on toxic pesticides; four states call for pesticide reduction and alternatives
- Review: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (A book by Barbara Kingsolver, Stephen Hopp and Camille Kingsolver)

Spring 2007 (download entire issue) (Vol. 27, #1)
- Climate Change, Plant Biology and Public Health: Impacts of elevated temperature and carbon dioxide on agriculture and beyond by Lewis Ziska, Ph.D.
- The Organic Farming Response to Climate Change: One of the most powerful tools in fighting global warming sequesters atmospheric carbon, data suggests a new worldwide urgency for the transition from chemical to organic agriculture by Paul Hepperly, Ph.D.
- Fighting Fumigation: How two renters fought the fumigation of their townhome community by Ron & Anna Winship
- Nanotechnology’s Invisible Threat by Jennifer Sass, Ph.D.
- Review: The Omnivore’s Dilemma (A book by Michael Pollan)

Winter 2006-07 (download entire issue) (Vol. 26, #4)
- Silent Summer: Georgia community organizes against pesticide manufacturing waste by Cathy Strong
- Bed Bugs: Back with a Vengeance. Detection, prevention and least toxic control of bed bugs
- Fungi to the Rescue: Biopesticide derived from mold has promise as a greener method for eradicating unwanted insects by Paul Stamets
- The Future of Organics: Organic values, farmer enthusiasm, rural development and consumer leadership by George Siemon

Fall 2006 (download entire issue) (Vol. 26, #3)
- In Appreciation: John Bell Clark, 1937 - 2006: Stop dignifying the myth of pesticide benefits
- Beyond Pesticides Pays Tribute to Pesticide Reformers: Dragonfly Awards Honor Community-Based Activism, Scientific Inquiry and Protective Policy

Summer 2006 (download entire issue) (Vol. 26, #2)
- Rodents Teach Lesson of Failed Chemical Controls: City officials gather to learn new approaches to
rodent management less dependent on chemicals, more focused on habitat reduction
- Pesticides and Playing Fields: Are we unintentionally harming our children?
- Scotts Poisons the Wrong Family: A family that sought to avoid lawn chemicals had its yard mistakenly treated by Scotts Lawn Service By Robert H. Ryan
- Managing West Nile Virus Without Poisoning People: Communities choose safer, more effective
prevention approaches
- Sublethal Effects of Exposure to Cholinesterase-lnhibiting Pesticides: Humans and vertebrate wildlife By Katharine C. Parsons, Stephanie R. Schmidt, Gina Tarbill, Kelley R. Tucker

Spring 2006 (download entire issue) (Vol. 26, #1)
- School Lunches Go Organic: Science supports growing movement
- Local Mom Organizes for Organic School Lunches: An interview with Vanessa Ruddy, Olympia, Washington
- Beyond Pesticides 25th Anniversary Gala Honors Leaders
- Planting Deep Organic Roots: Town health code incorporates organic pest management By Pat Beckett
- Piperonyl Butoxide (PBO) ChemWatch Factsheet
- The Minnesota Honey Bee Battle: MN Supreme Court protects pollinators from pesticides

Winter 2005-2006 (download entire issue) (Vol. 25, #4)
- Open Letter to the Organic Community: On passage of changes to organic law and organic integrity
- In the Words of Arthur Harvey
- Pesticide Poisoning in a Normal Day: Victims tell experiences to stop practices that poison
- Taking Off the Blindfold: EPA ignores toxic exposures in risk assessment
- Threatened Waters: Turning the tide on pesticide contamination
- Spreading the Word, Not Chemicals: Door-hanger promotes safe solutions for lawn care
- 2,4-D Escapes Federal Axe… For Now: Two states and Canada pursue restrictions

Fall 2005 (download entire issue) (Vol. 25, #3)
- Ethics Vs. Law
- Commentary: EPA To Allow Human Testing with Pesticides
- Parents Approach School Health Staff Toxic Pesticide Free “For My Child’s Health”
- Groups Ask FDA To Ban Antibacterial Products Containing Triclosan
- Poisoning Our Pets: How a bug killer almost killed my dog By Sue Sturgis
- How To Manage Houseplant Pests
- Common Pesticide Poisons Homes

Summer 2005 (download entire issue) (Vol. 25, #2)
- Speaking Truth to Power
- Bates v. Dow Agrosciences Sanity restored in products liability law? by H. Bishop Dansby, Esq.
- Organic Land Care and the Development of National Standards
- Children and Lawn Chemicals Don’t Mix
- Asthma, Children and PesticidesWhat You Need to Know (Full Brochure Version)
- Court Weighs in on Organic IntegrityThe organic label gets a check up

Spring 2005 (download entire issue) (Vol. 25, Issue #1)
- National Movement Targets Lawn Care Poisons: Activists declare aesthetic use of pesticides unjustified
- National Coalition for Pesticide- Free Lawns Declaration
- The Gloves Are Off vs. Get A Grip: The greenwashing of the chemical lawn care industry
- ChemicalWATCH Factsheet: 2,4-D
- 8 Steps to a Toxic-Free Lawn
- The Coming Revolt: Charting a course to stop the use of poisons

Winter 2004-2005 (download entire issue) (Vol. 24, Issue #4)
- Letter From Washington: The Bush EPA: All Business, No Science
- Triclosan Update: More information and feedback on this common antibacterial agent
- The Safer Choice: How to avoid hazardous home, garden, community and food use pesticides (color booklet version)
- The Organic School Garden: Hands-on teaching of environmental health values

Fall 2004 (download entire issue) (Vol. 24, Issue #3)
- Letter from Washington: Four More Years, BP continues its grassroots action agenda
- Montana’s War on Weeds: Dow Chemical influences Forest Service shift to its herbicides
- The Ubiquitous Triclosan: A common anti-bacterial agent exposed
- Lessons of the West Nile Virus Response: After five years, what have we learned?
- Alliance for lnformed Mosquito Management Platform
- Five Steps to Stop the Spraying

Summer 2004 (download entire issue) (Vol. 24, Issue #2)
- Letter from Washington: Shame on our Government Leadership
- Wreaking Havoc with Life: Atrazine causes hermaphroditic frogs By Tyrone Hayes, PhD
- ChemWatch Factsheet: Atrazine
- Getting the Drift on Chemical Trespass
- State Lawn Pesticide Notification Laws

Spring 2004 (download entire issue) (Vol. 24, Issue #1)
- Letter From Washington: What's the Chemical Lawn Industry Up To?
- No Justice for Pesticide Victims
- Do Pesticides Affect Learning Behavior By Warren Porter, PhD
- Contaminated Without Consent By Sandra Steingraber, PhD
- A Crack in the Wood Preservatives Case

Winter 2003-04 (download entire issue) (Vol. 23, Issue #4)
- Letter From Washington: Sacred Cows to Mad Cows
- Healthy Hospitals (excerpts) - this piece is contains excerpts from the report Healthy Hospitals, which is available here in its Full Version.
- Synergy: The big unknowns of pesticide exposure
- Getting the Dirt on Good Soil By Hendrikus Schraven

Fall 2003 (download entire issue) (Vol. 23, Issue #3)
- Letter From Washington: Doing the Right Thing
- Oppression and Farmworker Health in a Global Economy By Baldemar Velasquez
- Voices for Pesticide Reform 2003
- Back to School Organizing for Safer Pest Management

Summer 2003 (download entire issue) (Vol. 23, Issue #2)
- Safer Schools: Achieving a healthy learning environment through integrated pest management - this piece is contains excerpts from the report Safer Schools, which is available here in its entirety.
- The Pesticide Link to Mad Cow Disease: The disease hits Canada. Is the U.S. next? By Mark Purdey
- Pests in the Pantry: Keys to moth management

Spring 2003 issue (download entire issue) (Vol. 23, Issue #1)
- Letter from Washington: Globalization, Democracy and Chemical Weapons
- The Truth About West Nile Virus: Bad information and fear lead to dangerous responses
- Ecological Pest Management: Embracing the organic approach to landscape management by Stephen J.Restmeyer
- The Fight for Fair (and Safe) Trade: A critique of international trade agreements ’ impact on health and the environment by Michelle Swenarchuk
- Factsheet: Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) Treated Wood
- When Mold Attacks: Strategies to prevent, detect and control mold in your home
- Resources: Studies Show Benefits of Eating Organic

Winter 2002-2003 issue (download entire issue) (Vol. 22, Issue #4)
- Letter from Washington: Change, Now! The case for suing EPA
- lnspect, Detect, Correct: Structural lntegrated Pest Management strategies at school by Jerry Jochim
- Pushing to End The Horror of Hazardous Wood Preservatives: Taking the case against toxic wood preservatives to court
- Arsenic and Old Spaces by Sandra Steingraber
- Bringing Lawsuits for Childhood Cancer by H. Bishop Dansby, Esquire
- Calling All Activists: How to start and run a local beyond pesticides organization
- Resource: A Review of The Culture of Make Believe

Fall 2002 issue (download entire issue) (Vol. 22, Issue #3)
- What Does the USDA Organic Seal Mean For You? A national organic standards fact sheet
- Are Schools Making the Grade? School districts nationwide adopt safer pest management policies
- The Emergency Pesticide Use Loophole: Little watched provision allows widespread unlabelled pesticide use

Summer 2002 issue (download entire issue) (Vol. 22, Issue #2)
- ChemicalWATCH Factsheet DEET
- Backyard Mosquito Management: Practices that do not poison you or the environment
- Managing Mosquitoes Without Poisoning People: What to do BEFORE pesticides or West Nile Virus get to your neighborhood
- Public Health Mosquito Management Strategy: Managing mosquitoes and insect-borne diseases with safety in mind

Spring 2002 issue (download entire issue) (Vol. 22, Issue #1)
- Pesticides Threaten Salmon by Pollyanna Lind
- Help Eliminate Dangerous Wood Preservatives
- The Schooling of State Pesticide Laws - 2002 Update
- Schools Save Money With lntegrated Pest Management
- Taking the Terror Out of Termites

Winter 2001-02 (download entire issue) (Vol. 21, Issue #4)
-- Schools Give Pesticides a Failing Grade
-- Good Riddance to Roaches: a guide to home cockroach management
-- How Pesticides and Chemicals Can Affect Children and Adults by Doris Rapp, M.D.
-- Economic and Ecological Costs of Weed Control: putting invasive species management in perspective by David Pimentel
-- Dead Weeds or Healthy Ecosystems: setting and achieving goals the ecological way by Tim Seastedt
-- Biological Control of Noxious Weeds: Using insects to manage invasive weeds by Tim Seastedt
-- Controlling Noxious Weeds with Goats: the natural choice that manages weeds and builds soil health by Lani Lamming

Fall 2001 (download entire issue) (Vol. 21, Issue #3)
-- Poison Playgrounds: An investigation into wood treated with CCA
-- CCA-Treated Lumber Poses Danger From Arsenic and Chromium
-- Beyond Picnics: controlling ants in your home
-- ChemicalWATCH Factsheet: Boric acid
-- Preparing for a Campaign: a framework for winning by Mary O’Brien

Summer 2001 (Vol. 21, Issue # 2)
-- 20th Anniversary Issue: only hardcopies available, see above.

Spring 2001 (download entire issue) (Vol. 21, Issue #1)
-- Weather and the West Nile Virus
-- Economic and Environmental lmpacts of lnvasive Species and Their Management by David Pimentel
-- Planning for Planting: how to plan your organic garden
-- ChemicalWATCH Factsheet: Glyphosate
-- Fluoride: The Hidden Poison in the National Organic Standards by Ellen and Paul Connett

Winter 2000-01 (download entire issue) (Vol. 20, Issue #4)
-- Pesticides Linked to Parkinson's Disease
-- Minimizing Mouse Madness: a guide to house mouse control
-- ChemicalWATCH Factsheet: Rodenticides
-- Ten Myths Behind Pesticide-Dependent Pest Management in Schools
-- ls Global Warming Harmful to Health? by Paul R. Epstein, MD

Fall 2000 (download entire issue) (Vol. 20, Issue #3)
-- Getting Nit Picky About Head Lice
-- ChemicalWATCH Factsheet: Lindane
-- ChemicalWATCH Factsheet: Synthetic Pyrethroids
-- Stop the Poisoning: excerpts from a Beyond Pesticides forum
-- A Framework for Environmental Thinking: a critical scientific look at the biotechnology industry by Barry Commoner

Summer 2000 (download entire issue) (Vol. 20, Issue #2)
-- Congress Wants to Weaken Children's Provision of Pesticide Law
-- Lawn Mowers and Leaf Piles: Fall is prime time for lawn care
-- Wood Preservatives Cause lllnesses
-- The Schooling of State Pesticide Laws - 2000 update (most recent version available on the Schools project page)

Spring 2000 (download entire issue) (Vol. 20, Issue #1)
-- Momentum to Protect Children from School Pesticide Use Catches Fire
-- Cultivating the Community: New York’s urban organic gardens
-- The LowDown on Dursban: provisions of the phase-out agreement & alternatives to using chlorpyrifos

Winter 1999-2000 (download entire issue) (Vol. 19, Issue #4)
-- An Open Letter to Public Officials on Mosquito-Borne Disease Control
-- Campaign to Stop Poison Poles
-- School Environment Protection Campaign: building the movement behind SEPA
-- Pesticides and Plastic Mulch: threatening the health of Maryland and Virginia’s Eastern Shore

Fall 1999 (download entire issue) (Vol. 19, Issue #3)
-- School Environment Protection Act introduced in the Senate and the House of Representatives by Senator Robert Torricelli, Senator Patty Murray and Philip Landrigan, MD
-- San Francisco's Pesticide Phase-Out: What happens after the law is passed? by Gregg Small and Deborah Raphael

Summer 1999 (download entire issue) (Vol. 19, Issue #2)
-- How to Report Pesticide Adverse Effects & Get Access to Reported Adverse Effects Information by James Handley
-- On Good Land: the autobiography of an urban farm by Michael Abelman
-- Salmon’s Trouble With Seattle
-- How Does Your Utility Company Rate?
-- Going Beyond Pesticides: Should we be taking back the term “Integrated Pest Management”? by Terry Shistar

Spring 1999 (download entire issue) (Vol. 19, Issue #1)
-- The Right Way to Vegetation Management
-- Chemicals Found to Affect Male Reproductive System in New Way
-- A Review of The Poisoning of Public Thoroughfares: how herbicides blight California’s roads

Winter 1998-99 (download entire issue) (Vol. 18, Issue #3 + #4)
-- The Building of State Indoor Pesticide Policies
-- The Dispossessed: living with multiple chemical sensitivities
-- The Schooling of State Pesticide Laws: a petition to the federal government and a response

Fall 1998 (download entire issue) (Vol. 18, Issue #2)
-- Report: The Schooling of State Pesticide Laws: a review of state laws regarding schools (most recent version available on the Schools project page)

Spring & Summer 1998 (download entire issue) (Vol. 18, Issue #1)
-- The Environmental Risks of Transgenic Crops: an agroecological assessment by Miguel A. Altieri
-- Toxic Warning Signals: how to avoid pesticide injury by Terry Shistar
-- Beyond Pesticides, getting the alternatives you need
-- The War on Weeds: why alternatives to herbicides should be used, on Earth Day and everyday
-- Pressure Building to Stop Implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act

Winter 1997-98 (download entire issue) (Vol. 17, Issue #4)
-- What Is It About the National Organic Program that Has Dan Glickman So Uptight? by Steve Sprinkel
-- Undermining Organic by Claire Cummings
-- Proposals That Violate the Law have Deep Roots
-- From Where We Stand: the views of farmers, consumers, environmentalists, scientists, and the chemically sensitive
-- Building a Public Record that Counts by Richard Lance Christie
-- Congressional Views on Proposed Rule
-- A Report from the Front Lines by Steve Sprinkel