DAILY NEWS BLOG
Flooding Transports Pesticides from Streams to Soil and Plants, Threatens Terrestrial Food Webs
October 22, 2024
Delay in Farm Bill Passage Undermines Advocates Call for Universal Adoption of Stronger Organic Standards
October 21, 2024
Beyond Pesticides Announces 41st National Forum, Imperatives for a Sustainable Future, Starting Oct 30!
October 18, 2024
PFAS Contaminated Plastic Containers Focus of EPA Public Comment Period through November 29
October 17, 2024
TAKE ACTION
Vital Organic Programs Will Lapse Without Farm Bill Extended
Tell Congress to ensure that organic programs, and their funding, do not lapse this fall.
Tell EPA To Support Indigenous Agriculture and Landcare
Tell EPA to begin meaningful dialogue with tribes to learn how pesticide use can be avoided by adopting indigenous practices. Tell Congress when needs can be met without using pesticides, such use causes “unreasonable adverse effects on the environment.”
Children’s Health—Eliminate Use of Antibiotics as Pesticides
Tell the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Congress to save antibiotics for important medical uses and eliminate use as pesticides.
Ban Paraquat with the Same Criteria EPA Used for Dacthal Ban
EPA must apply the standard of the Dacthal decision to paraquat and issue an emergency suspension and prohibit use of existing stocks.
