chlorpyrifos

Prenatal and early-life pesticide exposures associated with increased autism risk and severity

“As the authors conclude, “Our findings support the hypotheses that prenatal and infant pesticide exposures to these substances increase the risks for autism spectrum disorder, and exposures in infancy could contribute to risks for more severely impaired phenotypes with…intellectual disability.” This study is the largest of its kind to date. The co-authors end their paper …

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Gov. Newsom Announces Cancellation of Brain-harming Pesticide Chlorpyrifos

How many children were harmed for life in those 2 years? “A little more than two years after the Trump Administration reversed a proposed federal ban of the neurotoxic organophosphate pesticide chlorpyrifos, Governor Newsom today announced the commencement of cancellation proceedings in California, along with additional funding to help farmers transition to safer alternatives.”  Gov. …

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‘Finally!’: Court Orders EPA to Stop Stalling Potential Ban on Pesticide Tied to Brain Damage in Kids

“We’ll find out in three months if the Trump EPA remains under the tight control of the chemical agriculture industry, or if Administrator Wheeler will finally take his job seriously and ban this brain-damaging pesticide,” said Cook. “It’s deplorable that Wheeler has defied the court’s order for almost nine months, and it’s time for him …

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Trump’s latest interior secretary nominee threw out report on pesticides that threaten 1,200 species

“The findings were set to become public at the end of 2017. But then … they didn’t. Instead, Donald Trump inserted industry lobbyist David Bernhardt as deputy secretary of the interior. Bernhardt blocked the release of the information, announced new rules narrowing the means by which Fish and Wildlife could evaluate the data, and sent the whole study back …

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NRDC: CA Must Choose Public Health Over Brain-Harming Pesticide

“We know from testing performed in California that the levels of chlorpyrifos in pregnant women, children, air, water, and food put children at an increased risk of learning disabilities. With this bill, Californians have the opportunity to reject the Trump Administration’s protection of polluters—like Dow Chemical (producer of chlorpyrifos)—and show true leadership in children’s and …

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Help make schools safe in California, an opportunity to support our most vulnerable and our future

URGENT SIGN ONs (WED, 3/27 DEADLINE) -> 1) Ban Brain-harming Chlorpyrifos & 2) Support Organic Food in CA Schools! Please join Californians for Pesticide Reform    Sign on in support of two  hugely important    pesticide-related bills  in the California legislature:   Deadline: 5pm, Wed, March 27 The first is SB 458 (Durazo) that would ban the use of …

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