SIGN THE PETITION: Ban dangerous pesticide chlorpyrifos now!

Permanent brain damage to children. Massive bee deaths. Poisoned farmworkers hospitalized. Irreparable harm to our food system. Public health endangerment. These are the kinds of threats that HIGHLY TOXIC chlorpyrifos can cause.

The EPA was right to ban this dangerous pesticide in 2021. But a recent federal court decision has since OVERTURNED this critical ban — meaning this toxic chemical could soon be ending up in our food and putting our families at risk!

We urgently need 3,207 more grassroots activists like you to speak up by 11:59 P.M. TONIGHT if we’re going to apply enough public pressure. Your support today will have a direct impact on keeping this brain-damaging toxic pesticide off the market. Can we count on you to take action by adding your name below right now?

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Dear EPA,

I am writing to urge you to immediately reinstate the ban on chlorpyrifos that the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned. Exposure to chlorpyrifos is linked to increased risk of a range of serious health problems including autism spectrum disorder, attention disorders, and reduced IQ and working memory in children.

Chlorpyrifos has been banned in the European Union and Canada, and prior to the federal ban, it was banned in several states — California, New York, Maryland, and Hawaii. Corteva, the primary manufacturer of the chemical, discontinued production of chlorpyrifos in 2020.

The EPA’s own scientific review determined that:

- Food exposures exceed safe levels, with children ages 1-2 exposed to levels of chlorpyrifos that are 140 times what the EPA deems safe.

- There is no safe level of chlorpyrifos in drinking water.

- Chlorpyrifos is found at unsafe levels in the air at schools and homes in rural communities.

- Workers who mix and apply chlorpyrifos are exposed to unsafe levels, even with maximum personal protective equipment and engineering controls.

- There are effective alternatives for pest management that are less toxic for children, farmworkers, and rural communities.

Chlorpyrifos is also linked to harm to pollinators. It is highly and acutely toxic to bees, and even low levels of exposure can impact honeybees’ learning and memory, which may threaten their survival.

Please follow the science and re-instate a ban on chlorpyrifos.

Sincerely,

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