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Court orders EPA to ban chlorpyrifos!

Last week our allies achieved a big win for Americans’ health! A federal court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to move forward with a ban on chlorpyrifos—a toxic pesticide known to harm children’s brains that is used on many different crops, including nuts, apples and berries—within 60 days.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: chlorpyrifos, earthjustice, EPA, food, Learning Disabilities Association of America, NRDC, pesticide action network north america, pesticides, Trump administration

Tens of Thousands Call on President Obama to Protect Americans from Cancer-Causing Chemicals

American Nurses Association, Breast Cancer Fund, League of Conservation Voters, Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network and Other Groups to Deliver Petition to White House with Over 70,000 Signatures

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: American Nurses Association, Andy Igrejas, bladder cancer advocacy network, breast cancer, Breast Cancer Fund, cancer, council on environmental quality, hazardous chemicals, health care with harm, League of Conservation Voters, Momsrising, Obama, PANNA, pesticide action network north america, presidential cancer panel, safer chemicals, toxic chemicals, TSCA, TSCA reform

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