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Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network @pesticideaction.bsky.social · 2d

"Several hundred state and local laws could be nullified if the new federal legislation becomes law, according to Humane World for Animals. The USDA estimates that about 27% of US pork producers are now Prop 12-compliant. "

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Farmers fight federal efforts to block states from promoting humane animal agriculture

A coalition of family farmers and meat companies gathered in the nation’s capital this week to fight federal efforts aimed at blocking state laws that promote humane, crate-free treatment of livestock.

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Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network @pesticideaction.bsky.social · 3d

"A battle in Washington is unfolding over a proposal that could limit lawsuits against pesticide manufacturers."

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WATCH: How Big Ag is trying to strip your right to sue

A battle in Washington is unfolding over a proposal that could limit lawsuits against pesticide manufacturers. Supporters — including major chemical companies and some lawmakers — say it would protect farmer access to critical weed killers and other

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Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network @pesticideaction.bsky.social · 4d

"Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of thousands of “forever chemicals” that persist in the environment and in the bodies of humans and animals. Some PFAS have been linked to a range of health problems including certain cancers."

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Governor vetoes California bill to ban PFAS in cookware

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have banned the sale of cookware made with controversial PFAS chemicals, as well as the sale of cleaning products, dental floss, food packaging and other products containing the chemicals.

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Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network @pesticideaction.bsky.social · 4d

"The Trump administration gutted the very institutions responsible for studying children’s health and eliminated programs to prevent and manage chronic diseases."

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Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network @pesticideaction.bsky.social · 6d

Exposure to PFAS has been linked to cancers, impacts to the liver and heart, and immune and developmental damage to infants and children, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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After finding forever chemicals in its drinking water, this Eastern Oregon city stopped testing for them

PFAS turning up in Oregon cities remain unregulated by federal clean water laws.

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Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network @pesticideaction.bsky.social · 7d

"Reducing access to cancer prevention and treatment while simultaneously increasing exposure to cancer-causing pollution is an assault on Americans. This report analyzes how cancer affects Americans and how increasing pollution will elevate cancer risks and cases."

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Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network @pesticideaction.bsky.social · 8d

"Chemicals found in everyday products—from plastics and pesticides to cosmetics and non-stick cookware — interfere with the body’s hormone systems in ways that may increase the risk and severity of prostate cancer, according to a new report."

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Common male cancer linked to hormone-disrupting chemicals, scientists warn

Chemicals in everyday products—from plastics and pesticides to cosmetics — may increase the risk and severity of prostate cancer, a new review finds.

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Foodrise @foodrise.bsky.social · 11d

🌾🚜Today is #GlobalFertilizerDay, but the truth is:

Chemical fertilisers poison our food, pollute water & air, and tie food prices to fossil fuel markets.
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A black barrel on an orange background, with a big plume of toxic smoke coming from the barrel. The text reads: Chemical fertilisers fail the world. From toxic air to poisoned water, they leave destruction in every part of the food system, fuelling pollution, emissions, and corporate control.

A black barrel against a backdrop of agricultural land. The text reads: How do fertilisers fail the world? Overuse of chemical fertilisers is fuelling climate breakdown, polluting land and water, and driving up food prices. It's time to shift away from fossil-based agriculture.

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 15d

Trump and RFK Jr. aren't making America healthy again—in fact, they're making our nation's health care worse. @cmkelly.bsky.social explains how the administration is undermining its own MAHA agenda:

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Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network @pesticideaction.bsky.social · 15d

Today is Donor-Advised Funds Day! Kick off your year-end giving with immediate tax benefits via your donor-advised fund, and help PAN remain steadfast for health and justice in our food system. More info: https://www.panna.org/giving-page/donor-advised-funds/

Donor-Advised Funds | Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network (PAN)

A donor-advised fund, which is like a charitable savings account, allows you to support PAN over the long term, while still reaping immediate tax benefits.

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Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network @pesticideaction.bsky.social · 16d

Instead of delivering real change, the strategy appears to be just another example of the Trump administration putting the financial interests of polluting industries above people’s health.

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The Pesticide Industry’s Fingerprints Are All Over the MAHA Commission’s Strategy Report | Common Dreams

Instead of delivering real change, the strategy appears to be just another example of the Trump administration putting the financial interests of polluting industries above people’s health.

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Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network @pesticideaction.bsky.social · 17d

This new report from HEAL Food Alliance shows that precision ag practices in Iowa and the Midwest do not reduce pesticide and fertilizer use as much corporate ag operations suggest.

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Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network @pesticideaction.bsky.social · Sep 17

Amazing work from @veritasium.bsky.social! Exposing Why Farmers Can't Legally Replant Their Own Seeds

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Exposing Why Farmers Can't Legally Replant Their Own Seeds

YouTube video by Veritasium

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Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network @pesticideaction.bsky.social · Sep 11

Government-run, nonprofit grocery systems can better respond to food-price inflation, corporate consolidation, and inequality.

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Op-ed: Public Grocery Stores Already Exist and Work Well. We Need More.

Government-run, nonprofit grocery systems can better respond to food-price inflation, corporate consolidation, and inequality.

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Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network @pesticideaction.bsky.social · Sep 10

Make America Healthy Again wants farmers to produce healthier food, but the climate crisis and Trump’s energy policies are making that harder to do.

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The MAHA Movement’s Climate Conundrum

Make America Healthy Again wants farmers to produce healthier food, but the climate change and Trump's policies are making that harder to do.

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Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network @pesticideaction.bsky.social · Sep 10

The counties with the highest use of pesticides per square mile are all located in Missouri’s Bootheel. Many of these counties have some of the state’s highest cancer rates and their health care options are dwindling.

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Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network @pesticideaction.bsky.social · Sep 10

Despite MAHA promises to reduce chemical exposures, experts warn the Trump administration is approving a wave of ‘frightening’ pesticides.

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EPA Approves Four New Pesticides That Qualify as PFAS

Despite MAHA promises to reduce chemical exposures, experts warn the Trump administration is approving a wave of ‘frightening’ pesticides.

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Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network @pesticideaction.bsky.social · Sep 9

The MAHA Commission strategy report confirms that the administration has no real plans to reduce exposures to pesticides. Further, it broadly reaffirms the administration’s continued reliance on voluntary industry compliance rather than enforceable federal regulation.

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Pesticides, Public Health, and the MAHA Commission | Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network (PAN)

The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission’s strategy addressing children’s health was billed as a way to address declining public health, with a particular focus on curtailing recent increases in chronic illness in children. However, under pre

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Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network @pesticideaction.bsky.social · Sep 9

Vox: "Exclusive: RFK Jr. and the White House buried a major study on alcohol and cancer. Here’s what it shows. Kennedy wants to “Make America Healthy Again” — but doesn’t want you to see a report that could do just that."

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Exclusive: RFK Jr. and the White House buried a major study on alcohol and cancer. Here’s what it shows.

Kennedy wants to “Make America Healthy Again” — but doesn’t want you to see a report that could do just that.

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Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network @pesticideaction.bsky.social · Sep 8

"Five days into a 30-day hunger strike, Omar Dieguez said he was hungry. He had prepared for this action for months, he said, and practiced fasting for several days at a time."

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Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network @pesticideaction.bsky.social · Sep 8

The study, published Thursday in the journal ACS ES&T Water, comes as the Trump administration is overhauling a rule mandating that water systems take action to clean up forever chemicals in drinking water.

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It’s Possible to Remove the Forever Chemicals in Drinking Water. Will It Happen?

New research shows that filtration systems that remove PFAS can also get rid of other harmful substances. Whether they’ll actually be introduced is a different matter entirely.

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Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network @pesticideaction.bsky.social · Jul 15

These are the Representatives that sit on the subcommittee. Please call them and tell them to remove Section 453. #pesticides #appropriations #EPA

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Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network @pesticideaction.bsky.social · Jul 15

3) prohibit EPA from updating use labels even when new science links pesticides to previously unknown health harms. This text is unimaginably corrupt, cruel, and must be removed.

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Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network @pesticideaction.bsky.social · Jul 15

URGENT - CALL YOUR REPS: Today at 10AM ET, the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee will vote on appropriations text that would 1) enshrine lawsuit immunity for pesticide manufacturers 2) preempt states' ability to regulate pesticides and

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Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network @pesticideaction.bsky.social · Jul 9

Pollinator Week is NOT just about honey bees! Pesticides endanger all kinds of pollinators including some that may give you the “ick,” but, I’m going to ask you to consider “swiping right” on wasps, too.
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Swipe Right on Wasps for Pollinator Week | Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network (PAN)

Pollinator Week is not just about honeybees! There is a wide range of pollinators, including some that get a bad rap. Wasps are surprisingly good pollinators and excellent predators.

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