Margaret Reeves
@margaretatpan.bsky.social
Staff scientist at Pesticide Action and Agroecology Network, agroecologist, farmworker advocate, grandma, gardener
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Weedkiller ingredient widely used in US can damage organs and gut bacteria, research shows
Diquat is banned in the UK, EU, China and other countries. The US has resisted calls to regulate it
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Countries around the world have banned this toxic herbicide. The science is damning yet in the US it's still promoted as an acceptable substitute for other toxic herbicides like glyphosate (Roundup) and paraquat. bit.ly/4nCCVCA
Thank you @biologicaldiversity.org for this analysis of USDA's attempt to support Regenerative Ag bit.ly/4p3aRaQ
USDA’s Regenerative Agriculture Program Doesn’t Add Up | Opinion
The Trump spin machine is in overdrive, but empty words and promises can’t fool farmers struggling to make ends meet.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Thank you @biologicaldiversity.org for this analysis of USDA's attempt to support Regenerative Ag bit.ly/4p3aRaQ
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"Despite being the backbone of our food system, farmworkers continue to face immense challenges, including lack of health care, food insecurity, and poor housing....many farmworker families rely on food banks to feed their families."
www.fresnobee.com/opinion/read... by partner advct, Yelisa Abriz!
www.fresnobee.com/opinion/read... by partner advct, Yelisa Abriz!
I watched my parents harvest crops. Farmworkers deserve a living wage | Opinion
The average California farmworker earns an average salary of under $20,000 a year, and many farmworker families rely on food banks.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:17 AM
"Despite being the backbone of our food system, farmworkers continue to face immense challenges, including lack of health care, food insecurity, and poor housing....many farmworker families rely on food banks to feed their families."
www.fresnobee.com/opinion/read... by partner advct, Yelisa Abriz!
www.fresnobee.com/opinion/read... by partner advct, Yelisa Abriz!
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🥕 Modest public investment in organic fruit and veg can deliver HUGE returns for communities, local economies and climate
🥕 Every pound of public money invested in climate and nature-friendly food delivers a whopping £8.78 in social, health, economic and environmental benefits...
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🥕 Every pound of public money invested in climate and nature-friendly food delivers a whopping £8.78 in social, health, economic and environmental benefits...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
🥕 Modest public investment in organic fruit and veg can deliver HUGE returns for communities, local economies and climate
🥕 Every pound of public money invested in climate and nature-friendly food delivers a whopping £8.78 in social, health, economic and environmental benefits...
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🥕 Every pound of public money invested in climate and nature-friendly food delivers a whopping £8.78 in social, health, economic and environmental benefits...
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If passed by the House and signed into law, these changes would allow schools to offer a nutritionally equivalent non-dairy milk option to all students and would require schools to provide a cow’s milk substitute for any student with lactose intolerance!
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
If passed by the House and signed into law, these changes would allow schools to offer a nutritionally equivalent non-dairy milk option to all students and would require schools to provide a cow’s milk substitute for any student with lactose intolerance!
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We appreciate the Senate’s leadership in ensuring equitable access to nutritionally appropriate beverages at school — especially @alsobrooks.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov @booker.senate.gov @fetterman.senate.gov and Senator Boozman
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
We appreciate the Senate’s leadership in ensuring equitable access to nutritionally appropriate beverages at school — especially @alsobrooks.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov @booker.senate.gov @fetterman.senate.gov and Senator Boozman
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🕵️🤝 #CorporateCapture at its highest: During their intervention in the #CarbonMarket negotiations - Indonesia copied #FossilFuels lobbyists’ talking points, sometimes verbatim & presented them as its own.
A 🧵 on a very deserved #FossilOfTheDay.
READ: climatenetwork.org/resource/fos...
A 🧵 on a very deserved #FossilOfTheDay.
READ: climatenetwork.org/resource/fos...
November 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
🕵️🤝 #CorporateCapture at its highest: During their intervention in the #CarbonMarket negotiations - Indonesia copied #FossilFuels lobbyists’ talking points, sometimes verbatim & presented them as its own.
A 🧵 on a very deserved #FossilOfTheDay.
READ: climatenetwork.org/resource/fos...
A 🧵 on a very deserved #FossilOfTheDay.
READ: climatenetwork.org/resource/fos...
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PAN International’s Agroecology Workgroup published 11 case studies detailing specific agroecology solutions for farmers around the world for #ClimateCOP30 & the People’s Summit in Belém, Brazil: https://www.panna.org/resources/agroecology-case-studies/
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November 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
PAN International’s Agroecology Workgroup published 11 case studies detailing specific agroecology solutions for farmers around the world for #ClimateCOP30 & the People’s Summit in Belém, Brazil: https://www.panna.org/resources/agroecology-case-studies/
More damning information on paraquat's link to Parkinson's Disease: irrefutable science, corporate malfeasance, more than 8,000 victims filing cases against the manufacturer Syngenta and much more bit.ly/49FMig9, @careygillam.bsky.social.
WATCH: Parkinson’s and pesticides - Inside the fight over paraquat
Mounting scientific evidence links the pesticide paraquat to Parkinson’s disease, a debilitating and deadly brain disease on the rise in the US. Syngenta, the longtime international maker of the weed-...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
More damning information on paraquat's link to Parkinson's Disease: irrefutable science, corporate malfeasance, more than 8,000 victims filing cases against the manufacturer Syngenta and much more bit.ly/49FMig9, @careygillam.bsky.social.
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Today, California celebrates Filipino American labor leader Larry Itliong, a trailblazer during one of the most pivotal movements for farmworker rights in U.S. history.
His commitment to unity and social justice continues to inspire Californians today.
His commitment to unity and social justice continues to inspire Californians today.
October 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Today, California celebrates Filipino American labor leader Larry Itliong, a trailblazer during one of the most pivotal movements for farmworker rights in U.S. history.
His commitment to unity and social justice continues to inspire Californians today.
His commitment to unity and social justice continues to inspire Californians today.
Paraquat imports climb despite concerns about health impacts url:https://www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/paraquat-imports-climb-despite-concerns-about-health-impacts/
October 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Paraquat imports climb despite concerns about health impacts url:https://www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/paraquat-imports-climb-despite-concerns-about-health-impacts/
Family farmers are facing severe economic and financial circumstances. Farmers Need Immediate Economic Assistance and Meaningful Reforms. Please TAKE THIS ACTION bit.ly/47A7Jhe
Farmers Need Immediate Economic Assistance
There is a crisis in farm country. Family farmers are facing daunting economic and financial circumstances, with each passing day becoming increasingly dire. Recently enacted trade policies, and the ...
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October 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Family farmers are facing severe economic and financial circumstances. Farmers Need Immediate Economic Assistance and Meaningful Reforms. Please TAKE THIS ACTION bit.ly/47A7Jhe
Extreme heat is a public health emergency for millions of Californians. For Galvia Juarez and her children, it isn’t just a threat outdoors, but within their home as well. Read more from Galvia and why she’s urging @CAgovernor to sign #SB655.
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A California home on a hot day shouldn’t be deadly. One bill can help | Opinion
Legislation before Gov. Gavin Newsom would establish an official state policy for a maximum safe indoor temperature. It’s a start.
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September 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Extreme heat is a public health emergency for millions of Californians. For Galvia Juarez and her children, it isn’t just a threat outdoors, but within their home as well. Read more from Galvia and why she’s urging @CAgovernor to sign #SB655.
www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e...
www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e...
Scientists Unite on How to Protect Children from Toxic Contributors to Autism – Healthy Children Project bit.ly/46iRC7e Neither the president nor RFK Jr are credible sources regarding science on any topic.
Scientists Unite on How to Protect Children from Toxic Contributors to Autism – Healthy Children Project
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September 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Scientists Unite on How to Protect Children from Toxic Contributors to Autism – Healthy Children Project bit.ly/46iRC7e Neither the president nor RFK Jr are credible sources regarding science on any topic.
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🪱 Published in Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, a study of #earthworms evaluating #toxicity of environmentally relevant levels of three #fluorinated #pesticides finds effects on growth and #reproduction occur at elevated concentrations. #soil #health #dailynews ➡️ Blog: ow.ly/oKVh50WYUF6
Study of Earthworms Finds Fluorinated Pesticides Threaten Soil Ecosystems - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
Earthworms are vital for ecosystem services and overall soil health but are threatened by fluorinated pesticide exposure.
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September 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
🪱 Published in Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, a study of #earthworms evaluating #toxicity of environmentally relevant levels of three #fluorinated #pesticides finds effects on growth and #reproduction occur at elevated concentrations. #soil #health #dailynews ➡️ Blog: ow.ly/oKVh50WYUF6
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A team of Argentinian researchers conducted a study on the #combined effects of #glyphosate and the pyrethroid insecticide #cypermethrin, observing significantly higher #apoptosis in cells exposed to #mixtures than to individual pesticides—a synergistic response. ➡️ Blog: ow.ly/7YxZ50WVRXK
Study Adds to Science Showing Elevated Toxicity Linked to Pesticide Mixtures - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
A team of researchers conducted a study published in Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology of the combined effects of glyphosate and cypermethrin.
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September 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A team of Argentinian researchers conducted a study on the #combined effects of #glyphosate and the pyrethroid insecticide #cypermethrin, observing significantly higher #apoptosis in cells exposed to #mixtures than to individual pesticides—a synergistic response. ➡️ Blog: ow.ly/7YxZ50WVRXK
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🆕 After being criticized by the chemical industry (+ allied agribusiness and service industry groups) on the Make America Healthy Again #MAHA report, the #strategy doc, released yesterday, has tamped down efforts to reform gov't programs that regulate #pesticides. #rollback ➡️ Blog: ow.ly/HLjR50WUM6X
MAHA Strategy Report Backs Off Pesticides After Defining Serious Threat in Earlier Assessment - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
After being criticized by the chemical industry and allied agribusiness and service industry groups on the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) report in May, the strategy document, released yesterday, h...
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September 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
🆕 After being criticized by the chemical industry (+ allied agribusiness and service industry groups) on the Make America Healthy Again #MAHA report, the #strategy doc, released yesterday, has tamped down efforts to reform gov't programs that regulate #pesticides. #rollback ➡️ Blog: ow.ly/HLjR50WUM6X
.@ foodfarmnetwork.org Gov subsidies protecting extractive monopolies in the food system cost farmers, shoppers, & food chain workers their livelihoods. Divesting from them is how we drive change #caleg must take all amendments to SB 18 to resource community-led effort. sacbee.com/opinion/op-e...
Critical amendments needed to fix California bill aimed at food deserts | Opinion
“When profits falter, large grocery chains abandon communities — creating the very food deserts Rubio’s bill aims to address.”
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August 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
.@ foodfarmnetwork.org Gov subsidies protecting extractive monopolies in the food system cost farmers, shoppers, & food chain workers their livelihoods. Divesting from them is how we drive change #caleg must take all amendments to SB 18 to resource community-led effort. sacbee.com/opinion/op-e...
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Opinion | You Are Contaminated
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August 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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What Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act means for U.S. food & farming. bit.ly/4kIhGwn It's BAD! - slashes SNAP food benefits by nearly $186 billion, increases by $50 billion subsidies to the largest, wealthiest farmers, & it ends programs that support the vast majority of farmers & rural communities
What’s Really Inside the Final Budget Reconciliation Bill: A Breakdown of Food and Agriculture Provisions
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), signed into law on July 4, 2025, enacts massive cuts to SNAP and Medicaid to extend tax breaks for the wealthy, while expanding subsidies for the largest farms a...
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July 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
What Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act means for U.S. food & farming. bit.ly/4kIhGwn It's BAD! - slashes SNAP food benefits by nearly $186 billion, increases by $50 billion subsidies to the largest, wealthiest farmers, & it ends programs that support the vast majority of farmers & rural communities
SARE does great farmer-led research. Here's work on pollinator-attracting plants. bit.ly/4kHDMzd
Farmer-Led Research Identifies Plants With the Power to Attract Pollinators
Designing on-farm habitats to feature hardy plants that attract pollinators may be one practical method of boosting pollination and protecting yields.
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July 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
SARE does great farmer-led research. Here's work on pollinator-attracting plants. bit.ly/4kHDMzd
Santa Cruz County’s $1.5 billion agriculture industry uses more than 1 million lbs of pesticides annually. Farmworkers, who apply pesticides and pick produce, carry the heaviest health risks from pesticide exposure with pregnant workers carrying risks for the unborn children as well. bit.ly/4lmzPRC
How pesticides endanger pregnant farmworkers in Pajaro Valley - Santa Cruz Local
Farmworkers carry the heaviest health risks from pesticides, and pregnant workers can expose their children to a lifetime of health problems.
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July 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Santa Cruz County’s $1.5 billion agriculture industry uses more than 1 million lbs of pesticides annually. Farmworkers, who apply pesticides and pick produce, carry the heaviest health risks from pesticide exposure with pregnant workers carrying risks for the unborn children as well. bit.ly/4lmzPRC
The Trump-motivated US brain drain is on the move! bit.ly/3If0gtW From this and ALL the other HORRORS - How long will it take us to recover from this dictatorship? And we haven't even yet hit bottom.
The first American ‘scientific refugees’ arrive in France
Aix-Marseille University is wooing researchers who feel targeted by the Trump administration.
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July 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The Trump-motivated US brain drain is on the move! bit.ly/3If0gtW From this and ALL the other HORRORS - How long will it take us to recover from this dictatorship? And we haven't even yet hit bottom.
I rarely post from the NYT but this image is telling. bit.ly/4lqhUth
There’s a Race to Power the Future. China Is Pulling Away.
Beijing is selling clean energy to the world, Washington is pushing oil and gas. Both are driven by national security.
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July 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I rarely post from the NYT but this image is telling. bit.ly/4lqhUth