Beyond Pesticides Forum – Report Back
On April 18th, Cristina and I both walked into a room at FAMU Law School to be a part of a panel. We were both speaking as representatives of YAYA at ... Read More »
Tag Archives: Pesticides
33rd National Pesticide Forum in Orlando!
Join Farmworker Association of Florida, Beyond Pesticides, and FAMU College of Law in Orlando, April 17-18 at FAMU College of Law, downtown! "This ye... Read More »
Tags: Central Florida, Farmworker Association of Florida, FWAF, Orlando, Pesticides
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Love a Farmworker on Valentine’s Day!
Social Media Call to Action from the Farmworker Association of Florida Send a Valentine to EPA to Show Love for America’s Farmworkers Show some lo... Read More »
Tags: Farmworker Association of Florida, Pesticides
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Sign EPA petition: ban pesticide that harms children
A message from the United Farm Workers (UFW): "Home use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos was banned over a decade ago because science showed it harms ... Read More »
Tags: EPA, Farm Workers, Pesticides
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Gerawan violates law failing to warn workers of pesticides
A message from the United Farm Workers (UFW): "This is the scene described to us by a worker in the peach orchards of Gerawan—which sells its produ... Read More »
Tags: California, Farm Workers, Gerawan Farming, Pesticides, UFW, United Farm Workers
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Farm workers need these protections now
A message from PANNA (Pesticide Action Network of North America): "20 years is a long time. Yep, that’s how long it’s been since EPA first create... Read More »
Tags: EPA, Farm Workers, Pesticides, WPS
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Pesticide applicator ordered to lie
A message from the United Farm Workers: "When it comes to pesticide safety we work hard to create laws and regulations to protect both consumers and ... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Gerawan Farming, Pesticides, UFW, United Farm Workers
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Tell EPA Safer Fields & Safer Families Matter
A Message from the Pesticide Action Network: Speak up for farmworkers Let’s make sure EPA implements better rules to protect farmworkers in the... Read More »
Tags: EPA, PAN, Pesticides
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Tell EPA to protect kids from the “other” drift, too!
A message from Pesticide Action Network of North America: After years of pressure, EPA is poised to take action on the "other" kind of pesticide drif... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Pesticides
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Tell the EPA to Say No to More 2,4-D
A message from Beyond Pesticides: Genetically engineered (GE) crops are failing nationwide, and have spawned a new generation of resistant "superweed... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Pesticides
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