Annapolis, Maryland | June 25, 2026 – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a deeply disappointing decision in Monsanto v. Durnell that puts the interests of pesticide manufacturers ahead of the health and safety of farmers, farm workers, consumers, and communities. By ruling that federal pesticide law blocks state failure-to-warn claims, the Court has crippled […]
Annapolis, Maryland | August 22, 2025 – Legislative language moving through Congress, intended to prevent farmers, consumers, and workers from holding pesticide manufacturers accountable for the harm caused by their toxic products, is being opposed by a broad coalition of farmers, beekeepers, consumers, environmentalists, and workers, with the release of a joint statement opposing a […]
Accreditation Group’s Plan to Eliminate Standards Governing the Use of Pesticides Poses Grave Risk to Vulnerable Patients August 19, 2025 | Annapolis, Maryland – The Maryland Pesticide Education Network (MPEN)’s Integrated Pest Management in Health Care Facilities Project today released a letter signed by 48 health care professionals, researchers, and advocates calling on the Joint […]
Pesticide transparency enables researchers, health professionals, and others to tackle harm to humans, wildlife, and the environment (Annapolis, Maryland) — Today, December 17, 2024, the Maryland Pesticide Education Network, in partnership with Earthjustice and a broad coalition of farmers, scientists, public health experts, businesses, and advocates petitioned the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) to comply […]
(Annapolis, MD) – Today, April 10, 2023, Maryland took an important step towards reducing exposure to the harmful chemicals, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS found in contaminated pesticides. The Maryland General Assembly passed the Pesticides – PFAS Testing – Study bill (SB 158/HB 319), which requires the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA), in […]
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Over 100 groups form the Marylanders for Food and Farm Worker Protection Coalition call for executive order providing COVID-19 protections for poultry, seafood, and agricultural workers. September 3, 2020, Eastern Shore, MD — Today, a new coalition of over 100 groups fighting for workers’ rights launched its campaign calling on Governor Hogan to issue an […]
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For Immediate Release March 3, 2020 Contact: Dawn Stoltzfus, The Hatcher Group, 410-267-4153, dawn@thehatchergroup.com Ruth Berlin, Maryland Pesticide Education Network, 410-693-7319, berlinmpn49@gmail.com Bill to Ban Toxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Passes Maryland Senate Chlorpyrifos is proven to cause brain damage in children and harm the environment (Annapolis, MD) – Today, the Maryland Senate voted 31-14 […]
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Statement – Pollinator Protection Act Becomes Law May 2016 […]
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Tue, Jul 10, 2012 WASHINGTON, D.C., After more than a year of strategic planning and fierce opposition from synthetic chemical lobbying groups, a Washington, D.C., councilor today was able to unanimously pass the nation’s most comprehensive municipal law to restrict pesticides. Representative Mary’s Cheh’s bill, known as the Pesticide Education and Control Amendment Act […]
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ARS chemists Cathleen Hapeman (left) and Laura McConnell have found that traces of some “legacy” pesticides that are no longer used linger in the Chesapeake Bay airshed. (Credit: Peggy Greb) ScienceDaily (July 9, 2011), Scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are identifying factors that influence pesticide levels in the Chesapeake Bay airshed, […]
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