Statement on Governor Hogan’s Veto of Chlorpyrifos Ban

For Immediate Release May 7, 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 Statement on Governor Hogan’s Veto of Chlorpyrifos Ban (Annapolis, MD) – The Smart on Pesticides Coalition released the following statement in response to Governor Hogan’s veto of SB 300, which would have banned […]

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General Assembly Passes Maryland Chlorpyrifos Ban

State to become 4th in the country to ban pesticide proven to cause brain damage and harm the environment March 18, 2020, Annapolis, MD – Today the Maryland General Assembly gave final passage to legislation that will ban chlorpyrifos starting January 1, 2021. Maryland will become the fourth state in the country to ban chlorpyrifos, […]

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Bill to Ban Toxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Passes Maryland Senate

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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Press Statement on MD Dept of Agriculture’s Flawed Proposal to Draft Chlorpyrifos Regulations

For Immediate Release Feb. 19, 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 PRESS STATEMENT ON MD DEPT OF AGRICULTURE’S FLAWED PROPOSAL TO DRAFT CHLORPYRIFOS REGULATIONS (Annapolis, MD) – The Smart on Pesticides Coalition issued the following joint press statement today in response to the Maryland […]

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Pesticide Foes Win the Day in DC: Cheh’s Bill Goes to Mayor

  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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British Columbia Pesticide Ban Campaign Gains Traction

  Beyond Pesticides, (May 10, 2012) British Columbia (BC) may become the eighth Canadian province to ban cosmetic (lawn care) pesticides after the Special Committee on Cosmetic Pesticides submit their recommendations to the legislature later this month. The report will outline the bipartisan committee’s findings from over the last eight months on restrictions for non-essential […]

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EPA lawsuit could influence thousands, farm bureaus says

  By The Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The American Farm Bureau and its West Virginia counterpart say an Environmental Protection Agency move aimed at cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay could set critical legal precedent for their members, so they should be allowed to intervene in an Eastern Panhandle chicken grower’s lawsuit. In a court […]

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EPA Releases Pyrethroid Risk Assessment, Ignores Numerous Health Effects

  (Beyond Pesticides, November 16, 2011) On November 9, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its cumulative risk assessment for the pyrethroid class of insecticides, concluding that these pesticides “do not pose risk concerns for children or adults,” ignoring a wealth of independent data that links this class of chemicals to certain cancers, […]

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EU food pesticide residue levels fall: EFSA

  Tue, Nov 8 2011 MILAN (Reuters) – Pesticide residues found in food in the European Union fell in 2009 compared with 2008 thanks to tightening of safety rules and changes in patterns of pesticide use in Europe, EU’s food safety agency said on Tuesday. Compliance with the legal maximum residue levels (MRLs) for pesticides […]

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