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 […]
Organic State House Land Care Award Given To Gov. Wes Moore, Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller, and Maryland State House Trust January 28, 2025 | Annapolis, MD – Advocates and supporters today cheered a decade of successful organic lawn care practices on the Maryland State House grounds by recognizing Gov. Wes Moore and the Maryland State […]
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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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Online tool helps schools, the healthcare industry, and consumers sanitize and protect from COVID-19 variants without exposure to dangerous chemicals Although the use of disinfectants has increased in recent years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been limited public knowledge about the potential serious health consequences associated with some of these disinfectants, including the […]
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A rare glimpse into the pesticide industry’s playbook, illuminated by emails US Right to Know obtained by FOIA revealing the coordinated tactics Md Dept. of Agriculture and the pesticide industry used to try to kill the 2015-16 bee bills. Despite this, Smart on Pesticides Coalition fought and won this first-in-the-nation legislation that banned outdoor consumer use […]
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Marylanders for Food and Farm Worker Protection Coalition calls on the state to adopt new measures to help curb infectious diseases by collecting better COVID-19 data for the poultry industry and migrant seasonal food and farm workers Right now, migrant and seasonal farm workers are arriving in Maryland to support the state’s immense agriculture industry. […]
Bill would ensure mosquito control products are free of PFAS contamination in order to safeguard public health Nationally renowned scientists, environmental advocates, and public health experts provided testimony to the Maryland House of Delegates Health and Government Operations committee today in favor of a bill to eliminate PFAS contamination in mosquito control products in Maryland. […]
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