Sign onto EPA petition to ban pesticide that harms children’s brains

[Omaha Steve]

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Sign the petition here: http://action.ufw.org/page/s/epa215



Home use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos was banned over a decade ago because science showed it harms to children’s developing brains and nervous systems — including reduced IQ and increased risk of autism. Yet use in agricultural fields across the country continues.

The science is now even stronger. Recent studies show the same risks. Yet the EPA is — inexcusably — proposing that use of the chemical continues.

Residues of this toxic pesticide are found on many fruits and vegetables, including common childhood favorites like grapes, apples and peaches. Children in rural areas are particularly at risk, since the pesticide can also drift from fields into nearby homes and schools — a risk EPA consistently underestimates.

It’s high time for EPA to take action protecting children, workers and communities across the country from this harmful chemical. The EPA is taking comments on its latest review of the health risks of chlorpyrifos. Please sign the online petition today that the UFW and a coalition of groups will hand to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy in mid-March.

[jwirr]

1. Totally agree. There is evidence that my daughter's disablity was caused by a farm chemical soup

in the well water. The area she was born in now has water piped into the area and are even afraid of using it for bathes. Way past time.

[freebrew]

2. And after it's banned...

there will still be tons of the stuff around in barns, garages, etc.

The idiot's in this country think that if the EPA bans it, it must work better.

Just like Chlordane and will be around for decades or longer wherever it's used.