Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA)
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03/10/2008
Anti-pesticide activists are asking for support in their efforts to secure a U.S. Food and Drug Administration ban on lindane, a toxic, bioaccumulative pesticide still allowed in shampoos and lotions used on children.
Read moreRelated: [United States] [Children] [Agriculture] [Health] [Activism]
08/24/2007
As the U.S. environmental agency reviews pesticides for re-registration, an anti-pesticide advocacy group is leading a campaign to demand the highest safety precautions for fumigant pesticides, which can cause birth defects, cancer, Parkinson's disease, and acute poisonings.
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02/16/2007
A Senate committee has begun hearings into allegations of collusion between industry and political appointees to roll back health and environmental protections in the United States.
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01/26/2007
Colombia has resumed spraying to destroy coca plants allegedly grown in the region that borders Ecuador. But the U.S.-funded operation seems to be causing a lot of collateral damage.
Read moreRelated: [Ecuador] [Colombia]
12/22/2006
The European Union took historic action last week to strengthen its laws on chemicals; health advocates hope the precedent will be followed in the United States.
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