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Pressure builds for action on chlorpyrifos
Thousands of community members and children's health advocates participated in our "week of action" last week, ramping up the pressure on California officials to take action on the brain-harming...
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"No health risk?" Not so fast.
New California data about pesticides in food have been getting a fair amount of attention recently. Earlier this month, the state's Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) released results from 2013...
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Little Things Matter: Shifting IQs down a notch
We know that certain environmental contaminants are linked to decreases in children's intelligence quotient (IQ). A recently released seven-minute video, titled "Little Things Matter," explains what...
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EPA fails our kids, again
EPA just released its long overdue look at how the brain-harming insecticide chlorpyrifos is affecting human health. Once again, we're beyond disappointed with the agency's lack of leadership when it...
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More evidence linking pesticides & ADHD
I'm not trained as a public health scientist, but I've learned how to decipher epidemiology studies since I started working at PAN — and a good thing, too, because this stuff is interesting. Case in...
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Pesticides in your food? Watch your sperm count.
In the first study of its kind, researchers have linked pesticide residues on food with poor semen quality. The new study adds to a growing body of evidence tying very low-level chemical exposures with...
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Guest blog: Toward safer malaria control solutions
A new World Malaria Day is around the corner and we at PAN applaud the strides made to combat this deadly disease over the past year.Next month we’ll be closely following discussions at the Conference...
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EPA turns its back on children's health
Well if it wasn’t clear before, it’s crystal clear now. This administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) isn’t protecting children.Yes, that’s a harsh charge. And yes, EPA officials are...
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PACTPA 2.0: Putting people before pesticides
After a brief attempt in 2020, the Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act (PACTPA) was re-introduced by Senator Cory Booker on November 23 of this year, and PAN is among the organizations...
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