We need your help: ban overturned on neurotoxic pesticide that harms children

Chlorpyrifos damages children’s brains and decimates wild bees. Donate $10 today to help reinstate the ban and protect our planet. Dear Friend, Chlorpyrifos damages children’s brains and decimates wild bees. Donate $10 today to help reinstate the ban and protect our planet. If you've saved payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $10 immediately]( [Donate $27 immediately]( [Donate $50 immediately]( [Donate another amount]( A federal judge just reversed a crucial ban on a brain-damaging, bee-killing pesticide. You might recognize the name of this highly toxic pesticide: chlorpyrifos. The EPA banned the use of this toxic pesticide on food in 2021 because of its health risks. Even more, chlorpyrifos is one of the pesticides driving many wild bees and other pollinators to the brink of extinction! But a federal court just overturned the ban and opened the doors for this toxic pesticide to be used in food production once again – food that you and your family might end up eating. [Toxic pesticides don’t belong on our dinner tables or on our farms, Friend: Donate $10 today to help get them OUT of our food system and protect bees and our planet!]( Friends of the Earth members like you helped us push the EPA to ban the use of chlorpyrifos on our food in 2021 – and for good reason. Back in 2015, EPA scientists said that there are virtually no safe uses of chlorpyrifos. This pesticide harms children’s developing brains – and harm can occur just by children eating a normal diet. When infants in utero and children are exposed, they face risks of reduced IQ, memory loss, and attention deficit disorders. Not to mention, chlorpyrifos poses a SERIOUS threat to already dwindling wild bee populations. Even low levels of exposure can impact bees’ memory and learning. With higher levels, these poor pollinators don’t stand a chance. Bees and other pollinators are responsible for one in three bites of food that we eat; we can’t leave them vulnerable to toxic pesticides like chlorpyrifos. Pollinator survival and human health are on the line. Act fast and donate $10 today to fight back against the pesticide industry and protect our planet! If you've saved payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $10 immediately]( [Donate $27 immediately]( [Donate $50 immediately]( [Donate another amount]( We rely on bees and other pollinators for 75% of the world’s food crops, including the most nutritious -- so when we lose bees, we could run short of some of the foods that keep us healthy! In fact, the decline in bees and other pollinators has already harmed global fruit, vegetable, and nut production. Without access to these vital crops and a healthy diet, people could be at higher risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and even cancer, according to a recent study. Study after study has found that the massive use of pesticides like chlorpyrifos is a key driver in the decimation of pollinators. Chlorpyrifos can poison bees 24 hours after it’s sprayed. And the residue of this pesticide can be found in our air, water, and soil. What's more, exposure to chlorpyrifos is a leading cause of farmworker poisonings. In one incident, chlorpyrifos was one of the toxic pesticides that led 50 farmworkers to become sick. Workers on neighboring properties also ended up in the hospital over the following days. But the relentless pesticide industry is spending big to try to sweep the impacts of its products under the rug. It wants to keep its license to pollute our planet with toxic pesticides we KNOW are killing massive numbers of bees and putting human health at risk. The EPA knows the dangers of this chemical – and it’s banned chlorpyrifos before. That’s why we have to push the EPA to reinstate the ban before it’s too late. How much longer can we allow pesticide companies to sell products that are putting our future at risk? The greedy pesticide industry is putting pollinators and people in harm’s way. Donate $10 today to help stop them and protect our planet. If you've saved payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $10 immediately]( [Donate $27 immediately]( [Donate $50 immediately]( [Donate another amount]( Chlorpyrifos is in a class of chemicals known as organophosphates, which includes sarin nerve gas. These organophosphates were originally developed by the Nazis during World War II – and they’ve been repurposed for agricultural use. The results have been devastating. The evidence is clear: Toxic pesticides benefit Big Pesticide companies that make them at the expense of our health and environment. These companies have millions in profits at stake – and they’re working to prevent the EPA from taking action. But EPA Administrator Regan himself called banning chlorpyrifos an “overdue step to protect public health.” Together, we can convince his agency to reinstate the ban. With support from passionate activists like you, we’re working to highlight the dangers of this toxic pesticide in the media and with EPA staff. We’re mobilizing members like you to take action and send comments to the agency about the ban. And we’re working with grocery retailers and garden retailers to get chlorpyrifos and other toxic pesticides out of our food system and out of our yards. We can’t do this without you, Friend. Your membership support today will help fuel our work to ban chlorpyrifos before it’s too late and protect our only Earth. Will you step up for people, pollinators, and the planet? Chlorpyrifos and other toxic pesticides are harming children, our food system, and the planet. Donate $10 to Friends of the Earth today! If you've saved payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $10 immediately]( [Donate $27 immediately]( [Donate $50 immediately]( [Donate another amount]( Standing with you, Lisa Archer Director, Food & Agriculture, Friends of the Earth Contact Us: Friends of the Earth U.S. Washington, D.C. | Berkeley, CA 1-877-843-8687 [Contact us]( Email Preferences: [Click here to unsubscribe]( Learn more: www.foe.org/news www.foe.org/about-us www.foeaction.org Connect: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Flickr]( © 2023, Friends of the Earth. All Rights Reserved. [supporter]