Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network
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PAN works to replace the use of hazardous pesticides with ecologically sound and socially just alternatives to build better agrifood systems for all people.
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PAN International’s Agroecology Workgroup published 11 case studies detailing specific agroecology solutions for farmers around the world for #ClimateCOP30 & the People’s Summit in Belém, Brazil: https://www.panna.org/resources/agroecology-case-studies/
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November 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
PAN International’s Agroecology Workgroup published 11 case studies detailing specific agroecology solutions for farmers around the world for #ClimateCOP30 & the People’s Summit in Belém, Brazil: https://www.panna.org/resources/agroecology-case-studies/
PAN International’s Agroecology Workgroup published 11 case studies detailing specific agroecology solutions for farmers around the world for #ClimateCOP30 & the People’s Summit in Belém, Brazil: https://www.panna.org/resources/agroecology-case-studies/
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November 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
PAN International’s Agroecology Workgroup published 11 case studies detailing specific agroecology solutions for farmers around the world for #ClimateCOP30 & the People’s Summit in Belém, Brazil: https://www.panna.org/resources/agroecology-case-studies/
PAN International’s Agroecology Workgroup published 11 case studies detailing specific agroecology solutions for farmers around the world for #ClimateCOP30 & the People’s Summit in Belém, Brazil: https://www.panna.org/resources/agroecology-case-studies/
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November 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
PAN International’s Agroecology Workgroup published 11 case studies detailing specific agroecology solutions for farmers around the world for #ClimateCOP30 & the People’s Summit in Belém, Brazil: https://www.panna.org/resources/agroecology-case-studies/
The truth about Paraquat is here... Our new report, released jointly with Coming Clean and Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, "Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat?" uncovers the hidden costs of this deadly pesticide. See the storymap and read the report here: pesticidestorymap.com/
Coming Clean
Designed to Kill This multimedia series illustrates the climate and health harms of pesticides across their toxic lifecycle: including fossil fuel extraction, m
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November 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The truth about Paraquat is here... Our new report, released jointly with Coming Clean and Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, "Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat?" uncovers the hidden costs of this deadly pesticide. See the storymap and read the report here: pesticidestorymap.com/
The MAHA Commission won't fix public health OR our food system. Check out the new op-ed from PANNA at Common Dreams: www.commondreams.org/opinio...
The MAHA Commission Won’t Fix Public Health or Our Food System | Common Dreams
RFK Jr. sold out on pesticides, but we can course correct if as a society we reprioritize health and start making decisions that benefit people over corporate greed.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The MAHA Commission won't fix public health OR our food system. Check out the new op-ed from PANNA at Common Dreams: www.commondreams.org/opinio...
Over a recent eight-year period, US imports of paraquat have totaled between 40 million and 156 million pounds per year, most coming from China and Chinese-owned manufacturing operations in the United Kingdom, the report states, citing import records.
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Paraquat imports climb despite concerns about health impacts
The US has been importing increasing amounts of paraquat, a pesticide widely used in farming that is linked to Parkinson’s disease, even as other countries have banned the chemical amid growing concerns about risks to human and environmental health,
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October 29, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Over a recent eight-year period, US imports of paraquat have totaled between 40 million and 156 million pounds per year, most coming from China and Chinese-owned manufacturing operations in the United Kingdom, the report states, citing import records.
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The truth about Paraquat is here... Our new report, released jointly with Coming Clean and Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, "Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat?" uncovers the hidden costs of this deadly pesticide. See the storymap and read the report here: pesticidestorymap.com/
Coming Clean
Designed to Kill This multimedia series illustrates the climate and health harms of pesticides across their toxic lifecycle: including fossil fuel extraction, m
pesticidestorymap.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The truth about Paraquat is here... Our new report, released jointly with Coming Clean and Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, "Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat?" uncovers the hidden costs of this deadly pesticide. See the storymap and read the report here: pesticidestorymap.com/
"Several hundred state and local laws could be nullified if the new federal legislation becomes law, according to Humane World for Animals. The USDA estimates that about 27% of US pork producers are now Prop 12-compliant. "
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Farmers fight federal efforts to block states from promoting humane animal agriculture
A coalition of family farmers and meat companies gathered in the nation’s capital this week to fight federal efforts aimed at blocking state laws that promote humane, crate-free treatment of livestock.
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October 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
"Several hundred state and local laws could be nullified if the new federal legislation becomes law, according to Humane World for Animals. The USDA estimates that about 27% of US pork producers are now Prop 12-compliant. "
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"A battle in Washington is unfolding over a proposal that could limit lawsuits against pesticide manufacturers."
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WATCH: How Big Ag is trying to strip your right to sue
A battle in Washington is unfolding over a proposal that could limit lawsuits against pesticide manufacturers. Supporters — including major chemical companies and some lawmakers — say it would protect farmer access to critical weed killers and other
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October 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"A battle in Washington is unfolding over a proposal that could limit lawsuits against pesticide manufacturers."
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"Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of thousands of “forever chemicals” that persist in the environment and in the bodies of humans and animals. Some PFAS have been linked to a range of health problems including certain cancers."
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Governor vetoes California bill to ban PFAS in cookware
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have banned the sale of cookware made with controversial PFAS chemicals, as well as the sale of cleaning products, dental floss, food packaging and other products containing the chemicals.
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October 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
"Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of thousands of “forever chemicals” that persist in the environment and in the bodies of humans and animals. Some PFAS have been linked to a range of health problems including certain cancers."
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"The Trump administration gutted the very institutions responsible for studying children’s health and eliminated programs to prevent and manage chronic diseases."
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October 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
"The Trump administration gutted the very institutions responsible for studying children’s health and eliminated programs to prevent and manage chronic diseases."
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Exposure to PFAS has been linked to cancers, impacts to the liver and heart, and immune and developmental damage to infants and children, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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After finding forever chemicals in its drinking water, this Eastern Oregon city stopped testing for them
PFAS turning up in Oregon cities remain unregulated by federal clean water laws.
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October 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Exposure to PFAS has been linked to cancers, impacts to the liver and heart, and immune and developmental damage to infants and children, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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"Reducing access to cancer prevention and treatment while simultaneously increasing exposure to cancer-causing pollution is an assault on Americans. This report analyzes how cancer affects Americans and how increasing pollution will elevate cancer risks and cases."
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October 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"Reducing access to cancer prevention and treatment while simultaneously increasing exposure to cancer-causing pollution is an assault on Americans. This report analyzes how cancer affects Americans and how increasing pollution will elevate cancer risks and cases."
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"Chemicals found in everyday products—from plastics and pesticides to cosmetics and non-stick cookware — interfere with the body’s hormone systems in ways that may increase the risk and severity of prostate cancer, according to a new report."
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Common male cancer linked to hormone-disrupting chemicals, scientists warn
Chemicals in everyday products—from plastics and pesticides to cosmetics — may increase the risk and severity of prostate cancer, a new review finds.
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October 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"Chemicals found in everyday products—from plastics and pesticides to cosmetics and non-stick cookware — interfere with the body’s hormone systems in ways that may increase the risk and severity of prostate cancer, according to a new report."
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🌾🚜Today is #GlobalFertilizerDay, but the truth is:
Chemical fertilisers poison our food, pollute water & air, and tie food prices to fossil fuel markets.
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Chemical fertilisers poison our food, pollute water & air, and tie food prices to fossil fuel markets.
➡️ foodrise.org.uk/failing-not-...
@ciel.org @amisdelaterre.org @pesticideaction.bsky.social @grain.org @etcgroup.bsky.social @iatp.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🌾🚜Today is #GlobalFertilizerDay, but the truth is:
Chemical fertilisers poison our food, pollute water & air, and tie food prices to fossil fuel markets.
➡️ foodrise.org.uk/failing-not-...
@ciel.org @amisdelaterre.org @pesticideaction.bsky.social @grain.org @etcgroup.bsky.social @iatp.bsky.social
Chemical fertilisers poison our food, pollute water & air, and tie food prices to fossil fuel markets.
➡️ foodrise.org.uk/failing-not-...
@ciel.org @amisdelaterre.org @pesticideaction.bsky.social @grain.org @etcgroup.bsky.social @iatp.bsky.social
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Trump and RFK Jr. aren't making America healthy again—in fact, they're making our nation's health care worse. @cmkelly.bsky.social explains how the administration is undermining its own MAHA agenda:
October 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Trump and RFK Jr. aren't making America healthy again—in fact, they're making our nation's health care worse. @cmkelly.bsky.social explains how the administration is undermining its own MAHA agenda:
Today is Donor-Advised Funds Day! Kick off your year-end giving with immediate tax benefits via your donor-advised fund, and help PAN remain steadfast for health and justice in our food system. More info: https://www.panna.org/giving-page/donor-advised-funds/
Donor-Advised Funds | Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network (PAN)
A donor-advised fund, which is like a charitable savings account, allows you to support PAN over the long term, while still reaping immediate tax benefits.
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October 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Today is Donor-Advised Funds Day! Kick off your year-end giving with immediate tax benefits via your donor-advised fund, and help PAN remain steadfast for health and justice in our food system. More info: https://www.panna.org/giving-page/donor-advised-funds/
Instead of delivering real change, the strategy appears to be just another example of the Trump administration putting the financial interests of polluting industries above people’s health.
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The Pesticide Industry’s Fingerprints Are All Over the MAHA Commission’s Strategy Report | Common Dreams
Instead of delivering real change, the strategy appears to be just another example of the Trump administration putting the financial interests of polluting industries above people’s health.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Instead of delivering real change, the strategy appears to be just another example of the Trump administration putting the financial interests of polluting industries above people’s health.
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This new report from HEAL Food Alliance shows that precision ag practices in Iowa and the Midwest do not reduce pesticide and fertilizer use as much corporate ag operations suggest.
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October 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This new report from HEAL Food Alliance shows that precision ag practices in Iowa and the Midwest do not reduce pesticide and fertilizer use as much corporate ag operations suggest.
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Amazing work from @veritasium.bsky.social! Exposing Why Farmers Can't Legally Replant Their Own Seeds
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Exposing Why Farmers Can't Legally Replant Their Own Seeds
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September 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Amazing work from @veritasium.bsky.social! Exposing Why Farmers Can't Legally Replant Their Own Seeds
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Government-run, nonprofit grocery systems can better respond to food-price inflation, corporate consolidation, and inequality.
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Op-ed: Public Grocery Stores Already Exist and Work Well. We Need More.
Government-run, nonprofit grocery systems can better respond to food-price inflation, corporate consolidation, and inequality.
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September 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Government-run, nonprofit grocery systems can better respond to food-price inflation, corporate consolidation, and inequality.
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Make America Healthy Again wants farmers to produce healthier food, but the climate crisis and Trump’s energy policies are making that harder to do.
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The MAHA Movement’s Climate Conundrum
Make America Healthy Again wants farmers to produce healthier food, but the climate change and Trump's policies are making that harder to do.
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September 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Make America Healthy Again wants farmers to produce healthier food, but the climate crisis and Trump’s energy policies are making that harder to do.
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The counties with the highest use of pesticides per square mile are all located in Missouri’s Bootheel. Many of these counties have some of the state’s highest cancer rates and their health care options are dwindling.
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September 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The counties with the highest use of pesticides per square mile are all located in Missouri’s Bootheel. Many of these counties have some of the state’s highest cancer rates and their health care options are dwindling.
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Despite MAHA promises to reduce chemical exposures, experts warn the Trump administration is approving a wave of ‘frightening’ pesticides.
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EPA Approves Four New Pesticides That Qualify as PFAS
Despite MAHA promises to reduce chemical exposures, experts warn the Trump administration is approving a wave of ‘frightening’ pesticides.
civileats.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Despite MAHA promises to reduce chemical exposures, experts warn the Trump administration is approving a wave of ‘frightening’ pesticides.
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The MAHA Commission strategy report confirms that the administration has no real plans to reduce exposures to pesticides. Further, it broadly reaffirms the administration’s continued reliance on voluntary industry compliance rather than enforceable federal regulation.
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Pesticides, Public Health, and the MAHA Commission | Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network (PAN)
The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission’s strategy addressing children’s health was billed as a way to address declining public health, with a particular focus on curtailing recent increases in chronic illness in children. However, under pre
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September 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The MAHA Commission strategy report confirms that the administration has no real plans to reduce exposures to pesticides. Further, it broadly reaffirms the administration’s continued reliance on voluntary industry compliance rather than enforceable federal regulation.
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