Despite being banned in China, a dangerous pesticide that endangers farmworkers is flowing from Chinese manufacturers into the United States.

The EPA is bringing in another industry insider, further stacking an administration already filled with former lobbyists and corporate executives shaping environmental policy. @publiccitizen.bsky.social @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social www.thenewlede.org/2025/12/epa-...

Dave Jilbert was diagnosed with Parkinson's after he used a paraquat product at his Ohio vineyard. He's now suing the pesticide manufacturer and trying to get paraquat banned.

US grocers face $219 billion in financial risks from pesticides. Pesticides threaten biodiversity, climate, and companies’ bottom lines. See how your grocer ranks on the Bee-Friendly Retailer Scorecard. #SaveTheBees foe.org/retailer-rep...

On November 21, #IARC, a branch of WHO, designated the #endocrine-disrupting herbicide #atrazine, and the herbicide #alachlor, as “probably #carcinogenic to humans.” Meanwhile, #EPA allows atrazine to be widely used in #food production and landscape management. #2a ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/z2rI50XGYnl

“The rapid, largely unregulated rise of datacenters to fuel the AI and crypto frenzy is disrupting communities across the country and threatening Americans’ economic, environmental, climate and water security." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

While chaos has reigned since President Trump took office, one thing that has been consistent is the administration’s commitment to deregulation. This is concerning on its own, but perhaps more troubling is how it’s happening. Our analyst Darya Minovi explains what’s at stake and how to fight back:

NEW: Last year we found the acceptable level of exposure to formaldehyde set by the EPA left people at risk for cancer. Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it www.propublica.org/article/epa-...

As many as SIXTY PERCENT of future oil & gas plans would be uneconomical without subsidies. That is insane. The US government has provided hundreds of billions of dollars in fossil fuel subsidies for more than 100 years. This industry needs our tax dollars to stay profitable.

“Chronic diseases are surging, biodiversity is collapsing, and public trust in science is eroded by decades of conflicts of interest.” news.mongabay.com/2025/12/sile...

On the 55th anniversary of the founding of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), it’s important to remember its core mission to protect public health and the environment, even as the Trump administration is actively harming both.

In this Cancer Alley town, residents are not giving up the fight for cleaner air As the older generation of the Cancer Alley town St. Gabriel, Louisiana continues to die of cancer and chronic disease, local activists maintain the fight for stricter emissions testing.

You've heard that paraquat is linked to Parkinson's disease. But did you know that the Syngenta plant that formulates this pesticide also generates heavy air pollution in Cancer Alley? Residents of St. Gabriel Louisiana reflect on the role of the agrochemical industry in their community.

"Carbon capture ain't a solution, it's just more pollution." You can learn more about carbon capture and storage and its danger to Louisiana's history and traditions by visiting wetlandsnotwastelands.org

Mass quantities of pesticides and other hazardous materials enter the US via the Port of New Orleans every year, putting local communities at risk of chemical disaster. Learn more at pesticidestorymap.com.

"We need to get off of this pesticide treadmill, and we can't just ban one chemical at a time. We need to be looking at these as classes of chemicals." @publicnewsservice.bsky.social app.publicnewsservice.org/story/report...

NEW FINDINGS: We found sixteen pesticides linked to learning disabilities, autism and hormone disruption in Target-brand baby food. foe.org/toxic-pestic...

🧵 After Hurricane Helene made landfall in Georgia in 2024, a BioLab chemical warehouse in Conyers caught on fire, sending toxic smoke through neighboring towns. Teresa Ervin-Springs was living nine miles away at the time of the explosion. themargin.us/features/bre...

Inside Michigan's most polluted zipcode, burdened by trucking and industry, residents are asking for the gov't to look at the cumulative impact of pollution before approving new permits or renewing old ones Everyone deserves to breathe safely. abcnews.go.com/US/video/res...

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/

Mounting evidence links the pesticide paraquat to Parkinson’s disease, and records show Syngenta knew for decades. Now the company faces thousands of lawsuits. Watch our full video breaking down the fight over paraquat: www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/para...

Paraquat imports rises, even as countries ban the herbicide. Evidence links exposure to #Parkinsons and other health harms. The supply chain drives pollution while profits flow mostly to foreign owners. The report recommends bans and transition support. #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalJustice #Paraquat

Did you know that more than 1 billion pounds of pesticides are used in the US every year? And they don't just disappear. They pollute the air, water, and soil long after they're applied. Tell the EPA to ban #pesticides that other countries already consider too dangerous to use ➡️ bit.ly/4otOUCz

A new report and accompanying interactive #storymap unpacks the supply chain of #paraquat and underscores the true #costs of #pesticide products, from #manufacturing to use in the fields. Part of the Pesticide Mapping Project! @pesticideaction.bsky.social #ComingClean ➡️ Blog: ow.ly/gXMw50XnR0M

Activists are suing Trump over a proclamation that gives 50 chemical manufacturing facilities, mostly in Texas and Louisiana, a 2-year exemption from limits on cancer-causing pollutants insideclimatenews.org/news/2210202...

The Senate is set to confirm industry lobbyist Douglas Troutman to lead EPA’s chemical safety office. His appointment would mean that all four top toxics offices at EPA are now occupied by former chemical lobbyists, alarming advocates over public, consumer, and worker health protections.

BREAKING NEWS: Community, Health, and Environmental Groups Sue to Stop President Trump’s Unlawful Toxic Air Pollution Exemptions Learn more: environmentalintegrity.org/news/groups-...

The HON rule controls dangerous air pollutants and can reduce pollution-related cancer risks around these facilities by approximately 96%. Trump’s effort to exempt this rule for 50 of the country’s most toxic chemical manufacturing plants is unlawful and puts us all in danger.

Imports of the toxic pesticide paraquat have risen steadily since 2008, according to a new report from @pesticideaction.bsky.social, @stoptoxics.bsky.social, and Alianza Nacional de Campesinas. www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/para...

"Giant, foreign-owned companies are the ones profiting from weak US pesticide regulations,” said Deidre Nelms, spokeswoman for Coming Clean and author of Tuesday’s report. Farming without pesticides is the only viable way to protect the health of the people who grow and harvest our food.”

NEW report & interactive storymap Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat? traces the supply chain of a toxic weedkiller from fossil fuels to U.S. farms. The U.S. imports virtually all its paraquat from China & the UK, where it is banned. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9b20...

Consumers in New Mexico and beyond may soon see a new warning label put on everything from nonstick pans and furniture to cosmetics and baby clothes that contain intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). cen.acs.org/policy/New-M... #chemsky 🧪

Trump and RFK Jr. promised to protect kids and communities from toxic pollution, but instead they're giving polluters a free pass to emit more pollution that causes cancer, asthma and other serious health problems.

🌾🚜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

1/ This week, there have been at least three dangerous chemical releases at industrial facilities in Texas, including an explosion at a plant in Mount Belvieu that injured three plant workers.

~40% of the ENTIRE corn crop of the US is used to make ethanol. This gets blended with gasoline to power well under 10% of our vehicle miles. If we converted 100% of our vehicles to EVs installing solar on a small fraction of the land this corn is grown on would power them all.

"When the Biden-Harris administration came in, they did not just create plans in a vacuum, they went and listened to people in the community” to learn what projects were needed, “and financing flowed from those discussions,” Michele Roberts of #EJHA.

My latest for @rollingstone.com digs into Trump's $30 Billion in shutdown cuts targeting Democratic states and cities with painful cuts to public transit, energy, and fundamental civil rights protections. The pain will reverberate throughout the economy. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Watch @cnn.com reporters Bill Weir, Laura Paddison, and Jessie Yeung as they spend five days wearing a wristband that tracks toxic chemical exposure. edition.cnn.com/2025/10/08/c... Bjorn Beeler is interviewed to explain what the wristbands showed and how phthalates end up everywhere.

A new EPA proposal would let the agency leave out certain uses of chemicals when assessing risks. Experts warn this overlooks the fact that people are often exposed to the same chemical from many different sources. @sejorg.bsky.social @stoptoxics.bsky.social www.thenewlede.org/2025/09/epa-...

"If the current administration wants to address neurological disorders including autism, reducing exposure to air pollutants, pesticides, and plastics would be a good place to start." - Project TENDR prheucsf.blog/2025/09/23/s...

With a wagging finger, Republicans advance appropriations language favoring pesticide makers.. @thenewlede.bsky.social @foodandwater.bsky.social www.thenewlede.org/2025/07/vote...

Donald Trump is trying to shut down the only federal agency that investigates chemical disasters. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

🆕 After being criticized by the chemical industry (+ allied agribusiness and service industry groups) on the Make America Healthy Again #MAHA report, the #strategy doc, released yesterday, has tamped down efforts to reform gov't programs that regulate #pesticides. #rollback ➡️ Blog: ow.ly/HLjR50WUM6X

When it comes to pesticides, the Trump administration’s MAHA Commission has a serious problem. The Commission’s newly released strategy for addressing childhood chronic disease is better for the pesticide industry than for people. 🧵 www.commondreams.org/opinion/maha...

“If the EPA wants to convince us that our pesticide regulatory process is robust, they should make it robust,” said @loriannburd.bsky.social, the Center's environmental health director in @pbsnews.org ⬇️

NEW: i took a look at new research from @oilchange.bsky.social which finds that taxpayers are on the hook for an additional $4 billion per year in fossil fuel subsidies thanks to the one big beautiful bill:

Time to put children's health above pesticide industry profits. What will it take? @rcscience.bsky.social www.realclearhealth.com/articles/202...

NEW: Last week, oil literally rained down on a Black town in rural Louisiana where 60% of folks live in poverty. The company isn’t taking responsibility & the federal + state governments are saying residents have to clean it up themselves. capitalbnews.org/louisiana-oi...