Symptoms of Pesticide Poisoning Sources: National Cancer Institute, National Academy of Science, Office of Technology Assessment, EPA, OSHA
THE drumpf / trump-pence administration, the republican / gop-greed over people party, and their right wing religious supporters claim to be "pro-life". Here is another example of their hypocrisy and your chance from EarthJustice to let our government know you are opposed to the roll back of EPA protections against pesticide exposure and poisonings. Click the link and remember, adding your comments to the letter always make it more powerful, here is what I added after the second paragraph.....
With this action the hypocrisy of this administration and their right wing religious supporters is exposed again. This "pro-life" administration and their right wing religious supporters are willing to sacrifice the safety, health and welfare of America's farm workers because the vast majority of them are not white, are poor and many are immigrants, documented and undocumented. The commitment by this administration and the republican party to corporate America is to increase their profit margins, risk to human life and "pro-life" propaganda be damned. This plan to roll back protections against pesticide exposure and poisoning must be stopped.
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PROTECT WORKERS AND CHILDREN FROM PESTICIDES
The farmworkers who help bring fresh fruit and produce to our tables and the people who apply pesticides in our homes and communities aren’t protected by the same safety standards that most workers in the U.S. enjoy. Farmworkers and pesticide applicators face repeated exposure to a range of toxic chemicals.
So when the Environmental Protection Agency announced an updated set of basic life-saving rules in 2015 and 2017, dozens of farmworker, labor, public health and environmental organizations rejoiced. But now the Trump administration has announced plans to reverse these crucial protections against pesticide exposure and poisonings.
From setting a minimum age of 18 for workers who mix, load and apply pesticides; to improving the content and quality of worker safety trainings; to providing farmworkers with anti-retaliation protections and the right to request pesticide-application information, these basic safety standards were put in place to protect the 2.5 million farmworkers in the U.S. who experience 10,000-20,000 reported pesticide poisonings per year, and approximately one million pesticide applicators.
Don’t let the Trump administration put farmworkers, pesticide handlers, their families and the broader public at risk. Tell your elected officials to stop this attack on the Agricultural Worker Protection Standard and the Certification of Pesticide Applicators Rule.
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