PesticideSmart NewsOctober 2017 Newsletter

Greetings!

This month's newsletter brings us new studies that further confirm the dangerous effects of pesticides on our bees, babies, and climate change. We also urge you to support an important congressional bill to ban a pesticide highly dangerous to children that EPA chief Scott Pruitt has chosen to keep on the market.

There's also encouraging news this month! Note the hopeful studies about the impact of organic soil on climate change, as well as some phenomenal news about recent pollinator protection developments in California. And, as always, there are plenty of tips for healthy, chemical-free living.

TAKE ACTION!

Back in March, EPA head Scott Pruitt rejected the recommendations of his own agency's scientists and blocked a plan to ban chlorpyrifos, a dangerous, brain-harming pesticide. No level of exposure is safe for our children. Now US Representatives Velazquez (D-NY) and Ellison (D-MN) are asking their colleagues to co-sponsor a bill that would ban this toxic pesticide.

Thirty-one House members have signed on, but more are needed. Click here to contact your Representative and ask them to support HR3380.

GO ORGANIC!

Organic onions have more antioxidant activity and higher flavonol content than conventionally grown ones. Read more.

Soils from organic farms have more potential for long-term carbon storage than conventional farms for combating climate change. Read more.

Practicing smart soil science in farming and our backyards can eliminate the need for pesticides. Read more.

Rodale's Organic Life has a guide to the best organic olive oils. Read more.

Organic products are getting cheaper and more accessible. Read more.

NEWS & RESEARCH

Agricultural pesticide exposure increases adverse birth outcomes by 5–9%. Read more.

Researchers find that popular herbicide atrazine affects health across generations! Read more.

Alarming United Nations report warns of massive degradation of Earth's soil, which will endanger our food supply in the future. Read more.

The support of Maryland residents and businesses are critical to our work to protect our Babies, Bees & the Bay! Please help us continue by making a donation today!

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POLLINATOR/BEE BUZZ

Global scientific panel confirms we need to ban pollinator-harming pesticides. Our food supplies are at risk!

As we lead the way in Maryland with restrictions on pollinator-killing neonicotinoid pesticides, this devastating report - based on an analysis of 500 new scientific peer-reviewed studies from a global scientific panel - warns these pesticides are a major threat to nature and their use in agriculture must stop. Read more.

Yet another study confirms that neonicotinoid pesticides significantly increase extinction risk for bumblebees. Read more.

Some good news, though! California's Court of Appeal rejected the California Department of Pesticide Regulation's approval of two bee-killing pesticides. Read more.

TIPS FOR HEALTHY LIVING

Natural, DIY home remedies you can find in your own kitchen. Read more.

Here are some of the best natural teeth-whitening methods (and a few to steer clear of, as well). Read more.

Toxin-free tricks for cleaning your home. Read more.

Easy alternatives to drying your herbs that keep them flavorful through the fall and winter. Read more.

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