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EPA: Ban endosulfan!
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About this Petition Pledge

The Environmental Protection Agency has recently requested public comment on their review of endosulfan, a highly toxic and resilient insectide.

The European Union and twenty other countires have banned endosulfan, but the United States continues to use this insecticide on tomatoes, cotton, potatoes, apples, pears, and several other crops. Endosulfan is highly neurotoxic to both insects and mammals. Mild exposure in the womb leads to autism, male reproductive harm, and other birth defects. Acute exposure leads to rashes, nausea, headaches, difficulty breathing, diarrhea, convulsions, and death. Endosulfan can travel great distances and also poses an extreme threat to aquatic ecosystems.

The EPA has conducted their own analysis, concluding that endosulfan endangers workers who directly handle the insecticide, and those who work in endosulfan-treated fields.

We know that alternatives are available to this persistently toxic pollutant. The Pesticide Action Network has composed a petition to pressure the EPA into banning this substance. After signing the petition, you could go one step further by sending the EPA a personal comment directly. The EPA must live up to their organization's purpose and actively protect communities and the environment from harm.

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The Environmental Protection Agency has recently requested public comment on their review of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endosulfan">endosulfan,</a> a highly toxic and resilient insectide.<br /><br />The European Union and twenty other countires have banned endosulfan, but the United States continues to use this insecticide on tomatoes, cotton, potatoes, apples, pears, and several other crops. Endosulfan is highly neurotoxic to both insects and mammals. Mild exposure in the womb leads to autism, male reproductive harm, and other birth defects. Acute exposure leads to rashes, nausea, headaches, difficulty breathing, diarrhea, convulsions, and death. Endosulfan can travel great distances and also poses an extreme threat to aquatic ecosystems.<br /><br />The EPA has conducted their own analysis, concluding that endosulfan endangers workers who directly handle the insecticide, and those who work in endosulfan-treated fields.<br /><br />We know that alternatives are available to this persistently toxic pollutant. The Pesticide Action Network has composed a petition to pressure the EPA into banning this substance. After signing the <a href="http://action.panna.org/t/5185/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=210">petition</a>, you could go one step further by sending the EPA a personal comment <a href="http://www.epa.gov/epahome/comments3.htm">directly</a>. The EPA must live up to their organization's purpose and actively protect communities and the environment from harm.<br />

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