|
From the Organic Consumers current newsletter:
EPA'S SCIENTISTS CONDEMN EPA
In an unprecedented move, EPA's own scientists are lashing out against the
agency, saying the profits of the pesticide industry are taking priority over
measures to protect public health. A union of over 9,000 EPA scientists has
submitted a letter to the EPA's Administrator, Stephen Johnson, indicating that
due to industry pressure, the "integrity of the science upon which agency
decisions are based has been compromised." In particular, the scientists are
concerned about a group of organophosphate pesticides they believe should no
longer be allowed on the market due to their harmful effects on children,
infants and fetuses. Specifically, the letter references 20 toxic pesticides
that were developed from nerve gases after World War II, many of which are still
available for purchase at most gardening centers. The EPA has not responded to
the letter. Learn more:
http://www.organicconsumers.org/2006/article_540.cfm |