{"id":27739,"date":"2020-09-22T00:01:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T04:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=27739"},"modified":"2020-09-22T10:53:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T14:53:00","slug":"epa-reapproves-toxic-weedkiller-atrazine-with-fewer-protections-for-childrens-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/09\/epa-reapproves-toxic-weedkiller-atrazine-with-fewer-protections-for-childrens-health\/","title":{"rendered":"EPA Reapproves Toxic Weedkiller Atrazine with Fewer Protections for Children’s Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"\"(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, September 22, 2020) Use of the highly hazardous, endocrine disrupting weed killer atrazine is likely to expand\u00a0following\u00a0a decision made\u00a0earlier\u00a0this month by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Under the guise of \u201cregulatory certainty,\u201d the agency is reapproving use of this notorious herbicide,\u00a0as well as its cousins simazine and propazine in the triazine family of chemicals,\u00a0with fewer safeguards for public health, particularly young children. Advocates are incensed by the decision and vow to continue to put pressure on the agency.\u00a0\u201cUse of this extremely dangerous pesticide should be banned, not expanded,\u201d Nathan Donley,\u00a0PhD,\u00a0a senior scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity\u00a0said\u00a0in a press release<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cThis disgusting decision directly endangers the health of millions of Americans.\u201d Beyond Pesticides has long argued against the continued use of the triazine herbicides, which includes\u00a0atrazine<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Triazines\u00a0are well known to interfere with the body\u2019s endocrine, or hormonal system. Disruptions within this delicately\u00a0balanced process in the body can result in a range of ill health effects, including cancer, reproductive dysfunction, and developmental\u00a0harm.\u00a0These weedkillers\u00a0interfere with the pituitary gland\u2019s release of luteinizing hormones,\u00a0which regulate the function of female ovaries and male gonads.\u00a0In comments\u00a0written by Beyond Pesticides to EPA<\/strong><\/a>, the organization notes, \u201cOf the\u00a0<\/em>numerous adverse effects associated with this disruption, the two that appear to be the most sensitive and occur after the shortest duration (4 days) of exposure are the disruption of the ovarian cycles and the delays in puberty onset.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the serious concerns atrazine poses to young children, the agency brushed these issues aside. EPA maintains that because it has all the studies minimally required under law, it could remove uncertainty factors established to safeguard children\u2019s health. Yet the agency ignored epidemiological literature that raises concerns and uncertainty around atrazine\u2019s association with birth defects, preterm delivery, low birth weight, and other abnormalities.<\/p>\n

Minor, nearly insignificant changes to triazine product labels finalized by EPA\u2019s decision are outweighed by a risk analysis framework that is not only fundamentally flawed, but also subject to political interference on behalf of the pesticide industry.<\/p>\n

The agency\u2019s decision to reregister atrazine comes as it is already under fire for recent actions taken to protect the weed killer\u2019s primary manufacturer, Syngenta-ChemChina. Earlier this year, using the Covid-19 crisis justification,\u00a0the Administration provided the multinational company a waiver\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>from a requirement that it monitor Midwestern waterways for atrazine contamination.<\/p>\n

In a press release announcing the decision, EPA Administrator Wheeler was joined by representatives from the Missouri Farm Bureau, as well as the head of the Triazine Network, a chemical industry group dedicated to defending these toxic herbicides. \u201cThe benefits of atrazine in agriculture are high, so these new protections give our nation\u2019s farmers more clarity and certainty concerning proper use,\u201d Administrator Wheeler said.<\/p>\n

According to research published in the\u00a0International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health,<\/em>\u00a0banning atrazine w<\/strong><\/a>ould\u00a0provide an economic benefit to farmers<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cThe winners,\u201d the authors \u00a0conclude, \u201cin an atrazine free future would include farm worker, farmers and their families, and others who are exposed to atrazine either directly from field uses or indirectly from contaminated tap water along with natural ecosystem that are currently damaged by atrazine.\u201d\u00a0Numerous other countries, including\u00a0the European Union as far back as 2004<\/strong><\/a>, have banned atrazine and eliminated use without any damage to\u00a0the\u00a0farming economy.<\/p>\n

The accumulated evidence inevitably brings many proponents of pesticide reform to the conclusion that the Trump EPA, under Administrator Andrew Wheeler, is willing to sacrifice American\u2019s health for the profits corporate donors; not for farmers, or an ideological desire to \u201creduce regulatory burdens,\u201d as one lawmaker put it.<\/p>\n

In light of an EPA woefully captured by the industry it is charged with regulating, Beyond Pesticides encourages advocates continue to put pressure on every level of government. EPA and the agrichemical industry must not think that those fighting for a better future will give up. Over 4,000 individuals signed on to\u00a0Beyond Pesticides\u2019 petition\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>urging\u00a0EPA<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to ban atrazine. In light of the agency\u2019s failure to protect the public, work to restrict use at the state and local level. But don\u2019t limit your advocacy to one class of chemical \u2013\u00a0promote organic farming and land care<\/strong><\/a>, which eliminates atrazine as well as all other highly toxic pesticides.<\/p>\n

For more information on the specific dangers of atrazine poses to our health and the environment,\u00a0watch the keynote presentation from distinguished professor Tyrone Hayes, PhD of University California, Berkeley, at the 33<\/strong><\/a>rd\u00a0National Pesticide Forum in Irvine, CA.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>Dr. Hayes one of the world\u2019s foremost experts on atrazine, has been the\u00a0subject of incessant attacks Syngenta-Chemchina<\/strong><\/a>. If you\u2019re interested in supporting the research of scientists like Dr. Hayes, reach out to Beyond Pesticides about contributing to the\u00a0Fund for Independent Science.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/em><\/p>\n

Source:\u00a0Center for Biological Diversity press release<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0EPA press release<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Beyond Pesticides, September 22, 2020) Use of the highly hazardous, endocrine disrupting weed killer atrazine is likely to expand\u00a0following\u00a0a decision made\u00a0earlier\u00a0this month by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Under the guise of \u201cregulatory certainty,\u201d the agency is reapproving use of this notorious herbicide,\u00a0as well as its cousins simazine and propazine in the triazine family of chemicals,\u00a0with fewer safeguards for public health, particularly young children. Advocates are incensed by the decision and vow to continue to put pressure on the agency.\u00a0\u201cUse of this extremely dangerous pesticide should be banned, not expanded,\u201d Nathan Donley,\u00a0PhD,\u00a0a senior scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity\u00a0said\u00a0in a press release. \u201cThis disgusting decision directly endangers the health of millions of Americans.\u201d Beyond Pesticides has long argued against the continued use of the triazine herbicides, which includes\u00a0atrazine. Triazines\u00a0are well known to interfere with the body\u2019s endocrine, or hormonal system. Disruptions within this delicately\u00a0balanced process in the body can result in a range of ill health effects, including cancer, reproductive dysfunction, and developmental\u00a0harm.\u00a0These weedkillers\u00a0interfere with the pituitary gland\u2019s release of luteinizing hormones,\u00a0which regulate the function of female ovaries and male gonads.\u00a0In comments\u00a0written by Beyond Pesticides to EPA, the organization notes, \u201cOf the\u00a0numerous adverse effects associated with this disruption, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[249,72,85,354,10,166,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-agriculture","category-atrazine","category-endocrine-disruption","category-environmental-protection-agency-epa","category-pesticide-regulation","category-syngenta","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nEPA Reapproves Toxic Weedkiller Atrazine with Fewer Protections for Children's Health - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/09\/epa-reapproves-toxic-weedkiller-atrazine-with-fewer-protections-for-childrens-health\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"EPA Reapproves Toxic Weedkiller Atrazine with Fewer Protections for Children's Health - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"(Beyond Pesticides, September 22, 2020) Use of the highly hazardous, endocrine disrupting weed killer atrazine is likely to expand\u00a0following\u00a0a decision made\u00a0earlier\u00a0this month by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 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