{"id":27942,"date":"2020-10-13T00:01:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T04:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=27942"},"modified":"2020-10-13T16:19:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T20:19:13","slug":"stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Continued Degradation of Science:\u00a0Tell Congress to Insist that EPA Thoroughly Test All Pesticides for Health Hazards"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, October 13, 2020)\u00a0\u00a0As the prestigious journal Nature publishes an article titled \u201cHow Trump Damaged Science \u2014 and Why It Could Take Decades to Recover,\u201d<\/a> the Trump Administration’s EPA is again damaging science, particularly science used to protect our health.<\/p>\n

EPA is proposing<\/a> to drop toxicity tests that look at lethal effects of acute exposures to pesticides through the skin. Given pesticide exposure patterns, this represents a dramatic step backwards in determining the harmful effects of pesticide products on the market and in wide use. The move is part of EPA’s effort to eliminate animal testing of pesticides<\/a>\u2014a move that should be replaced<\/a> by the ban of unnecessary toxic pesticides. Reducing toxicity testing must take place only with the use of the precautionary principle.<\/p>\n

TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to Insist that EPA thoroughly test all pesticides for health hazards.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Aly Cohen, MD, FACR and Fred vom Saal, PhD point out in their new book, Non-Toxic Guide to Living in a Chemical World, \u201cHuman skin is the largest organ in the human body; it acts like a sponge, absorbing substances directly through its many intricate layers right into the bloodstream.\u201d Farmworkers are routinely exposed to pesticides on their skin, and children playing on athletic fields sprayed with pesticides are also exposed through their skin.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jeffrey Shaman, PhD, an epidemiologist at Columbia University in New York City, who was interviewed for the Nature article said of Trump’s actions concerning the coronavirus, \u201cHe has sabotaged efforts to keep people safe.\u201d The article summarizes the effects of this administration, \u201cAs he seeks re-election on 3 November, Trump’s actions in the face of COVID-19 are just one example of the damage he has inflicted on science and its institutions over the past four years, with repercussions for lives and livelihoods. The president and his appointees have also backpedalled on efforts to curb greenhouse-gas emissions<\/a>, weakened rules limiting pollution<\/a> and diminished the role of science at the US Environmental Protection Agency<\/a> (EPA). Across many agencies, his administration has undermined scientific integrity by suppressing or distorting evidence to support political decisions, say policy experts.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the damage done by the executive branch, Congress must assert its oversight role to prevent laws that protect public health and the environment\u2014laws that, after decades, have cleaned up our air, water, and land\u2014from being completely undone.<\/p>\n

TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to Insist that EPA thoroughly test all pesticides for health hazards.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Letter to Congress<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am writing to ask you to assert oversight over the actions of the executive branch that continue to disregard science and threaten our health.<\/p>\n

As the prestigious journal Nature publishes an article titled \u201cHow Trump Damaged Science \u2014 and Why It Could Take Decades to Recover,\u201d the Trump Administration\u2019s EPA is again damaging science, particularly science used to protect our health.<\/p>\n

EPA is proposing to drop toxicity tests that look at lethal effects of acute exposures to pesticides through the skin. Given pesticide exposure patterns, this represents a dramatic step backwards in determining the harmful effects of pesticide products on the market and in wide use. The move is part of EPA\u2019s effort to eliminate animal testing of pesticides\u2014a move that should be replaced by the ban of unnecessary toxic pesticides. Reducing toxicity testing must take place only with the use of the precautionary principle.<\/p>\n

Aly Cohen, MD, FACR and Fred vom Saal, PhD point out in their new book, Non-Toxic Guide to Living in a Chemical World, \u201cHuman skin is the largest organ in the human body; it acts like a sponge, absorbing substances directly through its many intricate layers right into the bloodstream.\u201d Farmworkers are routinely exposed to pesticides on their skin, and children playing on athletic fields sprayed with pesticides are also exposed through their skin.<\/p>\n

Jeffrey Shaman, PhD, an epidemiologist at Columbia University in New York City, who was interviewed for the Nature article said of Trump\u2019s actions concerning the coronavirus, \u201cHe has sabotaged efforts to keep people safe.\u201d The article summarizes the effects of this administration, \u201cAs he seeks re-election on 3 November, Trump\u2019s actions in the face of COVID-19 are just one example of the damage he has inflicted on science and its institutions over the past four years, with repercussions for lives and livelihoods. The president and his appointees have also backpedalled on efforts to curb greenhouse-gas emissions, weakened rules limiting pollution and diminished the role of science at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Across many agencies, his administration has undermined scientific integrity by suppressing or distorting evidence to support political decisions, say policy experts.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the damage done by the executive branch, Congress must assert its oversight role to prevent the undoing of laws intended to protect public health and the environment\u2014laws that, after decades, have cleaned up our air, water, and land.<\/p>\n

Thank you for your attention to this important issue.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Beyond Pesticides, October 13, 2020)\u00a0\u00a0As the prestigious journal Nature publishes an article titled \u201cHow Trump Damaged Science \u2014 and Why It Could Take Decades to Recover,\u201d the Trump Administration’s EPA is again damaging science, particularly science used to protect our health. EPA is proposing to drop toxicity tests that look at lethal effects of acute exposures to pesticides through the skin. Given pesticide exposure patterns, this represents a dramatic step backwards in determining the harmful effects of pesticide products on the market and in wide use. The move is part of EPA’s effort to eliminate animal testing of pesticides\u2014a move that should be replaced by the ban of unnecessary toxic pesticides. Reducing toxicity testing must take place only with the use of the precautionary principle. TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to Insist that EPA thoroughly test all pesticides for health hazards. Aly Cohen, MD, FACR and Fred vom Saal, PhD point out in their new book, Non-Toxic Guide to Living in a Chemical World, \u201cHuman skin is the largest organ in the human body; it acts like a sponge, absorbing substances directly through its many intricate layers right into the bloodstream.\u201d Farmworkers are routinely exposed to pesticides on their skin, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[354,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-environmental-protection-agency-epa","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nStop Continued Degradation of Science:\u00a0Tell Congress to Insist that EPA Thoroughly Test All Pesticides for Health Hazards - 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\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Stop Continued Degradation of Science:\u00a0Tell Congress to Insist that EPA Thoroughly Test All Pesticides for Health Hazards - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"(Beyond Pesticides, October 13, 2020)\u00a0\u00a0As the prestigious journal Nature publishes an article titled \u201cHow Trump Damaged Science \u2014 and Why It Could Take Decades to Recover,\u201d the Trump Administration’s EPA is again damaging science, particularly science used to protect our health. EPA is proposing to drop toxicity tests that look at lethal effects of acute exposures to pesticides through the skin. Given pesticide exposure patterns, this represents a dramatic step backwards in determining the harmful effects of pesticide products on the market and in wide use. The move is part of EPA’s effort to eliminate animal testing of pesticides\u2014a move that should be replaced by the ban of unnecessary toxic pesticides. Reducing toxicity testing must take place only with the use of the precautionary principle. TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to Insist that EPA thoroughly test all pesticides for health hazards. Aly Cohen, MD, FACR and Fred vom Saal, PhD point out in their new book, Non-Toxic Guide to Living in a Chemical World, \u201cHuman skin is the largest organ in the human body; it acts like a sponge, absorbing substances directly through its many intricate layers right into the bloodstream.\u201d Farmworkers are routinely exposed to pesticides on their skin, and […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beyondpesticides\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beyondpesticides\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-10-13T04:01:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-10-13T20:19:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ThoroughlyTestPesticides.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Beyond Pesticides\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ByondPesticides\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ByondPesticides\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Beyond Pesticides\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Beyond Pesticides\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/#\/schema\/person\/1b5c0a0981b549cc5b628770073031f4\"},\"headline\":\"Stop Continued Degradation of Science:\u00a0Tell Congress to Insist that EPA Thoroughly Test All Pesticides for Health Hazards\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-10-13T04:01:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-10-13T20:19:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/\"},\"wordCount\":832,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ThoroughlyTestPesticides.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/\",\"name\":\"Stop Continued Degradation of Science:\u00a0Tell Congress to Insist that EPA Thoroughly Test All Pesticides for Health Hazards - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ThoroughlyTestPesticides.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-10-13T04:01:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-10-13T20:19:13+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ThoroughlyTestPesticides.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ThoroughlyTestPesticides.png\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Stop Continued Degradation of Science:\u00a0Tell Congress to Insist that EPA Thoroughly Test All Pesticides for Health Hazards\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/\",\"name\":\"Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog\",\"description\":\"News on Pesticide Science, Policy and Activism\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Beyond Pesticides\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BeyondPesticides-Logo-Stacked-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BeyondPesticides-Logo-Stacked-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":2501,\"caption\":\"Beyond Pesticides\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beyondpesticides\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/ByondPesticides\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/beyondpesticides\/?hl=en\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/beyond-pesticides\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/bpncamp\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/#\/schema\/person\/1b5c0a0981b549cc5b628770073031f4\",\"name\":\"Beyond Pesticides\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e26b7558fcb265e244c6e159abe5f0aab551822dc82fd0b1607e809bdfbed20a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e26b7558fcb265e244c6e159abe5f0aab551822dc82fd0b1607e809bdfbed20a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Beyond Pesticides\"},\"description\":\"Beyond Pesticides is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., which works with allies in protecting public health and the environment to lead the transition to a world free of toxic pesticides. The founders, who established Beyond Pesticides (originally as National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides) as a nonprofit membership organization in 1981, felt that without the existence of such an organized, national network, local, state and national pesticide policy would become, under chemical industry pressure, increasingly unresponsive to public health and environmental concerns. Beyond Pesticides believes that people must have a voice in decisions that affect them directly. We believe decisions should not be made for us by chemical companies or by decision-makers who either do not have all of the facts or refuse to consider them. Learn more about our work, read A Year in Review\u20142021, our accomplishments are your victories! Beyond Pesticides seeks to protect healthy air, water, land, and food for ourselves and future generations. By forging ties with governments, nonprofits, and people who rely on these natural resources, we reduce the need for unnecessary pesticide use and protect public health and the environment. Beyond Pesticides provides hands-on services to the public and supports local action by: identifying and interpreting hazards; and, designing safe pest management programs. With the information provided by Beyond Pesticides, people may not only be able to make informed choices and adopt practices that protect themselves and their families from unnecessary exposure to pesticides, but they will be able to effect changes on community-wide pest management decisions and policies that govern pesticide use, such as pesticide uses in parks, schools, for community insect control and along roadsides. Beyond Pesticides believes that people must have a voice in decisions which affect them directly.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beyondpesticides\/\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/beyondpesticides\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/beyond-pesticides\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/ByondPesticides\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/bpncamp\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/author\/beyond-pesticides\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Stop Continued Degradation of Science:\u00a0Tell Congress to Insist that EPA Thoroughly Test All Pesticides for Health Hazards - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Stop Continued Degradation of Science:\u00a0Tell Congress to Insist that EPA Thoroughly Test All Pesticides for Health Hazards - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog","og_description":"(Beyond Pesticides, October 13, 2020)\u00a0\u00a0As the prestigious journal Nature publishes an article titled \u201cHow Trump Damaged Science \u2014 and Why It Could Take Decades to Recover,\u201d the Trump Administration’s EPA is again damaging science, particularly science used to protect our health. EPA is proposing to drop toxicity tests that look at lethal effects of acute exposures to pesticides through the skin. Given pesticide exposure patterns, this represents a dramatic step backwards in determining the harmful effects of pesticide products on the market and in wide use. The move is part of EPA’s effort to eliminate animal testing of pesticides\u2014a move that should be replaced by the ban of unnecessary toxic pesticides. Reducing toxicity testing must take place only with the use of the precautionary principle. TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to Insist that EPA thoroughly test all pesticides for health hazards. Aly Cohen, MD, FACR and Fred vom Saal, PhD point out in their new book, Non-Toxic Guide to Living in a Chemical World, \u201cHuman skin is the largest organ in the human body; it acts like a sponge, absorbing substances directly through its many intricate layers right into the bloodstream.\u201d Farmworkers are routinely exposed to pesticides on their skin, and […]","og_url":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/","og_site_name":"Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beyondpesticides","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beyondpesticides\/","article_published_time":"2020-10-13T04:01:35+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-10-13T20:19:13+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ThoroughlyTestPesticides.png","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Beyond Pesticides","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@ByondPesticides","twitter_site":"@ByondPesticides","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Beyond Pesticides","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/"},"author":{"name":"Beyond Pesticides","@id":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/#\/schema\/person\/1b5c0a0981b549cc5b628770073031f4"},"headline":"Stop Continued Degradation of Science:\u00a0Tell Congress to Insist that EPA Thoroughly Test All Pesticides for Health Hazards","datePublished":"2020-10-13T04:01:35+00:00","dateModified":"2020-10-13T20:19:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/"},"wordCount":832,"commentCount":1,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ThoroughlyTestPesticides.png","articleSection":["Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/","url":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/","name":"Stop Continued Degradation of Science:\u00a0Tell Congress to Insist that EPA Thoroughly Test All Pesticides for Health Hazards - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ThoroughlyTestPesticides.png","datePublished":"2020-10-13T04:01:35+00:00","dateModified":"2020-10-13T20:19:13+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ThoroughlyTestPesticides.png","contentUrl":"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ThoroughlyTestPesticides.png"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/stop-continued-degradation-of-science-tell-congress-to-insist-that-epa-thoroughly-test-all-pesticides-for-health-hazards\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Stop Continued Degradation of Science:\u00a0Tell Congress to Insist that EPA Thoroughly Test All Pesticides for Health Hazards"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/","name":"Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog","description":"News on Pesticide Science, Policy and Activism","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/#organization","name":"Beyond Pesticides","url":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BeyondPesticides-Logo-Stacked-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BeyondPesticides-Logo-Stacked-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":2501,"caption":"Beyond Pesticides"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beyondpesticides","https:\/\/x.com\/ByondPesticides","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/beyondpesticides\/?hl=en","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/beyond-pesticides","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/bpncamp"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/#\/schema\/person\/1b5c0a0981b549cc5b628770073031f4","name":"Beyond Pesticides","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e26b7558fcb265e244c6e159abe5f0aab551822dc82fd0b1607e809bdfbed20a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e26b7558fcb265e244c6e159abe5f0aab551822dc82fd0b1607e809bdfbed20a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Beyond Pesticides"},"description":"Beyond Pesticides is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., which works with allies in protecting public health and the environment to lead the transition to a world free of toxic pesticides. The founders, who established Beyond Pesticides (originally as National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides) as a nonprofit membership organization in 1981, felt that without the existence of such an organized, national network, local, state and national pesticide policy would become, under chemical industry pressure, increasingly unresponsive to public health and environmental concerns. Beyond Pesticides believes that people must have a voice in decisions that affect them directly. We believe decisions should not be made for us by chemical companies or by decision-makers who either do not have all of the facts or refuse to consider them. Learn more about our work, read A Year in Review\u20142021, our accomplishments are your victories! Beyond Pesticides seeks to protect healthy air, water, land, and food for ourselves and future generations. By forging ties with governments, nonprofits, and people who rely on these natural resources, we reduce the need for unnecessary pesticide use and protect public health and the environment. Beyond Pesticides provides hands-on services to the public and supports local action by: identifying and interpreting hazards; and, designing safe pest management programs. With the information provided by Beyond Pesticides, people may not only be able to make informed choices and adopt practices that protect themselves and their families from unnecessary exposure to pesticides, but they will be able to effect changes on community-wide pest management decisions and policies that govern pesticide use, such as pesticide uses in parks, schools, for community insect control and along roadsides. Beyond Pesticides believes that people must have a voice in decisions which affect them directly.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beyondpesticides\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/beyondpesticides\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/beyond-pesticides\/","https:\/\/x.com\/ByondPesticides","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/bpncamp\/"],"url":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/author\/beyond-pesticides\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27942"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27942\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27990,"href":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27942\/revisions\/27990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}