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(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, April 15, 2024)\u00a0At first, some thought this was an April Fools\u2019 announcement by pranksters like the YES men<\/a>. Put out an announcement pretending to be the U.S. Environmental Protection (EPA) with a warning to farmworkers that they are being exposed to a highly hazardous weed killer, dacthal (dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate or DCPA), offering no protection. The announcement says, \u201cEPA is warning people of the significant health risks to pregnant individuals and their developing babies exposed to DCPA\u201d and notes that the agency will be \u201cpursuing\u201d further action at some unspecified time in the future. But, this was no joke, especially for farmworkers<\/em>. The agency somehow believed it was fulfilling its statutory duty to protect farmworkers and their families with a warning that a chemical they may be exposed in their workplace and possibly their homes and schools is harming them and, for those pregnant, destroying the health of their fetus. \u201cIn light of the workplace reality for farmworkers, the lack of labor protections, and the documented deficiencies in the existing worker protection standards<\/a>, it is difficult to conceive of how EPA officials think this warning is protective in any way. And in light of what agency officials know, or should know, about the reality for farmworkers in their agricultural workplace, why are they not exercising the imminent hazard authority to suspend the chemical that Congress gave them,\u201d said Jay Feldman, executive director of Beyond Pesticides. Mr. Feldman continued, \u201cIt\u2019s not even clear in EPA\u2019s press release how this warning will reach farmworkers.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Beyond label warnings, EPA does not typically issue public warnings, as it has done in this case, with the determination that the agency\u2019s mitigation measures (requirements for personal protective equipment) under a product\u2019s existing registration is not protective of farmworkers, and specifically pregnant farmworkers and their fetuses. In its release and announcement on its website, the agency says \u201cEPA is taking this rare step of warning farmworkers about these concerns while it works on actions to protect workers because of the significant risks the agency has identified.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Quoting from the agency, \u201cIn May 2023, EPA released its assessment on the risks of occupational and residential exposure to products containing DCPA, after the agency reviewed data that it compelled AMVAC [the product\u2019s manufacturer] to submit, which had been overdue for almost 10 years. The assessment found concerning evidence of health risks associated with DCPA use and application, even when personal protective equipment and engineering controls are used. The most serious risks extend to the developing babies of pregnant individuals. EPA estimates that some pregnant individuals handling DCPA products could be subjected to exposures from four to 20 times greater than what current DCPA product label use instructions indicate is considered safe. EPA is concerned that pregnant women exposed to DCPA could experience changes to fetal thyroid hormone levels, and these changes are generally linked to low birth weight, impaired brain development, decreased IQ, and impaired motor skills later in life.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

The delays associated with this one pesticide exemplifies concerns that advocates have raised as endemic to EPA\u2019s pesticide registration process, resulting in serious harm that is not adequately prevented or managed by the agency. Beyond Pesticides has pointed to this historical and ongoing failure as one of the many reasons to shift to organic management<\/a> practices that, under the Organic Foods Production Act, do not allow the use of hazardous substances like dacthal.<\/p>\r\n

Tell EPA to immediately suspend the registration of dacthal, while Congress must urge the agency to take immediate action.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n

Although it suggests several measures that it might take\u2014including an immediate suspension order\u2014EPA says it is \u201cconsidering these tools as it moves forward with the DCPA registration review, but in light of the serious risks posed by DCPA, chose to warn the public of them at this time as it continues its work.\u201d EPA’s press release gives an astonishing history of the agency’s failure to act, acknowledging that DCPA use on\u00a0turf was voluntarily canceled<\/a>\u00a0in December 2023, while \u201cunacceptable risks from agricultural use remained.\u201d The uses voluntarily cancelled include “non-golf turf uses; sod farms, commercial turf, and golf course roughs.\u201d Continued use allowances, like those retained under the voluntary action, cause disproportionate harm to farmworkers who work around or apply the pesticides in agriculture as well as their families living nearby\u2014making this an act of environmental racism.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

EPA’s reliance on voluntary cancellations\u2014which arises because of the cumbersome cancellation process established in the\u00a0Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act\u00a0<\/em>(FIFRA)\u2014has been identified as a major problem in eliminating problem chemicals. EPA does have imminent hazard authority, which it can use to remove pesticides from use while it works through the legal process.\u00a0Voluntary actions<\/a>\u00a0by the companies are highly compromised and do not include agency determinations or findings\u2014allowing false claims of safety, offering a shield from liability, and unencumbered international marketing. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Although it has not yet acted, EPA accepted comments on its dacthal pesticide registration review last year, particularly soliciting comments on the environmental justice implications. A report released in January, “US pesticide regulation is failing the hardest-hit communities. It’s time to fix it<\/a>,” finds \u201cpeople of color and low-income communities in the United States and around the world continue to shoulder the societal burden of harmful pollution.\u201d More specifically, the authors state that \u201congoing environmental injustice is the disproportionate impact these communities suffer from pesticides, among the most widespread environmental pollutants.\u201d The report follows an\u00a0earlier article<\/a>\u00a0by the same lead authors and others (see\u00a0earlier coverage<\/a>) on the long history of documented hazards and government failure to protect farmworkers from pesticide use in agriculture. In a piece posted earlier this year by Beyond Pesticides, the\u00a0serious weaknesses in the worker protection standard<\/a>\u00a0for farmworkers are documented. \u202f\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

In view of the serious health risks acknowledged by EPA, the agency must immediately suspend the registration of dacthal, pending any other actions.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Tell EPA to immediately suspend the registration of dacthal, while Congress must urge the agency to take immediate action<\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n

Letter to EPA<\/u>:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

In a move that defies the most basic principles of worker and public health protection, EPA has warned farmworkers of the risks of dacthal (dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate or DCPA), instead of taking steps to eliminate the risks. EPA\u2019s press release says, \u201cEPA is warning people of the significant health risks to pregnant individuals and their developing babies exposed to DCPA and will be pursuing action to address the serious, permanent, and irreversible health risks associated with the pesticide as quickly as possible.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

EPA states that it \u201cfound concerning evidence of health risks associated with DCPA use and application, even when personal protective equipment and engineering controls are used. The most serious risks extend to the developing babies of pregnant individuals. EPA estimates that some pregnant individuals handling DCPA products could be subjected to exposures from four to 20 times greater than what current DCPA product label use instructions indicate is considered safe. EPA is concerned that pregnant women exposed to DCPA could experience changes to fetal thyroid hormone levels, and these changes are generally linked to low birth weight, impaired brain development, decreased IQ, and impaired motor skills later in life.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Despite suggesting several measures that it might take\u2014including an immediate suspension order\u2014EPA says it is \u201cconsidering these tools as it moves forward with the DCPA registration review, but in light of the serious risks posed by DCPA, chose to warn the public of them at this time as it continues its work.\u201d EPA\u2019s press release gives an astonishing history of the agency\u2019s failure to act, admitting that DCPA use on turf was voluntarily canceled by in December 2023, while \u201cunacceptable risks from agricultural use remained.\u201d The uses voluntarily cancelled include “non-golf turf uses; sod farms, commercial turf and golf course roughs.\u201d Continued use allowances, like those retained under the voluntary action, cause disproportionate harm to farmworkers who work around or apply the pesticides in agriculture as well as their families living nearby\u2014making this an act of environmental racism.<\/p>\r\n

EPA\u2019s reliance on voluntary cancellations\u2014which arises because of the cumbersome cancellation process established in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)\u2014has been identified as a major problem in eliminating problem chemicals. Voluntary actions by the companies are highly compromised and do not include agency determinations or findings\u2014allowing false claims of safety, offering a shield from liability, and unencumbered international marketing.<\/p>\r\n

Although it has not yet acted, EPA accepted comments on its dacthal pesticide registration review last year, particularly soliciting comments on the environmental justice implications. A report released in January, US pesticide regulation is failing the hardest-hit communities: It\u2019s time to fix it<\/em>, finds \u201cpeople of color and low-income communities in the United States and around the world continue to shoulder the societal burden of harmful pollution.\u201d More specifically, the authors state that \u201congoing environmental injustice is the disproportionate impact these communities suffer from pesticides, among the most widespread environmental pollutants.\u201d The report follows an earlier article by the same lead authors and others on the long history of documented hazards and government failure to protect farmworkers from pesticide use in agriculture. The serious weaknesses in the worker protection standard for farmworkers have also been documented. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n

In view of the serious health risks acknowledged by EPA, the agency must immediately suspend the registration of dacthal pending any other actions.<\/p>\r\n

Thank you for considering these comments.<\/p>\r\n

Letter to Congress<\/u>:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

In a move that defies the most basic principles of worker and public health protection, EPA has warned farmworkers of the risks of the weed killer dacthal (dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate or DCPA), instead of taking steps to eliminate the risks. EPA\u2019s press release says, \u201cEPA is warning people of the significant health risks to pregnant individuals and their developing babies exposed to DCPA and will be pursuing action to address the serious, permanent, and irreversible health risks associated with the pesticide as quickly as possible.\u201d In view of the serious health risks acknowledged by EPA, please urge EPA to immediately suspend the registration of dacthal, pending any other actions.<\/p>\r\n

EPA states that it \u201cfound concerning evidence of health risks associated with DCPA use and application, even when personal protective equipment and engineering controls are used. The most serious risks extend to the developing babies of pregnant individuals. EPA estimates that some pregnant individuals handling DCPA products could be subjected to exposures from four to 20 times greater than what current DCPA product label use instructions indicate is considered safe. EPA is concerned that pregnant women exposed to DCPA could experience changes to fetal thyroid hormone levels, and these changes are generally linked to low birth weight, impaired brain development, decreased IQ, and impaired motor skills later in life.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Despite suggesting several measures that it might take\u2014including an immediate suspension order\u2014EPA says it is \u201cconsidering these tools as it moves forward with the DCPA registration review, but in light of the serious risks posed by DCPA, chose to warn the public of them at this time as it continues its work.\u201d EPA\u2019s press release gives an astonishing history of the agency\u2019s failure to act, admitting that DCPA use on turf was voluntarily canceled by in December 2023, while \u201cunacceptable risks from agricultural use remained.\u201d The uses voluntarily cancelled include “non-golf turf uses; sod farms, commercial turf and golf course roughs.\u201d Continued use allowances, like those retained under the voluntary action, cause disproportionate harm to farmworkers who work around or apply the pesticides in agriculture as well as their families living nearby\u2014making this an act of environmental racism.<\/p>\r\n

EPA\u2019s reliance on voluntary cancellations\u2014which arises because of the cumbersome cancellation process established in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)\u2014has been identified as a major problem in eliminating problem chemicals. Voluntary actions by the companies are highly compromised and do not include agency determinations or findings\u2014allowing false claims of safety, offering a shield from liability, and unencumbered international marketing.<\/p>\r\n

Although it has not yet acted, EPA accepted comments on its dacthal pesticide registration review last year, particularly soliciting comments on the environmental justice implications. A report released in January, US pesticide regulation is failing the hardest-hit communities: It\u2019s time to fix it<\/em>, finds \u201cpeople of color and low-income communities in the United States and around the world continue to shoulder the societal burden of harmful pollution.\u201d More specifically, the authors state that \u201congoing environmental injustice is the disproportionate impact these communities suffer from pesticides, among the most widespread environmental pollutants.\u201d The report follows an earlier article by the same lead authors and others on the long history of documented hazards and government failure to protect farmworkers from pesticide use in agriculture. The serious weaknesses in the worker protection standard for farmworkers have also been documented. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Thank you for consideration of my request.<\/p>\r\n

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