To: Governor Gavin Newsom
Jerry Brown: Defy Trump and Protect our Children from Pesticides
Lead the nation and ban Chlorpyrifos now!
Why is this important?
After meeting with Dow Chemical, Trump's EPA turned its back on our children and reversed its decision to ban the dangerous pesticide, chlorpyrifos.
Listed as a neurotoxin by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this potent chemical has been connected to permanent and lasting brain damage, autism, ADHD, declines in IQ and reduced cognitive function in young kids whose mothers were exposed during pregnancy. Public health experts from Harvard and Mt. Sinai Hospital are seeing these health issues on the rise among children, calling it a “silent pandemic.”
More than 1 million pounds of this chemical is applied in California every year on crops like corn, soy, almonds, oranges and grapes, so a California ban would send a strong message to the rest of the country. Jerry Brown has the chance to lead where Trump has failed. We need him to prioritize the health of our children before this brain-harming pesticide and Dow Chemical’s profits.