CALPIRG: Tell the EPA: Restrict 2,4-D, a dangerous, drifting pesticide

We shouldn’t be dousing the fields that grow our food with a dangerous chemical from the 1940s — but the latest mapping data shows that vast swathes of America are covered in a toxic pesticide called 2,4-D. We should be leaving 2,4-D in the past where it belongs. Instead, in recent decades, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) renewed and expanded the use of this highly toxic pesticide. The herbicide is intended to kill weeds on farms, but 2,4-D doesn’t stay where it’s sprayed. When sprayed over crop fields, 2,4-D can remain airborne for weeks and travel for miles. Tell the EPA to restrict the use of 2,4-D unless and until it’s proven safe. Action HERE.