Public Policy

The EPA should ban atrazine

Letter urging EPA to ban the herbicide atrazine.

Letter urging EPA to ban the herbicide atrazine.

Public Policy

Food Safety Modernization Act

Signed a joint letter to U.S. senators urging support for an amendment to protect small-scale producers from unnecessary, burdensome rules.

Signed a joint letter to U.S. senators urging support for an amendment to protect small-scale producers from unnecessary, burdensome rules.

Public Policy

Food Safety Modernization Act

Signed a joint letter to U.S. Senators re: the Food Safety Modernization Act, urging amendments to improve food safety without handicapping small-scale food producers.

Signed a joint letter to U.S. Senators re: the Food Safety Modernization Act, urging amendments to improve food safety without handicapping small-scale food producers.

Public Policy

Use of sodium lactate in organic products

Letter asking the National Organic Program to revisit use of sodium lactate in organic products.

Letter asking the National Organic Program to revisit use of sodium lactate in organic products.

Public Policy

Proposed revisions to Food Safety Modernization Act

Signed onto a letter suggesting revisions to the Food Safety Modernization Act to prevent unnecessary and unintended negative impacts on family farms, organic farms, value-added agricultural development, conservation and the [...]

Signed onto a letter suggesting revisions to the Food Safety Modernization Act to prevent unnecessary and unintended negative impacts on family farms, organic farms, value-added agricultural development, conservation and the [...]

Public Policy

FDA approves irradiation for spinach and lettuce

Letter to FDA opposing the decision to approve irradiation for fresh spinach and lettuce.

Letter to FDA opposing the decision to approve irradiation for fresh spinach and lettuce.

Public Policy

Restore USDA pesticide data collection

Letter asking the USDA to restore funding for the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) annual data collection of agricultural chemical use.

Letter asking the USDA to restore funding for the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) annual data collection of agricultural chemical use.

Public Policy

Phase out toxic fumigants

Letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, urging it not to re-register toxic fumigant pesticides posing serious health risks to farmworkers.

Letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, urging it not to re-register toxic fumigant pesticides posing serious health risks to farmworkers.

Public Policy

Assess farmworkers’ pesticide exposure

Sign on to letter urging Washington's Governor, state representatives and senators to monitor air quality where agricultural pesticides are used and to encourage our agricultural land grant, WSU, to support [...]

Sign on to letter urging Washington's Governor, state representatives and senators to monitor air quality where agricultural pesticides are used and to encourage our agricultural land grant, WSU, to support [...]

Public Policy

Impact of pesticides on salmonids

To WSDA, Endangered Species Program, re: Process for Evaluating Pesticides in Washington State Surface Waters for Potential Impacts to Salmonids.

To WSDA, Endangered Species Program, re: Process for Evaluating Pesticides in Washington State Surface Waters for Potential Impacts to Salmonids.

Public Policy

Oppose irradiated meat in school lunches

To USDA considering irradiated meat for the National School Lunch program.

To USDA considering irradiated meat for the National School Lunch program.

Public Policy

Support WSU organic research and teaching

To Rep. Brian Baird, Re: WSU's Organic Cropping Research and Education for the Northwest program.

To Rep. Brian Baird, Re: WSU's Organic Cropping Research and Education for the Northwest program.

Public Policy

Evaluating impact of pesticides on salmonids

To WA State Dept. of Agriculture, Bridget Moran; re: WA State Pesticides/ESA Task Force's Draft Process for Evaluating Pesticides in Washington State Surface Waters for Potential Impacts to Salmonids.

To WA State Dept. of Agriculture, Bridget Moran; re: WA State Pesticides/ESA Task Force's Draft Process for Evaluating Pesticides in Washington State Surface Waters for Potential Impacts to Salmonids.

Public Policy

News coverage of toxic chemicals in fertilizer

Thank you letter to Seattle Times, for covering story about PBTs being used in agricultural fertilizers.

Thank you letter to Seattle Times, for covering story about PBTs being used in agricultural fertilizers.