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General Account Office (GAO)
 1990 Report on the failure of EPA and FTC to enforce FIFRA on Prohibited Safety Claims regarding pesticides.  
(2001 nothing has changed except more families have been poisoned.)  
IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO SAY OR WRITE THAT ANY REGISTERED PESTICIDE POISON IS SAFE!

Article:  PESTICIDE REGISTRATION NO GUARANTEE OF SAFETY

     
Florida 
Dr. Shafey of Florida fights for justice and the health of Citizens

New York
New Mosquito Plan

California - Pesticide Collateral Damage
Another regulation unenforced.  People before Profits
New York 
Guiliani et al, violated State, City and Federal Law
North Carolina
Dare County spraying poisons weekly
EPA enters Consent Agreement
EPA sued to comply with FIFRA and FQPA 
Connecticut
West Port City Sprays "left-over" pesticide on sleeping citizens
EPA
EPA's web site announces that malathion is a “carcinogen.” However, Cheminova met behind closed doors with EPA officials and emerged victorious in having the report reversed.
EPA ALERT - Label Warnings
Pesticide labels must warn workers of health risks
USDA - Florida
Dr. Jim Moss, researcher who's work with DEET identified a possible cause of Gulf War Syndrome and received the thankfulness of Gulf War Veterans...  got fired (DEET manufacturer unhappy with findings)
Nebraska
City of Bridgeport held responsible for poisoning child
Montana
Court of Appeal determines FIFRA does not protect poison applicators from lawsuit
Washington DC
What or Who is in Bush Cabinet
New York
Attorney General's Report on Inert Ingredients in Pesticides
Massachusetts
State decides to look before spraying
New York  
State Education Dept.
Advises schools that RISE letter is deceptive
New York
Only Bidder on Pesticide Contract is under investigation for poisoning employees
Tennessee Valley Authority
Sprays toxic herbicides on endangered species and people
New York
Citizen's Guide to Pesticide Notification Laws
Fluoridation and the A-Bomb
Only Bidder on Pesticide Contract is under investigation for poisoning employees
FIFRA "Registration" of Poisons - Freedom of Information Act Regarding Actions Against Alternatives
FIFRA Labeling Law What the Chemical Manufacturers are advising the EPA EPA Professional Employees Appeal for Scientific Integrity in Government Agencies

And More....

Articles on Pesticide Poisoning
Letters from People who have suffered the effects of pesticide poisoning

A Memorial to those we've lost to Pesticides

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