Study Finds Disproportionate Risk of Respiratory Effects in Latino School-Aged Children in California - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog Respiratory effects in children within communities of Imperial Valley, California are noted with residential pesticide drift.

Researchers from @Columbia & @USC, plus reps from @ccvhealth, find associations between #living near #pesticide applications & more #wheeze symptoms among #children in #CA Imperial Valley. #disproportionaterisk #exposure #health #Latinx #bodyburden Blog:

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Commentary: This Labor Day, Let's Build Coalitions for a Healthful Social Structure that Protects Workers and the Public - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, September 6, 2021) This Labor Day, as we live through our second year of the coronavirus pandemic, it is especially appropriate that we continue to express gratitude to all essential workers—healthcare workers, farmworkers, food processors, grocery workers, and others that put their lives on the line every day. But our gratitude does not protect anyone’s health. Nobody should have to risk their health for a job. That’s why, on this Labor Day, we must renew our commitment to eliminate the racial and economic inequities in our society that contribute to disproportionate risk to the health and well-being of workers, especially people of color. We can do this through the adoption of local, state, and national policies that eliminate toxic pesticide use, which disproportionately affects workers. As we as a nation recognize that systemic change is needed to fight racial and economic injustice, we are faced with questions that go to the core of our society—the distribution of wealth, a livable wage, investment in and access to education and health care, protection of the right to vote, and an environment that sustains life. This is a moment for building coalitions in our communities to advance policies that ensure all […]

This #LaborDay, we must renew our commitment to eliminate racial & #economic #inequities in our society that contribute to #disproportionaterisk to the #health and well-being of #workers, especially #peopleofcolor. #pesticides #farmworkers #healthworkers

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Highlighting the Connection Environmental Racism and the Agricultural Industry Through History - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, June 9, 2022) A report from the Organic Center finds that people in U.S. BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) communities endure a significant disproportionate risk of exposure to pesticides and subsequent harms. The report also contains a lesson plan that informs young activists on how to improve the food system. Many communities of color and low-socioeconomic backgrounds experience an unequal number of hazards, including nearby toxic waste plants, garbage dumps, and other sources of environmental pollution and odors that lower the quality of life. Therefore, these populations experience greater exposure to harmful chemicals and suffer from health outcomes that affect their ability to learn and work. Doctoral candidate at Northwestern University and author of the report and lesson plan, Jayson Maurice Porter, notes, “Urban planning and city policy considers certain people in certain communities more or less disposable and puts them in harm’s way, giving them an uneven burden of experiencing and dealing with things like pollutants.”  The father of environmental justice, Robert Bullard, Ph.D., defines environmental racism as any policy or practice that unequally affects or disadvantages individuals, groups, or communities based on their race. Dr. Bullard stated that, until the 1980s, environmentalism and pollution were separate. During the Jim […]

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Tune in to "You Be the Judge" at 6pm tonight to hear our own Jay Feldman & Akayla Bracey on #pesticides in our #water that are affecting our #health. With a special focus on #disproportionaterisk & #environmentaljustice. #cleanwater #safewater
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Commentary: Let’s Do More Than Thank Workers on This Labor Day; Let’s Commit to Abolishing Pesticide Laws that Institutionalize Disproportionate Risk - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, September 7, 2020) On Labor Day during this coronavirus pandemic, it is especially appropriate that we thank all essential workers—but thanks are not enough. We must redouble our efforts to eliminate the racial and economic inequities in our society that contribute to disproportionate risk to the health and well-being of workers, especially people of color. As the commentary in New York Magazine by Sarah Jones states, “[T]okens of appreciation are just that: tokens, which signal nothing deeper than gratitude. That doesn’t pay anyone’s rent.” And, all our gratitude does not protect anyone’s health. Nobody should have to risk their health for a job. As we as a nation recognize that systemic change is needed to fight racial and economic injustice, we are faced with questions that go to the core of our society—the distribution of wealth, a livable wage, investment in and access to education and health care, and an environment that sustains life. It could be said that an environmental organization, like Beyond Pesticides, that works on environmental, health, and agriculture and land management issues should “stay in its lane” and not delve into broader issues that address our social and economic structure. However, the events of the […]

We must redouble our efforts to eliminate racial & economic inequities that contribute to #disproportionaterisk to the #health & well-being of workers, especially #PeopleofColor. #pesticides #LaborDay #environmentalracism #farmworkers #landscrapers

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