The two million farm workers who labor to put food on our tables are about to get new protections against pesticides. By taking action now, you can help ensure that these protections are strong enough to do the job.

The protections are proposed by the EPA in improvements to the Agricultural Worker Protection Standard, which hasn’t been upgraded since it was passed in 1992. However, the standard can be improved.

The proposed rule is in response to a 2011 petition from Earth justice and our partners on behalf of several farm worker and public advocacy organizations requesting improved protections from pesticide exposure. Exposure to pesticides and their residues causes farm workers to suffer more chemical-related injuries and illnesses than any other workforce nationwide.

Help improve these proposed standards by expressing your concerns—today—to the EPA.

Sincerely,

Andrea Delgado

Andrea Delgado
Legislative Representative, Earthjustice

Tell Barclays to stop financing mountain destruction!

 I’m visiting Barclays and I need you to back me up.

by Paul Corbit Brown, via Rainforest Action Network

In 2013 Barclays gave $550 million in financial support, more than any other bank, to companies destroying my home of central Appalachia with mountaintop removal coal mining (MTR).

That is why I’ve traveled all the way to England to speak at Barclays’ annual shareholder meeting. I want to ensure that the bank’s leaders and shareholders know about the true scale of destruction caused by MTR.

Will you help make sure Barclays can’t ignore the devastation? Click here to tell Barclays to stop financing mountaintop removal coal mining!

MTR is destroying everything I love. More than just leveling mountains, it will pollute our water for countless generations. The health of all those around me is already suffering. Cancer, birth defects, lung disease, heart disease, and dramatically shortened life expectancies have sadly become normal in the communities where MTR is practiced.

The coal industry could not do its dirty work without the help of banks like Barclays. We need to make sure the bank and its shareholders hear that no corporation and no individual has the ethical right to profit from the destruction and sickness caused by MTR.

Send a message to Barclays right now!

When people like us hold banks responsible for financing destruction, we can make a difference. We’ve already persuaded JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and BNP Paribas to move away from MTR financing.

Barclays bank’s executive team will be under tough scrutiny at their shareholder meeting. If we act in unison today, we can ensure that the message I’m going to deliver to the meeting packs a powerful punch—and demands responsible and ethical action from the bank.

Tell Barclays to take responsibility for its investments and stop financing mountain destruction!