Tell the Feds: Protect People and Butterflies -- Ban Deadly Herbicide

The World Health Organization recently determined that glyphosphate — the herbicide known as Roundup and marketed by Monsanto — is "probably carcinogenic to humans."

Glyphosphate is the most common herbicide in the world.

In the United States, more than 250 million pounds of glyphosphate are used in agriculture annually. We inhale it from the air when crops are sprayed and consume glyphosphate residue on fruits and vegetables.

Glyphosphate has been shown to cause DNA damage in human cells and, according to the WHO, there is "convincing evidence" that it can cause tumors in mice. As bad as Roundup is for humans, it's worse for wildlife — studies point to glyphosphate as one of the leading causes of disappearing monarch butterflies. Glyphosphate destroys the milkweed monarch caterpillars feed on. Monarchs have declined by more than 90 percent in less than 20 years — a period of time during which glyphosphate use grew exponentially.

Despite the risks the EPA recently approved increased glyphosphate use.

This is unacceptable.

Call on the EPA to protect humans and wildlife by banning glyphosphate immediately.
Dear Administrator McCarthy & Director Housenger,

I am writing to urge you to protect human health and wildlife by immediately banning the use of the herbicide glyphosphate -- also known as Roundup and marketed by Monsanto.

As I am sure you are aware, the World Health Organization recently released a report linking glyphosphate and several other common agro-chemicals to cancer in humans and lab animals. You are obviously also aware that glyphosphate is indicated in recent studies as one of the main drivers in the decline of the iconic Monarch butterfly populations. Glyphosphate destroys milkweed and milkweed is the sole food source of monarch caterpillars. Monarchs, which are famous for their beautiful orange-and-black wings and their annual migration of thousands of miles, have declined by more than 90 percent in less than 20 years -- a period of time during which glyphosphate use grew exponentially due to the widespread adoption of corn and soy genetically engineered to be glyphosate tolerant.

The science is clear: Glyphosphate is a threat to human health and to wildlife, yet the Environmental Protection Agency recently approved increased use of glyphosphate in the United States.

We already use more than 250 million pounds of this harmful chemical every year.

Americans breathe glyphosphate -- a substance identified by the WHO as "probably carcinogenic to humans" -- into our lungs when it is sprayed nearby, and we consume it on fruits and vegetables found in produce aisles across the country.

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Administrator McCarthy and Director Housenger, you have a responsibility to protect Americans' health and wildlife. I ask that you honor that responsibility today by immediately banning the use of toxic glyphosphate.

Sincerely,
[Your name]
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