Re: Senate Bill S5343; Banning the Pesticide Chlorpyrifos to Protect New York’s Children

A coalition of organizations urges the Governor of New York to sign Senate bill S5343, which would ban the neurotoxic pesticide chlorpyrifos. The document argues that the chemical poses severe risks to pregnant women and children, including cognitive development issues and reduced IQ, and notes that the federal EPA has failed to enact a ban despite its own scientific findings. It highlights that other states like Hawaii and California have taken action and that safer alternatives for crops are available.

• Chlorpyrifos is a neurotoxic pesticide that can cause severe developmental and health issues in humans, particularly infants and children. Specific adverse impacts include reduced IQ, loss of working memory, attention and behavior problems including autism spectrum disorder, and delayed mental and psychomotor development. Exposure is also linked to Parkinsondisease and cancer.
• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found in 2015 that chlorpyrifos did not meet the federal safety standard of a reasonable certainty of no harm and concluded that food alone exposes young children to levels 140 times higher than the agency's safety threshold.
• The Trump administration has repeatedly refused to ban chlorpyrifos despite scientific evidence and a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit order. Additionally, the administration allegedly blocked a U.S. Fish and Wildlife analysis indicating the pesticide jeopardizes the existence of over 1,399 endangered and threatened species.

APA

Earthjustice (2019). Re: Senate Bill S5343; Banning the Pesticide Chlorpyrifos to Protect New York’s Children. https://earthjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/s5343-chlorpyrifos-ltr-to-gov_final.pdf

Chicago

Earthjustice. Re: Senate Bill S5343; Banning the Pesticide Chlorpyrifos to Protect New York’s Children. 2019. https://earthjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/s5343-chlorpyrifos-ltr-to-gov_final.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{earthjustice2019senate, author = {{Earthjustice}}, title = {{Re: Senate Bill S5343; Banning the Pesticide Chlorpyrifos to Protect New York’s Children}}, publisher = {Earthjustice}, year = {2019}, month = aug, url = {https://earthjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/s5343-chlorpyrifos-ltr-to-gov_final.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }