CALPIRG Roundup Campaign 10-27-19
Ban Round-up ! Come to the Green Tent this Sunday, October 27, and learn about what you can do to eliminate this pervasive toxic chemical from our soils, our foods and our bodies. In Los Angeles, CALPIRG is working to stop the use of Roundup , a weedkiller made by agrochemical company, Monsanto. Recent research, including some done by the World Health Organization and the state of California, found that Roundup, and other glyphosate-based herbicides, could pose significant risks to human health, including links to cancer and reproductive problems. So, CALPIRG is calling on our state assembly to pass Assembly Bill 468 and Assembly Bill 916 to ban the use of Roundup on our public lands statewide. There is also a Los Angeles city council resolution under consideration to ban glyphosate-based herbicides like Roundup on Los Angeles city lands. To date, CALPIRG has recorded more than 40 communities in the st...