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Clean Water for Salmon Campaign
April 21, 2009
Federal Government Finds Three More Pesticides Harmful to Salmon
April 21, 2009 Final Biological Opinion Released on Carbaryl, Carbofuran and Methomyl
Federal Fisheries Service Announces Plan to Protect Salmon
After eight years of legal rangling, an opinion is finally announced.
To read the Biological Opinion go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/pesticide_biop.pdf
Settlement Agreement
Clean water is a top environmental concern for the public. This concern is heightened by the dramatic evidence of
dwindling native salmon runs driven to the brink of extinction. The Endangered Species Act listings of 26 Pacific
salmonids, combined with more and more new research showing pesticides can significantly harm salmon at very low
concentrations presents a tremendous opportunity to promote action throughout the region that will get pesticides
out of our water, protecting salmon and leading to healthier communities for all us. The
Northwest Coalition for
Alternatives to Pesticides, in partnership with the Washington Toxics
Coalition, has launched the Clean Water for Salmon Campaign to utilize these opportunities
to protect the regions surface waters from harmful pesticide contamination
The Clean Water for Salmon Campaign
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After eight years of legal wrangling over enforcement of the Endangered Species Act, NCAP and allies finally forced the US Environmental Protection Agency to comply with its mandated
responsibility to consult with NOAA Fisheries -- National Marine Fisheries Services --
on the effects of pesticides on listed salmon. The final biological opinion was announced Nov. 18, 2008, stating that chlorpyrifos, diazinon and malathion were likely to jeopardize the continued existence of 27 species of endangered or threatened salmon and steelhead. The opinion also included a mitigation plan to be put into effect within a year of the announcement. Read biological opinion here: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/pesticide_biop.pdf
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Regionally, we have developed a network of over 100 organizations, tribes, commercial and recreational
fishermen, and other programs working on water quality or salmon issues called the
Clean Water for Salmon Network. This Network is
utilized to share information and mobilize a board base of
stakeholders on salmon and pesticide related policies.
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At the state level, we are working to establish policies that restrict pesticide use
and support efforts to obtain and expand pesticide use reporting programs.
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At the local level, we are working with communities across the region to adopt salmon-friendly practices. The NOAA
Fisheries has ruled that local municipalities, such as cities and counties, must adopt pest management practices that protect salmon
on the lands that they manage (parks, roadsides, schools, etc).
Clean Water for Salmon Network
The Clean Water for Salmon Network is over
100 members
strong -- made up of organizations, tribes, fisheries groups, and municipal programs working on clean water and
salmon issues across the region Network members are educated and activated on important salmon and pesticide
issues include; opportunities to sign on to comments, timely action alerts, information to disseminate to a
group's membership, announcements of relevant events or activities, and mobilization for support on Campaign projects.
Pesticide Free Parks
Also working for clean water, NCAP and dedicated activists have been instrumental in the establishment of at least eleven Pesticide Free Parks in the Northwest.
Resources:
Support NCAP's Work
Protect salmon and gain a healthier environment for all of us. Join NCAP.
Memberships and donations are a vital source of funding!
For more information about this program contact Aimee Code: salmon(AT)pesticide.org
Salmon: articles, reports
- Toxic Tradeoff: Exit Diazinon, Enter Carbaryl. Phaseout Leads to Risky Replacement (2005) [PDF 892K]
- Poisoned Waters: Pesticide Contamination of Waters and Solutions to Protect Pacific Salmon (2002)
- Pesticides Threaten Salmon and Steelhead [factsheet] (2001)
[PDF 1.7MB]
- Lethal Lawns: Diazinon
Use Threatens Salmon Survival (2000) [PDF
1.7MB]
- Diminishing Returns: Salmon Decline
and Pesticides (1999)
- Clean Water for Salmon Pesticide Action Kit (2002)
News Archives
RETAILERS: Warning Signs on Certain Pesticide Products at Point of Sale
New Consumer Pesticide Warnings Will Protect Salmon (July 10, 2006)
New Bush Regulations Ease Restrictions on Pesticide Use, Threaten
Wildlife (January 28, 2004)
Court Stops Pesticide Spraying Along Salmon Streams and Requires Salmon Warnings in Urban Home and Garden Stores (January 22, 2004)
Conservation Groups File Lawsuit to Stop EPA From Using Illegal Insider
Chemical Group To Forge Policy (January 15, 2004)
Conservation Groups Demand EPA Stop Using Illegal Insider Chemical Group To Forge Policy (December 2, 2003)
Court to Order Restrictions on
Water-Polluting Pesticides to Protect Endangered Salmon (July 17, 2003)
Environmental, Fishing Groups Seek Court Action to Stop Pesticide Pollution (November 27, 2002)
Lawsuit to Protect Salmon (July 2002)
Clean Water for Salmon Workshop (October 20, 2001)
Groups Uncover Government Documents Showing Pesticides Can Harm Salmon (May 7, 2001)
- Background on 48 commonly used or frequently detected pesticides
- Motion for summary judgment
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