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Robina Suwol is the founder and Executive Director of California Safe Schools, a celebrated children's environmental health and justice coalition founded in 1998. California Safe Schools (CSS) successfully spearheaded the most stringent schools pesticide use policy in the nation, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), at the Los Angeles Unified School District. IPM uses low risk methods to eradicate insects, weeds and other pests, eliminating a major source of indoor and outdoor pollution. It was the first in the United States to embrace the "Precautionary Principle" and "Right to Know" about pesticides used on school campuses. The success of the Los Angeles Unified policy led to California Legislation, Healthy Schools Act 2000. On October 6, 2005, Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 405 (Montanez) sponsored by California Safe Schools. This important law closes a loophole thus protecting more than 6 million California k-12 public school students, and hundreds of thousands of teachers and school employees from exposure to experimental pesticides whose health effects are unknown. CSS also has worked extensively on local and national School Siting Guidelines

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Spearheading landmark children’s environmental health protections as founder and executive director of California Safe Schools (CSS), Robina Suwol is a renowned environmental justice advocate.

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09/15/2026

EPA Clears Outdated Pesticides from Marketplace to Protect Health and the Environment, Meet Legal Responsibilities
Released September 15, 2026

View a prepublication version of the Federal Register notice related to this action. (pdf) (727.43 KB)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the official closure of 19 pesticide review cases, removing outdated and unnecessary pesticides from the marketplace.

By law, EPA is required to review every registered pesticide every 15 years. This regular review ensures that all products allowed on the market still meet modern safety standards to protect human health and the environment.

As part of this process, manufacturers must provide any data identified by the agency as necessary to ensure the continued safe use of a registered pesticide, as well as pay an annual maintenance fee to support product registrations. When a manufacturer does not provide essential data, when a maintenance fee is unpaid, or when a registrant voluntarily opts to cancel a pesticide, EPA has an obligation to cancel a registration. Taking this step ensures EPA meets its legal responsibilities. It also protects the public by making sure only the pesticide tools that farmers and users actually need remain on the market and that there is necessary data to support their continued safe use.

The manufacturers of these chemicals either voluntarily cancelled their product registrations or opted not to develop and provide data EPA identified as necessary to support their continued registration. EPA has officially confirmed that no further products containing these ingredients will be produced for sale or use in the United States. As a result, these pesticides are either already or will soon be completely removed from the marketplace, safely concluding their registration review process.

A list of pesticides included in this action is below, and upon publication of the Federal Register notice, additional information can be found in the Federal Register notice EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0751 at regulations.gov.

Alpha-Chlorohydrin
Citral
Delta-Dodecalactone (2H-pyran-2-one, 6-heptyltetrahydro-)
Dicloran (DCNA)
1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane (Olive Fly S*x Pheromone)
Fenitrothion
Ferbam
Imazamethabenz
Killed, Non-Viable Streptomyces acidiscabies strain RL-110T Cells and Spent Fermentation Media
Lagenidium giganteum
L-Carvone
Methiocarb
Methyl-parathion
Muscodor albus strain SA-13 and Spent and Unspent Fermentation Media
Neodecanamide, N-methyl
Phoma macrostoma strain 94-44B
4-tertiary-Amylphenol and Salts (PTAP)
Trimedlure
Typhula phacorrhiza strain # 94671
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Last updated on September 15, 2026

💚 PLEASE STAND WITH CALIFORNIA SAFE SCHOOLS — AND HELP PROTECT OUR CHILDREN.For 28 years, California Safe Schools has be...
09/05/2026

💚 PLEASE STAND WITH CALIFORNIA SAFE SCHOOLS — AND HELP PROTECT OUR CHILDREN.

For 28 years, California Safe Schools has been fighting to protect children from toxic pesticide exposure and to create healthier, safer schools and communities.

Our children deserve a healthy future—and protecting them requires all of us.

Your support can help California Safe Schools continue this critical work. Every contribution, large or small, helps us advocate for stronger protections, educate communities, and keep children’s health at the forefront.

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Together, we can make a lasting difference for children today—and for generations to come.

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Robina Suwol is Executive Director of California Safe Schools (CSS), a celebrated children's environmental health and justice coalition founded in 1998 to ensure toxic-free environments in and around school sites for children and school stakeholders.

09/04/2026

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