DPR gets failing grade for environmental justice in new Agency Assessment DOWNLOAD THE ASSESSMENT
State agency fails to protect vulnerable communities from pesticide exposure, report finds
Department of Pesticide Regulation receives poor marks in 2nd annual agency assessment The state agency charged with regulating California’s pesticide industry allows manufacturers to make up their own usage rules, continues to allow a brain-damaging chemical to be...
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Pesticide Use Near Record High in California
Sacramento, CA: Agricultural pesticide use in California remains at a near-record high, according to data quietly released this week by the state agency responsible for tracking pesticide use. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation’s (DPR) latest numbers...
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Growing Olives Without Pesticides in the San Joaquin Valley
Kanwarjit Boparai | Olive Farmer By Joan Cusick Kanwarjit Boparai practices and teaches veterinary medicine, but he believes that agriculture “is in my blood.” “My family is from Punjab, India, which is sort of a breadbasket of India, and California is sort of a...
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A former school groundskeeper who applied RoundUp filed the lawsuit. RoundUp is still used in hundreds if not thousands of schools in California.
Landmark lawsuit claims Monsanto hid cancer danger of weedkiller for decades
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In June, a California groundskeeper will make history by taking company to trial on claims it suppressed harm of Roundup
Will Switzerland Ban Synthetic Pesticides? | Care2 Causes
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Swiss campaigners have successfully secured a direct ballot initiative that could see all synthetic pesticides in the country banned. Here's what that means.Our Monterey coalition Safe Ag Safe Schools hosted a tour for DPR's new environmental justice staffer, Martha Sanchez. Welcome Martha! And thank you California Department of Pesticide RegulationOn Friday, May 11 we hosted Martha Sanchez, Environmental Justice Liaison with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation in Monterey County. Coalition members Cesar, Yanely, Oscar, Charisse, Josh, Pat, Melissa, Casimira, Kathleen, and George all shared their stories. Thank you Martha for listening attentively to our concerns about current pesticide regulation and the health of farmworkers, children and the community.
