Big Ag doesn't want you to know what they're spraying. That's not right.
After Chlorpyrifos: What Comes Next?
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA: What comes next after the ban of one of California’s most widely-used agricultural pesticides? Today the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) released recommendations from a workgroup convened by Governor Newsom last May to find...
read moreDear DPR Director Dolcini: The Public Has The Right To Know!
June 30, 2020 Director Val Dolcini via email val.dolcini@cdpr.ca.gov Dear Director Dolcini, Thank you for meeting with us on June 11 to discuss the need to establish the right to know in advance about nearby hazardous agricultural pesticide use in California. As you...
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“Every home is a school”: State orders counties to protect children learning at home from pesticide exposure
Sacramento: Counties should use their full authority to guarantee the same protections from pesticide exposure at home that are already legally required for schools - and be prepared to back it up with stiff fines. That’s according to new executive guidance...
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Bravo Senator Tom Udall and Congressman Joe Neguse for introducing the Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act, and thank you U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Cory Booker for supporting it! The bill would ban brain-harming #organophosphates, bee-killing #neonicotinoids, and #paraquat - of which just "one sip can kill" according to the EPA.
www.tomudall.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/PACTPA%20Bill%20Text.pdf
The COVID-19 Farmworker Study (#COFS) finds that CA workers have valuable suggestions to improve COVID-19 protections in their workplaces & they deserve to be heard! The study found that they are taking additional measures to protect their families and communities, but they need government and employer support to ensure safety in their workplaces.
Assemblymember Robert Rivas’ bill #AB2043 is an important move in that direction for California’s 800,00 farmworkers. Governor Newsom and CA Legislators they need to do more to protect our #AlwaysEssential farmworkers. bit.ly/39QKvnC
As Covid-19 Surges, California Farmworkers Are Paying a High Price
A survey of workers in 21 counties found the coronavirus is devastating them directly and indirectly, with farm hubs having the highest infection rates in the state.