Governor Newsom Announces THE END of Brain-harming Chlorpyrifos!
TAKE ACTION: California needs safe alternatives to chlorpyrifos and other hazardous pesticides
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Dear Governor Newsom: Pesticides are Air Contaminants too!
Governor Gavin Newsom California State Capitol #1114 Sacramento, CA 95814 November 13, 2019 Re: CARB and Air District authority to regulate pesticide Toxic Air Contaminants Dear Governor Newsom, On behalf of the Shafter AB 617 Steering Committee, Californians for...
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California mulls new rules for cancer-causing pesticide 1,3 D or Telone
On heels of chlorpyrifos ban, public health and farmworker advocates call for restrictions on widely-used drift-prone fumigant Sacramento: Dozens of residents from across the state converged on the capital today to weigh in on new restrictions under discussion for the...
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After an EU ban went into effect in January, EU will no longer allow imports of fruit with chlorpyrifos residues
EU to ban imported fruit treated with chlorpyrifos pesticide
EU member states, on Tuesday, agreed to an import ban for fruit-bearing traces of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide deemed harmful to human healthALL cities should be able to protect the health of their residents (especially if the state fails to do it). Perhaps something the state of CA needs to take the lead?
Minnesota cities could get power to ban pesticides as bee populations fall
A measure introduced last week would essentially give cities their first chance in more than 30 years to have some form of local control over what pesticides can be used within their boundaries.