Calls intensify for California regulators to take action on chlorpyrifos
Trump Administration stalls court-ordered ban of brain-harming pesticide Sacramento, CA - The U.S. Justice Department has requested a rehearing of a decision by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to revoke all tolerances of the neurotoxic pesticide chlorpyrifos within...
read moreFederal Court orders national ban on brain-harming chlorpyrifos within 60 days
Decision confirms that California must also take action to protect communities now Sacramento, CA: Slamming the Trump administration’s repudiation of science, today the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to adopt a nationwide...
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State finds widespread risk from brain-harming pesticide
Nerve agent chlorpyrifos is a Toxic Air Contaminant that threatens agricultural communities and harms children’s developing brains, state scientists agree Sacramento, CA: California took a step closer Monday to curbing the use of a pesticide linked to permanent brain...
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Hawaii first in the nation to ban brain-harming pesticide chlorpyrifos
Hawaii’s bold action contrasts with California’s baby steps Sacramento, CA: Hawai'i Governor David Ige signed a ban of the brain-harming pesticide chlorpyrifos into law Wednesday, making the Aloha State the first in the nation to ban the chemical linked to autism,...
read moreState 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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Six Companies Fined for Pesticide Violations in Bakersfield Incident
Almost 100 workers sickened by hazardous pesticides drifting from nearby fields Bakersfield, CA – Six companies were slapped with almost $50,000 in fines for eleven violations related to a pesticide drift incident in August that affected nearly 100 workers in...
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It’s Official: Chlorpyrifos is a Prop 65-Listed Chemical
For Immediate Release: November 29, 2017 Sacramento, CA - Earlier today, one of California’s leading independent scientific bodies unanimously declared that the insecticide chlorpyrifos is a developmental toxicant, strengthening the case for state officials to...
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New Rule Puts Limits on Pesticide Use Near Schools
First-ever statewide school buffer zone hailed as a step forward but more is needed, advocates caution Sacramento, CA – A new rule announced today designed to reduce acute exposure to hazardous agricultural pesticides for California schoolchildren and staff was...
read moreAngel Garcia, CPR organizer in Tulare County, discusses community-based power-building, as an original member of the HEAL School of Political Leadership!
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By Angel Garcia, Tulare County Community Organizer, Californians for Pesticide Reform, and Coalition Advocating for Pesticide Safety (and member of the first SoPL cohort!) Part 1: Central Valley Livin’ I want to start off by asking you to imagine living in hot, swamp cooler-running, chemical-smell...Our CPR organizer in Ventura County, Adam Vega, was just honored with the Earth Charter Youth Activism Award!
A path toward hope and sustainability
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For the past 15 years, Ventura‘s Citizens for Peaceful Resolutions has sought to celebrate that which connects and supports us.Has your community adopted local protections against pesticide harms? Check the Pesticide Reform Policies map from Beyond Pesticides!
Map of U.S. Pesticide Reform Policies - Google My Maps
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A new resource for communities, released by Beyond Pesticides and Organic Consumers Association, maps local pesticide policies that protect people, pollinators, and the wider environment. The Map of Local Pesticide Reform Policies currently spotlights over 115 communities in 21 states that have take...