FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 1, 2021 Ag Commissioner refuses, vows to keep pesticide use secret Shafter, CA. – Public health advocates and residents of the Kern County town of Shafter are applauding the state for taking steps to implement a notification requirement...

Pesticide use is significantly higher in majority Latinx counties Sacramento: Agricultural pesticide use in California remains at a near-record high, according to data quietly released at the end of the year by the state agency responsible for tracking pesticide use....

January 8, 2021 The statewide coalition Californians for Pesticide Reform applauds Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration for its commitment to better protect the health of all Californians by instituting an increased tiered mill fee in the proposed 2021-22 budget. A...

No apparent violation of the law in almost one-third of poisoning incidents points to the need for greater protections and notification Sacramento, CA: Before the Covid-19 pandemic starkly exposed the unique vulnerability of “essential” food system workers,...

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...

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...

Can't read the warning? California keeps information about hazardous drift-prone pesticide applications secret from the public.  

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...