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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

On October 3, 2017, officials at the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) issued recommended Interim Mitigations for chlorpyrifos to the state’s County Agricultural Commissioners. The mitigations are intended to reduce exposure to chlorpyrifos while...

The next opportunity for the state to deal decisively with the chlorpyrifos problem is just around the corner - CalEPA's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has scheduled a hearing in November to decide whether to add chlorpyrifos to the Prop. 65 list of...

Legislators, health professionals and California residents urge speedy action on chlorpyrifos, pesticide found in air and on food Sacramento, CA — An opportunity to provide public comment on California’s controversial handling of the brain-damaging pesticide...