Number of farmworkers sickened by pesticides more than doubled in one year, according to state report
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,...
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...
Dear 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...
“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...
PETITION ALERT: The public isn’t told when hazardous pesticides are used nearby – and we don’t think that’s right
TAKE ACTION: California needs safe alternatives to chlorpyrifos and other hazardous pesticides
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...
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...
California announces end for brain-harming pesticide
Chlorpyrifos use will be banned in December 2020 Sacramento: In a historic win for public health, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation today announced a decisive end to the brain-harming pesticide chlorpyrifos in California. Dow and other manufacturers...
Farmworker communities applaud California chlorpyrifos cancellation proceedings, alternatives work group
Community members relieved, urge speedy process Media contacts: Angel Garcia, angel@pesticidereform.org, 559-667-2966 & Byanka Santoyo, bsantoyo@crpe-ej.org, 661-865-0458 Sacramento, CA: This morning the Newsom administration sent notices to Dow and other...
Mr. Parra Hensel [Santa Barbara City College] explained that the colonization of indigenous land has created the farming practices seen today. “We had this new farming system that is constantly being saturated with pesticides and fertilizers and a form of labor that is unjust and exploitative,” he said. “So really what that means is an unsustainable food system requires a steady supply of people without options that the system can take advantage of.”
Panel discusses food sovereignty, justice - Santa Barbara News-Press
CEC and county Food Action Network hold virtual webinar to examine the exploitation of agriculture The Community…Please join us on November 17 for California Department of Pesticide Regulation's Environmental Justice workshop. Registration required.
www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/envjust/ej_central_valley_virtual_workshop_november_2020.pdf
ICYMI: Watsonville City Council passed a resolution last week calling on the County to notify residents before hazardous ag pesticides are used. Thanks for your leadership!
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Watsonville pushes for advanced public notice when growers use hazardous pesticides - KION546
Farmers in Santa Cruz County have to send an application to the Agricultural Commissioner to use hazardous agricultural pesticides. Watsonville City Council passed a resolution this week urging the Agricultural Commissioner to post advanced notices on future pesticide applications online.