ACTION ALERT: Tell DPR to change their draft regulation for 1,3-D (aka Telone) to protect farmworkers and rural residents!
Ignoring science, California will let growers use even more of a cancer-causing pesticide banned in 34 countries
New draft regulation eliminates existing use cap, defies court order to protect farmworkers, and ignores OEHHA state scientists on cancer risk Sacramento,CA: Under a court-ordered deadline to regulate the use of the cancer-causing fumigant pesticide...
Community Groups Urge Monterey Agricultural Commissioner to Stop Pesticide Spraying Near Public Schools
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 12, 2022 Environmental review must be conducted to ensure safety of children, farmworkers, and teachers Contacts: Mark Weller, Californians for Pesticide Reform, mark@pesticidereform.org, 831-325-1681Miranda Fox, Earthjustice,...
Groups Sue EPA for Failing to Assess Real-World Harms of Pesticides
Lawsuit claims EPA does not review actual pesticide formulations in assessing pesticide risksCONTACT: Sylvia Wu, Center for Food Safety: 510-434-4871, swu@centerforfoodsafety.org SAN FRANCISCO — Four environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
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"In Stanislaus County, pesticides are applied near 123 schools. Of those, 110 are located in areas where the use of restricted pesticides have been reported. At least 19 schools are in areas where the largest amount of restricted active ingredients are used. Fourteen of those 19 are elementary schools or other child development centers, attended by young kids, who are especially vulnerable. Telone is used near 18 schools in the county." #stoppesticidesecrecy Valley Improvement Projects - VIP Environmental Working Group
The health risks of pesticides in Stanislaus County
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The residents of Stanislaus County are at potential risk of health harms associated with the spraying of pesticides on agricultural fields in the region. Stanislaus County is one of 10 counties in California with the heaviest pesticide use."Erika Alfaro, a Santa Cruz resident and pediatric nurse case manager, was one of dozens from across California who implored regulators to limit the use of 1,3-dichloropropene on crops during a recent hearing in Sacramento. The regulatory board has proposed 'allowing 14 times more cancer-causing 1,3-D in the air that farmworker communities breathe' than the state’s office of environmental health says is safe, she says. 'If this pesticide were applied in Los Gatos or Saratoga, where affluent communities reside, would this even be an issue?' she asks."
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Erika Alfaro, a Santa Cruz resident and pediatric nurse case manager, was one of dozens from across California who implored regulators to limit the use of 1,3-dichloropropene on crops during a recent hearing in Sacramento. The regulatory board has proposed “allowing 14 times more cancer-causing…