Californians demand the right to know about hazardous pesticide spray before it happens
Calls Mount for Advance Warning of Ag Pesticide Spray
Sacramento - Californians in farmworker communities gathered Thursday online as well as in-person, calling on the state and county governments to web-post advance warning of agricultural pesticide use, citing the known health impacts of pesticide exposure and the...
Pesticides on your food in California: An illegal helping once a week
State finds illegal pesticide residues on 1 in 25 pieces of produce Sacramento: Illegal levels of pesticides were detected on more than 1 in 25 pieces of produce sampled in California, according to recently released data by the California Department of Pesticide...
State Orders Kern Ag Commissioner to Give Advance Notice of Pesticide Use in Shafter
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...
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"Farmworker advocates and labor and health groups, working together as the Californians for Pesticide Reform (CPR) coalition, played crucial roles in the fight by attending hearings, writing letters, making public comments, and staging protests. 'Our engaged communities across the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Coast participated in a series of escalating tactics designed to compel the state to act on something that really should have been a no-brainer to act on,' says Jane Sellen, CPR’s co-director."
The Chlorpyrifos Ban Is a Win for Science—and Children
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NRDC advocates and our partners spent decades fighting against a highly toxic pesticide that harms kids, farmworkers, and their families. In August, the EPA finally banned it."We cannot count on the County Ag Commissioners to protect us. They have failed at this mandate for many decades now. Therefore, they must post pesticide warnings online, so we can do what they won’t: take care of our community’s health." -- Dr. Ann Lopez, Center for Farmworker Families
Letters to the Editor, Sept. 17 - The Pajaronian
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The Pajaronian welcomes letters. Letters and columns may be dropped off or mailed to The Pajaronian, 21 Brennan St., Suite 18, Watsonville, CA 95076."Advance notice of pesticide applications is essential, both for public health and for environmental justice. Farmworkers, children and seniors are our most vulnerable populations when it comes to pesticide exposures. All residents of agricultural communities have a right to know before hazardous chemicals are applied near their neighborhoods." -- Kathleen Kilpatrick, Woody Rehanek, Robin Spring
Guest View: Concerned residents say 'no' to pesticide sprays
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On Aug. 24, four of five Santa Cruz County Supervisors, except Greg Caput, from Pajaro Valley’s District 4, rejected the County Civil Grand Jury’s recommendation that they support an online pilot program to provide the public with advance notice of hazardous pesticides being applied in their nei...