FIRST IN THE WORLD: Californians win advance public notice of applications of fumigants and other hazardous pesticides
First-in-the-World Online Pesticide Notification System
Shafter, CA: For decades farmworker communities across California have demanded the right to know beforehand what, when, and where hazardous agricultural pesticides will be applied. They have wanted to be able to take safety precautions against exposure to pesticides...
Farmworker communities disrupt public hearing, protesting regulation of cancer-causing pesticide as racist
"Die-in" action with chants of "DPR, you can't hide; we can see your racist side" Salinas, CA: On Thursday January 16, the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) hearing at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas (1 Main St.) on its draft regulation of...
Farmworker communities protest regulation of cancer-causing pesticide as unscientific and racist
Photo credit: Ruby Lee Schembari — Santa Cruz Local Public hearing Thursday January 16 at 5:45pm National Steinbeck Center, Salinas The Department of Pesticide Regulation continues to allow for 14 times more 1,3-dichloropropene in the air than the official State...
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California People & Pesticides Explorer Webinar
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In this webinar, Pesticide Action and Agroecology Network and Californians for Pesticide Reform will introduce a new geospatial mapping tool designed to allow researchers, activists, and community members to explore where pesticides are applied in California in relation to census metrics. The free t...CPR Co-Director Angel Garcia.:“Since California uses more pesticides than any other state, including more than 130 pesticides that are not approved in the European Union, farmworker communities have demanded a ‘heads up’ in order to take measures to reduce the risk of exposure to our loved ones."
First-in-the-World Online Pesticide Notification System - Community Alliance
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For decades, farmworker communities across California have demanded the right to know beforehand what, when and where hazardous agricultural pesticides will be applied. They have wanted to be able to take safety precautions against exposure to pesticides drifting from fields. For years, these commun...CPR honored by California LULAC, the State Senate, and the State Assembly for Environmental Justice Leadership!
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