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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The fight for environmental justice is not just about the environment. It’s also about public health, economic opportunity and fundamental fairness.Landmark Agricultural Pesticide Use Notification Takes Form, as Efforts to Eliminate Pesticides Gain Traction - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
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California Department of Pesticide Regulation announces the launch of SprayDays California, a new notification system for agricultural pesticide use.