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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¡QUEREMOS ESCUCHAR DE TI! El Departamento de Reglamentación de Pesticidas (DPR) está llevando a cabo seminarios web públicos para recopilar información sobre el diseño y desarrollo de un sistema estatal para notificar con anticipación las aplicaciones de pesticidas. bit.ly/3kT1E7t
Please join us! Let DPR know we want a fully transparent notification system, and we want it now, not years from now!WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! The Department of Pesticide Regulation is conducting public webinars to collect input on the design and development of a statewide system to provide notification in advance of pesticide applications. bit.ly/3kT1E7t