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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Pesticide-Free Futures Begin with the Right to Know:
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California agriculture relies on chemical pesticides, many with known harmful effects on those who come in contact with them. On the front lines are the farmworkers and their families, who live and go to school nearby. Overwhelmingly immigrants and people of color, they are denied access to informat..."The city of Malibu will ban environmentally harmful pesticides, according to a policy change approved by the City Council in Malibu. The amendment prohibits the use of substances in which the application has 'the potential to significantly degrade Environmental Sensitive Habitat Areas or coastal water quality or harm wildlife,' the new policy reads."
Malibu Pesticide Ban Moves Forward, Council Seeks State Approval
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The Malibu City council voted to ban pesticides that could harm wildlife. Here's what comes next.
#tularecounty ag commissioner Tom Tucker is called out publicly, forced to retract for broadcasting false accusations about our air monitoring study with Central California Environmental Justice Network - CCEJN and UC Davis Environmental Health Sciences Center.
"We will continue to affirm the right of people to study the air they breathe without permission, interference or intimidation from Big Ag" - Nayamin Martinez, Executive Director, CCEJN.
Tulare County Ag Commissioner backtracks on pesticide study
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Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner and Sealer Tom Tucker falsely accused pesticide researchers of trespassing on farmland.