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Farmworker Advocates Sue California Over Conflicting Regulations for Cancer-Causing Fumigant Pesticide 1,3-D
Nine years after landmark court victory, California Department of Pesticide Regulation’s 1,3-D regulations still fall far short, say advocates Lindsay, CA — Nearly a decade after community members first sued the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) for...
UCLA Report Urges Stronger Oversight of Pesticide Mixtures and Legislative Action to Protect Public Health
Lindsay, CA. A new report from researchers at the UCLA School of Law and the UCLA Institute for Society and Genetics calls for urgent reforms to California’s pesticide regulatory system, including stronger oversight of chemical mixtures and new legislative action to...
Communities Across California Call Unscientific Regulation of Cancer-Causing 1,3-D Racist, Demand Phaseout of Fumigants and 1-Mile Buffer Zones Around Schools.
Fumigant Use Near Schools has Increased in California over the past decade Click here for video of our press conference! Lindsay, CA. At five news conferences today November 18, farmworker communities across our State will speak of their outrage over the Department of...
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"Today, two separate regulations are in effect: one for residential bystanders at a threshold of 0.56 ppb and another for occupational bystanders at a lower threshold of 0.21 ppb during work hours. These conflicting standards have led community members and advocacy organizations to file yet another lawsuit against the DPR in pursuit of consistent protection measures under both the Administrative Procedure Act and the California Food and Agricultural Code." - Angel Garcia, CPR
Standing Up for Environmental Justice - Community Alliance
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BY ANGEL GARCIA Nearly a decade after community members first took a stand against the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) for its handling of the cancer-causing fumigant 1,3-Dichlorop...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
"We must put people above chemical company profits" - Sen Cory Booker
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Stanislaus County ag commissioner Linda Pinfold admits cancer-causing 1,3-D is "not a priority".
"I'm more concerned about people using bleach correctly than 1,3-D exposure," she adds.
Also she admits she could do something about protecting kids at schools from pesticide exposure but worries about keeping her job.
Incredible.
themodestofocus.org
Last year, an environmental justice group called for change to local agriculture regulations because of health risks associated with pesticide fumigants used to clear orchards and farms near schools �...0 CommentsComment on Facebook