by Mayra Sanchez | Aug 12, 2026 | Press Release |
Community members called on lawmakers to confront the Department of Pesticide Regulation’s conflicts of interest and failure to protect the public SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Accompanied by legendary civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, about 100 farmworkers, nurses,... 
by Jane Sellen | Jul 7, 2026 | Press Release |
Data quietly posted online show level was 31% over state’s action level Lindsay, California — Newly posted state air monitoring data reveal that the average annual level of the fumigant pesticide 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D) near the Fresno County town of Parlier... 
by Jane Sellen | Mar 20, 2026 | Press Release |
AB 1603 sets a timeline to end PFAS pesticides by 2035 Tulare, CA — Currently, an estimated 2.5 million pounds of toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” pesticides are used annually on California crops, resulting in PFAS residues on produce consumed across the nation.... 
by Mayra Sanchez | Feb 4, 2026 | Press Release |
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... by Mayra Sanchez | Jan 30, 2026 | Press Release |
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... 
by Jane Sellen | Nov 18, 2025 | Press Release |
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...