by Jane Sellen | Mar 25, 2025 | Uncategorized |
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... 
by Jane Sellen | Jan 17, 2025 | Uncategorized |
“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... 
by Jane Sellen | Jan 15, 2025 | Uncategorized |
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... 
by Jane Sellen | Jan 8, 2025 | Uncategorized |
Calls for all Californians to be protected to the same cancer risk threshold for 1,3-D dominate hearing in Visalia Visalia, CA: Wednesday night, more than 100 people attended the Department of Pesticide Regulation’s (DPR) public hearing at the Visalia Veterans’... 
by Jane Sellen | Dec 19, 2024 | Uncategorized |
Advocates welcome the globally precedent-setting new regulation but call for the exact field location of applications Lindsay, CA. The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) today announced a new rule that will provide notice to the public in advance of applications... 
by Jane Sellen | Nov 14, 2024 | Uncategorized |
The Department of Pesticide Regulation continues to allow for 14 times more 1,3-dichloropropene in the air than the official State cancer risk level Lindsay, CA. The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) released today a draft regulation of cancer-causing...