State regulation for 1,3-D exposes farmworker communities to dangerously high cancer risk
Racist new rule overwhelmingly impacts Latino communities Lindsay, CA: The statewide coalition Californians for Pesticide Reform unequivocally denounces the regulation finalized today by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) for the drift-prone,...
New California Law Gives Farmworkers A Voice On Pesticide Policy
Governor Newsom signs AB 652 into law, establishing an EJ Advisory Committee at DPR SACRAMENTO: Farmworkers and other underrepresented groups impacted by hazardous pesticide exposure will now have a seat at the table where pesticide policy in California is decided,...
Court Orders State Back to the Drawing Board on Cancer-Causing Pesticide
March 17, 2023 For further information contact:Jane Sellen, jane@pesticidereform.orgAngel Garcia, angel@pesticidereform.org Draft regulation for fumigant 1,3-dichloropropene must protect farmworkers who labor near fields Oakland, CA – The Alameda County Superior Court...
Groups File Lawsuit to Require California to Regulate Pesticide-Treated Seeds
Legal challenge calls on state Department of Pesticide Regulation to close loophole on unregulated sale, use of pesticides on seeds SACRAMENTO (February 21, 2023) - Environmental and public health groups filed a legal challenge, seeking to close the California...
Pesticide reform advocates applaud effort to give voice to impacted communities
For immediate release: February 20, 2023 Contact: Jane Sellen, jane@pesticidereform.org Emily Summerlin, esummerlin@panna.org Environmental justice advocates demand an end to the racial disparities of pesticide health impacts (Sacramento, CA) – Environmental justice...
Ignoring science, California will let growers use even more of a cancer-causing pesticide banned in 34 countries
New draft regulation eliminates existing use cap, defies court order to protect farmworkers, and ignores OEHHA state scientists on cancer risk Sacramento,CA: Under a court-ordered deadline to regulate the use of the cancer-causing fumigant pesticide...
Community Groups Urge Monterey Agricultural Commissioner to Stop Pesticide Spraying Near Public Schools
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 12, 2022 Environmental review must be conducted to ensure safety of children, farmworkers, and teachers Contacts: Mark Weller, Californians for Pesticide Reform, mark@pesticidereform.org, 831-325-1681Miranda Fox, Earthjustice,...
Groups Sue EPA for Failing to Assess Real-World Harms of Pesticides
Lawsuit claims EPA does not review actual pesticide formulations in assessing pesticide risksCONTACT: Sylvia Wu, Center for Food Safety: 510-434-4871, swu@centerforfoodsafety.org SAN FRANCISCO — Four environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
Pesticide residues on produce the highest ever, according to State
State also finds illegal levels at 3rd highest since testing began in 2012 Sacramento: Pesticide residues were found on more than 65% of produce in California, according to the latest annual report issued by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) last...
OEHHA Establishes Health-Protective Safe Level for Cancer-Causing Fumigant 1,3-D, But DPR Ignores It
March 2023 Update: Alameda County Superior Court agreed with us: DPR's proposed regulation of 1,3-D illegally excludes farmworkers from its protections. The Court ordered DPR to rewrite its regulation or to develop a separate regulation for "occupational bystanders" -...
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Californians for Pesticide Reform is now hiring for the position of Tulare Community Organizer in Lindsay. Apply today.Wall Street Journal story on cancer-causing pesticides in Greenfield, California!
They Believe Pesticides Caused Their Cancers. Proving It Is Almost Impossible.
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Farmworkers in California’s Salinas Valley work with pesticides tied to illnesses, including some cancers.