New Bill Targets Toxic “Forever Chemicals” on California Crops
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....
Pesticide Spill in Siskiyou County Highlights Urgent Need for California to Join More Than 70 Countries in Banning Highly Toxic Pesticide
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Paraquat is too dangerous to use and too dangerous to transport A paraquat spill in the Dorris area of Siskiyou County yesterday forced residents to shelter in place for hours, underscoring the serious and immediate dangers posed by one of the...
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...
Communities Across California Denounce Unscientific Regulation of Cancer-Causing 1,3-D as Racist
Communities Demand Phaseout of Fumigants and 1-Mile Buffer Zones Around Schools. Fumigant Use Near Schools has Increased in California over the past decade. For Immediate Release: November 11, 2025 WHAT: Zoom news conference about the Department of Pesticide...
Pesticides detected in 80% of air monitoring samples, new report shows
Lindsay, CA. Pesticides continue to be pervasive in the air throughout California’s agricultural regions, according to the 2023 Air Monitoring Network Report released last month by the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR). Weekly samples collected at DPR’s four...
State Regulator Misleads Public on Pesticide Residue Findings
Department of Pesticide Regulation’s report is part of a pattern of downplaying their own science SACRAMENTO, CA – Public health and environmental advocates are calling out the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) for a misleading and...
First-in-the-World Online Pesticide Notification System
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...
Farmworker communities disrupt public hearing, protesting regulation of cancer-causing pesticide as racist
"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 draft regulation of...
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California Assembly panel advances bill to ban toxic ‘forever chemical’ pesticides
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SACRAMENTO – The California Assembly’s Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials voted today to advance a bill that would ban toxic0 CommentsComment on Facebook
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California People and Pesticides Explorer - Pesticide Info
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The California People and Pesticides Explorer is a one-of-a-kind tool that makes it easy to visually map and download California’s pesticide use data, and serves as a resource for scientists, grower...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
As EWG scientist Varum Subramaniam says, "The science is clear and undeniable -- PFAS pesticides pose a huge threat to our environment and health."
Let's make California the third state to ban PFAS from pesticides!
California proposes sweeping ban on 'forever chemicals' in pesticides
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California moves closer to joining Maine and Minnesota in banning PFAS chemicals—so-called "forever chemicals"—from all pesticides used in the state.0 CommentsComment on Facebook