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...
Farmworker communities protest regulation of cancer-causing pesticide as unscientific and racist
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...
Farmworker communities protest regulation of cancer-causing pesticide as unscientific and racist
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’...
State announces new rule requiring advance notice of agricultural pesticide use
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...
Farmworker communities call “separate and unequal” regulation of cancer-causing pesticide racist
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...
STATEMENT FROM CALIFORNIANS FOR PESTICIDE REFORM ON GOVERNOR NEWSOM’S SIGNING OF AB 1864
The Californians for Pesticide Reform coalition and our partners Valley Improvement Projects, Safe Ag Safe Schools, Pesticide Action Network and Future Leaders of Change applaud Governor Newsom for his decisive action in signing AB 1864 (Connolly). This law ensures...
Notification Hearings
For Immediate Release: July 8, 2024 Contacts: Angel Garcia, 559-667-2966, angel@pesticidereform.org Bianca Lopez, 209-338-7954, bianca@vip209.org Friday, July 12th Community Calls for Pesticide Notification to Include Location of the Upcoming Application...
Teachers, Community Groups, and Farmworkers File Lawsuit Challenging Toxic Pesticide Approvals Near Public Schools in Monterey County
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 4, 2024 Regulators are failing to protect children from repeat exposure to the most dangerous pesticides MONTEREY, CA – A coalition has filed a lawsuit challenging the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) and Monterey County...
During budget deficit, Governor Newsom invests in safer agriculture practices
January 11, 2024 Contact: Kayla Nichols, kayla@panna.org Jane Sellen, jane@pesticidereform.org On Wednesday, January 10th, Governor Newsom released a request to the California legislature to approve a $33.3 million increase in funds and 117 new positions at the...
Our news conference on the nation's first online pesticide notification system!
News conference starts at about 8:30 in the video.
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California agency launches tool to give public notice before pesticides are used on farms
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Considered a victory for advocates and agricultural communities, the California DPR launches a statewide pesticide notification system“Since California uses more pesticides than any other state, including more than 130 pesticides that are not approved in the European Union, farmworker communities have demanded a ‘heads up’ in order to take measures to reduce the risk of exposure to our loved ones," CPR Co-director Angel Garcia said in a release. "We need far better protections from the State, but this is a giant step forward toward transparency about toxic pesticide use.”
First-ever online pesticide alert system SprayDays launches
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SprayDays, a first-of-its-kind pesticide notification system, has launched in California alerting communities about upcoming pesticide use.It's not impressive! We have to check it everyday! It shouldn't be up to us to monitor it! The applicators and farmers and even the Ag Commissioners office should contact us!