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...
State Proposes Precedent-setting Pesticide Notification Rule
Farmworkers call for more transparency about location of planned pesticide applications Lindsay, CA: How can a public health warning system adequately notify the public if the exact location of the health threat is kept secret? That question was posed by dozens of...
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 hearing coming to Visalia - The Sun-Gazette Newspaper
Pesticide hearing coming to Visalia - The Sun-Gazette Newspaper
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The California Department of Pesticide Regulation will hold .... A public meeting will be held at the Visalia Veterans’ Memorial"The 0.04 ppb per day 1,3-D exposure level is what pesticide reform advocates say should be the one standard for all California residents, as that is the legal lifetime cancer risk level determined by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment."
Public Hearings for Pesticide Control - Community Alliance
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On Nov. 15, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) issued a draft regulation of cancer-causing pesticide 1,3-dichloropropene (aka 1,3-D, brand name Telone) that will create a two-tier system of protections—one level for adult workers and a second far less health-protective one for...Switching to organic products is an easy way to eat healthier and support the environment.
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