Defend Our Right to Know!
We demand the right to know the use of hazardous pesticides so we can protect ourselves!
Communities want to know what pesticides are being sprayed nearby.
Since many pesticides cause severe health harms and often drift far from where they are applied, it is essential to notify people nearby so that they can take precautions to protect themselves, such as closing the windows, taking the laundry off the clothesline, or keeping their children indoors. These measures are especially critical for those with breathing difficulties such as asthma or other immunological . Notification alone won’t reduce hazardous pesticide use. But it’s a necessary step toward a healthier and safer California.
We demand an end to the secrecy. Growers must operate with full transparency.
More details of the coalition’s notification demands are here.
One Step Closer: SprayDays
Thanks to tireless pressure from the CPR coalition, the Department of Pesticide Regulation committed to developing a statewide pesticide notification regulation, with $10m in state budget funding. Beginning in 2021, DPR held focus groups, webinars and workshops to gather public input. In 2025, the Department of Pesticide Regulation launched SprayDays!, a statewide online notification system that alerts Californians before certain highly hazardous pesticides are used near them. It is especially important for farmworker communities, rural residents, and anyone who wants to protect themselves and their relatives from pesticide exposure.
How to Use SprayDays
Residents can enter any California address on the SprayDays! map to see if restricted pesticides are scheduled to be sprayed within a one‑square‑mile area around that location.
People can also sign-up for free text or email alerts that notify them 48 hours before soil fumigants are applied and 24 hours before other restricted pesticides are sprayed.
Next steps
CPR is working to strengthen SprayDays! in order for users to receive exact location of the application and push the state toward a future where notification is only a stepping stone on the path to phasing out the most dangerous pesticides altogether.