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Note: The California Dept. of Pesticide Regulations (cdpr.ca.gov) app for smart phone reporting has been a regular component of this website since the app’s inception last year. This is what GASP is referring to. You can download easily from there as well as get information on your rights. New Pesticide Rules for California! …
Note: currently SB 1398 in in the California legislature that would require posting of synthetic pesticides within a 1/4 mile of schools 3 days prior. In addition the bill would require reports showing what impacted schools and the pesticides used. Let your representative know we want this. “The researchers found that use of any carcinogenic …
Glyphosate and other pesticides linked with increased risk of childhood leukemia Read More »
GREAT NEWS!! California announces end to brain-harming pesticide chlorpyrifos!! From Pesticide Reform: GREAT NEWS!!! The Newsom administration announces end to virtually all use of the brain-harming pesticide chlorpyrifos in California!!! In response to the state’s initiation of cancelation proceedings, chlorpyrifos manufacturers Dow and others arrived at a settlement agreement with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. Under the agreement …
GREAT NEWS!! California announces end to brain-harming pesticide chlorpyrifos!! Read More »
Citizen or farm worker, you have rights…… 6614. Protection of Persons, Animals, and Property. (a) An applicator prior to and while applying a pesticide shall evaluate the equipment to be used, meteorological conditions, the property to be treated, and surrounding properties to determine the likelihood of harm or damage. (b) Notwithstanding that substantial drift would …
Your rights if exposed to pesticides: California Dept. of Pesticide Regulations Read More »
“We know from testing performed in California that the levels of chlorpyrifos in pregnant women, children, air, water, and food put children at an increased risk of learning disabilities. With this bill, Californians have the opportunity to reject the Trump Administration’s protection of polluters—like Dow Chemical (producer of chlorpyrifos)—and show true leadership in children’s and …
NRDC: CA Must Choose Public Health Over Brain-Harming Pesticide Read More »
Pesticide Use on California Farms at Near-Record Levels Farmers in California, the nation’s top agricultural state, are applying near-record levels of pesticides despite the rising popularity of organic produce and concerns about the health of farmworkers and rural schoolchildren. A field in California’s Salinas Valley where pesticides were applied. (Pgiam/iStock phot The latest figures, …
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