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Environmental Justice and Pesticide Workshop Nov. 5 & 6, 2018, Riverside County

Great resource for California communities: Environmental Justice and Pesticide Workshop Nov. 5 & 6, 2018, Riverside County California Department of Pesticide Regulations presents: Environmental Justice Workshops November 5 & 6, 2018, Riverside County, PDF (15.6 mb) The Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner (CAC), Lideres Campesinas, and the Dept. of Pesticide Regulation will host a two-day (Nov. …

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Pesticide Use on California Farms at Near-Record Levels

Federal Farm Bill (HR2) alert: Section 9101 would prevent cities, counties and states from preventing or restricting use of the most toxic pesticides on the planet, even if it risks children’s health or the environment. Section 9117 and 9118 allows farmers to spray drinking water sources without permits, negating the Clean Water Act. Section 9121 …

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Grape Growers Oppose New Pesticide Rules

 PD Article below……We know according to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation that the top 2 forms of glyphosate (Round Up), now regulated as a probable carcinogen with mandatory warning labels in our state, has been used extensively in Sonoma and other counties as a way to control weeds. According to the state database 84,606 pounds of …

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