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California Department of Pesticide Regulation

California Pesticide Regulators Say New Rules Protect Communities as Applications of a Dangerous Fumigant Rise

Regulators insist they’re committed to protecting health and the environment, yet continue to allow growers to use a deadly chemical banned in 40 countries.

By Liza Gross

 A tractor berms soil for almond trees on a farm near Lodi, Calif., on Oct. 13, 2025. Credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
A warning sign is posted at the edge of a celery farm to indicate the field is unsafe to enter shortly after an application of pesticide in Salinas Valley, Calif. Credit: Jack Clark/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

California Farmworker Communities Win the Right to Be Notified of Pesticide Applications in Advance

By Liza Gross
Protesters hold signs in opposition of the cancer-causing 1,3-D at a hearing covering proposed regulation of the fumigant on Jan. 16 in Salinas, Calif. Credit: Liza Gross/Inside Climate News

Farmworkers and Allies Stage Die-in at California Pesticide Hearing

By Liza Gross

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