For the first time in years, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation is considering approving a new pesticide to be used in agriculture, exposing communities and farm workers to toxic pesticide drift. Read More...
Profiles of Poison: Survivors of Pesticide Poisoning Say No to Methyl Iodide Nine victims of pesticide poisoning share their stories and ask that methyl iodide, a new strawberry pesticide, not be registered for use in California. Click here to view the full report.
Amy Barden is the modest coordinator of Pesticide-Free Sacramento, a regional coalition made up of farmers, elected officials, physicians and businesses, supported by Pesticide Watch Education Fund, working to reduce and eliminate pesticide use in the Sacramento Region. And she wasn't born a pesticide reform activist. Read More...
The grass is greener. More and more citizens, schools, and institutions are canceling contracts with TruGreen ChemLawn and signing up to maintain their lawns without harmful pesticides in order to protect people, pets and the environment. Read More…
Pesticide Watch is co-coordinating grassroots activist workshops in Sacramento with the Environmental Health Legislative Working Group (EHLWG) and Central Valley Air Quality Coalition (CVAQ) in Sacramento August 9th and 10th. Read more.
Thank you everyone who attended the March 20th - Annual Californians for Pesticide Reform Conference, co-hosted by Pesticide Watch. Over 250 people attended from all over the state to learn, share and strategize about reducing pesticides, and building healthier communities across the state. Click here to see photos.
