Protect Agricultural Communities in CA from Toxic Pesticides!

In California, toxic pesticides are threatening the health of agricultural communities and wreaking havoc on our environment, wildlife, and food supply.

Living near fields where pesticides are applied is particularly dangerous for children and pregnant women.

To make matters worse, communities are kept in the dark about the poisons being sprayed near their homes. This is a grave injustice.

California's Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) should protect agricultural communities and give them information about spraying BEFORE it happens, so that people can take measures to safeguard themselves and their families.

Send a letter to California's Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) and urge them to protect agricultural communities from toxic chemicals!

California communities are kept in the dark about the poisons being sprayed near their homes. This is a grave injustice. Send a letter to California's Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) and urge them to protect agricultural communities from toxic chemicals!

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Tell us when hazardous pesticides are used nearby!

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Dear Director Dolcini,

As a California resident, I'm calling on DPR to notify the public about the spraying of toxic pesticides BEFORE it happens.

Communities have a right to know about nearby applications of hazardous agricultural pesticides before they happen. We call on you to ensure all requests to use the most dangerous pesticides  -- "restricted material pesticides" -- are posted publicly on county websites in real time, along with approvals and denials.

Notifying residents early would enable them to take measures to safeguard themselves and their families, like closing windows and keeping children and those with asthma indoors.

Currently, the public is kept in the dark about the spraying of hazardous pesticides. This is a grave injustice -- the public has the right to this information.

The consequences of California's overreliance on toxic pesticides are devastating.

Scientists have found that the use of commonly used pesticide products in fields increases the risk for serious health impacts -- such as cancer, neurological problems, respiratory disease, autism, birth defects, and learning disabilities -- for neighboring communities.

And farmworkers, agricultural communities, and other people living, working, and going to school near farms bear the brunt of harm from toxic pesticide use. These groups, which are disproportionately Latino and low-income, deserve to know when their health is at greatest risk.

This is a critical step to protecting communities from toxic pesticides and the state must transition away from farming with harmful pesticides towards safe and sustainable agriculture.

Thank you for your time.

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Urgent Action Needed to Protect Agricultural Communities in CA from Toxic Pesticides!

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