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California Farmworker Communities Win the Right to Be Notified of Pesticide Applications in Advance - Inside Climate News

California launched SprayDays, a system to notify communities about pesticide applications, marking a significant step towards transparency in pesticide use.
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation recorded over 2,500 pesticide-related illnesses from 2011 to 2021, with growers applying an average of 202 million pounds of pesticides a year.
Community leaders like Gustavo Aguirre highlighted the statewide benefits of SprayDays, emphasizing the importance of collective action in securing these notifications.
Critics express concerns about limitations in the system, as it only provides information within a one-square-mile radius of spraying without detailed locational data.

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California Launches Notification System to Warn Communities Before Farms Apply Pesticides

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has launched a system that will notify communities before certain pesticides are applied to farms. The system, called SprayDays California, will send out a warning before the application of restricted material pesticides on farms. There will be alerts available 48 hours in advance of applying soil fumigants and 24 hours in advance for other restricted material pesticides. Restricted materia…

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California Farmworker Communities Win the Right to Be Notified of Pesticide Applications in Advance - Inside Climate News

After decades of pressure from farmworkers and their allies, California launched a statewide system to warn communities before they’re exposed to toxic pesticides. But health concerns remain.By Liza GrossOn a sweltering August morning in 1988, Cesar Chavez ended a 36-day water-only fast to protest high rates of cancer and birth defects among California grape workers and their children, which he blamed on the profusion of pesticides in the fields…

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California launches statewide pesticide notification system

Byanka Santoyo's voice breaks while she explains what SprayDays, California's statewide pesticide notification system, launched on Monday, means to her. "I told my daughter: When I die, I want this to be on my tombstone. I want everyone to know that I fought for you, your future, your family and their future," she says. Santoyo is a community organizer at the Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment, one of the 200 coalition partners that, for …

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