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Due to this large amount of produce production there is also a large amount of pesticide use. According to a data report from California's Department of Pesticide Regulation, in 2017 there were a total of 205 million pounds of applied active ingredients, chemicals in pesticides that control pests, [2] and there were 104 million acres treated in ...
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The California Department of Pesticide Regulation, also known as DPR or CDPR, is one of six boards and departments of the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA). The stated mission of DPR is "to protect human health and the environment by regulating pesticide sales and use, and by fostering reduced-risk pest management."
Pesticide incidents in the San Joaquin Valley is a topic covering the justice and health issues of people living in the San Joaquin Valley resulting from the use of pesticides in the region. Pesticide use in the San Joaquin Valley began in the 1880s when certain insects were known to be causing harm in the region, much of whose economy is still ...
Tulare County’s poultry outbreak was confirmed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Oct. 16. That same week, the virus infected an egg laying farm in Cache County, Utah, costing the farmer 1 ...
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Laurel Firestone is a co-founder of the Community Water Center, a statewide nonprofit. She served on the Tulare County Water Commission from 2007 to 2012, and was appointed to the board in February 2019. [13] Nichole Morgan served as an Assistant Deputy Director in the State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Financial Assistance.
[36] [38] CropLife America president Jay Vroom claimed that the report was “written without context about the proper use of pesticides in schools and [did] not mention the positive public health protections they provide" [36] and stated that pesticide use in schools is "well regulated" and can be managed so that the risk is low. [38]