Items Tagged with 'environmental justice for socially disadvantaged communities'

The lawmaker argued Gov. Gavin Newsom has not followed through with a commitment to examine the backyard use of neonicotinoids.

The Department of Pesticide Regulation is proposing new restrictions on the fumigant 1,3-D and require intensive irrigation prior to applications.

The Department of Pesticide Regulation has drafted a new regulation to further restrict the use of Telone. Farm groups are calling the science conservative and the justification weak, while activists say it doesn't go far enough.

Agri-Pulse spoke with newly appointed Yana Garcia on environmental justice issues, industry partnerships and pesticide emissions in climate policy.

The Legislature is advancing bills to ensure environmental justice has a seat at the state water board and that the agency is better prepared for drought.

Ag commissioners and farm groups are pushing for a science-based approach as the state launches a public notification system for pesticide applications.

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross is the latest state official to dive into discussions at the UN Climate Conference.