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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
The document is light on details but would approve several of Newsom’s proposals related to ag, including a dramatic increase and more EJ cost shifts to the pesticide sales tax.
A new report indicates the governor's orders to add new permitting requirements for groundwater wells did little to slow the impacts to domestic drinking water wells.
The budget advisors are recommending lawmakers use the state's tax on pesticide sales to cover more of the Department of Pesticide Regulation’s environmental justice costs.
Legislation is in the works to update the state’s definition of integrated pest management, emphasizing that chemical control does fall within the practices.
The Legislature has advanced measures to overhaul aspects of the water right system to address climate change. But critics worry about climate investments and disrupt progress in water negotiations.
