A new study from the Sustainable Technology and Policy Program at UCLA states three pesticides commonly used in California agriculture pose a serious health risk…
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Organizations united under the Climate Justice Alliance say carbon markets will keep coal plants online in poor communities and near people of color, allowing the facilities to churn out plant-warming emissions and co-pollutants blamed for health problems including asthma and heart attacks…
Local activists are demanding change after seeing the results of a UCLA study that looks at the harmful effects of pesticides…
A new study from UCLA says the California Department of Pesticide Regulation should do more to protect people from exposure to multiple pesticides…
California’s pesticide police could be missing a serious health concern for residents and farmworkers by failing to monitor what happens when pesticides get mixed together…
A UCLA study has found that the state agency responsible for protecting Californians from the dangers of pesticides is failing to assess the health risks likely posed by pesticide mixtures, which are believed to be more harmful than individual pesticides…
California’s pesticide police could be missing a serious health concern for residents and farmworkers by failing to monitor what happens when pesticides get mixed together…
One year ago, we did something pretty dang incredible. Over the course of a few months, we coordinated a massive march and rally to highlight that fracking is not only insane and dangerous, but that our water, our climate, and our communities in California are in danger from fossil fuel extraction and suffering as a result. Over 8,000 people converged in Oakland for the largest-ever mobilization against fracking in U.S. history…
The Environmental Protection Agency reached a settlement with Kings County and a company for pesticide violations in the San Joaquin Valley, the agency announced Monday…