Please join Californians for Pesticide Reform, along with concerned parents, teachers and community members from across California, in letting the California Department of Pesticide Regulation know how the department should better protect schools from hazardous agricultural pesticides.

In 2014, a California Department of Public Health report found that over 500,000 schoolchildren in California attend school within 1/4 mile of fields that apply some of the most hazardous agricultural pesticides on the market - including those that can cause cancer, brain damage, developmental and reproductive issues, and immediate poisoning. The report also showed that Latino schoolchildren are almost twice as likely as white children to attend schools near the highest use of the most hazardous pesticides.

Now, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) is holding workshops statewide to hear from community members on what rules need to be put in place to protect children from nearby agricultural pesticide applications.  

Attend a DPR-organized workshop:

Please attend a workshop in your area to tell state officials that you want greater protections for pesticide use near schools. All workshops will have English/Spanish interpretation.

Thursday, May 28: Sacramento - 5:30pm

Location: Cal EPA
1001 I Street
Sacramento CA

Tuesday, June 2: Salinas - 5:30pm

Location: Cesar Chavez Library
615 Williams Road
Salinas CA 93905

Wednesday, June 3: Oxnard -7pm

Location: Rio Mesa High School (Library)
545 Central Avenue
Oxnard, CA 93036

Thursday, June 4: Lamont - 5:30pm

Location: Kern County Library
8304 Segrue Road
Lamont CA 93241

Tuesday, June 9: Coachella - 5:30pm

Location: City of Coachella Corporate Yard
53-462 Enterprise Way
Coachella, CA 92236

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If you have any questions about the workshops or webinars, please contact: Sarah Aird, CPR's Co-director at [email protected] or 510-788-9025 x5.