"Hi. I’m calling Senator_______ to request she/he vote YES on AB 652 to establish an Environmental Justice Advisory Committee within the Department of Pesticide Regulation.
Farmworker and rural farm-working communities, which are predominantly Latina/o, Indigenous and immigrant, are facing disproportionate exposures to toxic pesticides and are experiencing high rates of cancer, respiratory health problems, reproductive harms, birth defects and developmental delays in children.
We need our state government to take action to establish a public facing mechanism for community stakeholders to provide recommendations on how DPR can improve its operations to fulfill its obligations in protecting public health, environmental health and civil rights.
Farmworkers in California sustain the state, the nation, and the world's food system. Along with California's Tribal leaders, environmental science, agro-ecological science and public health experts, they should be at the decision- making table on pesticide regulation. I urge you to VOTE YES on AB 652. Thank you for your time."