California legislature passes bill to track farms’ ‘forever chemicals’
SACRAMENTO — The California legislature passed a bill Wednesday that would require the state to track the use of pesticides…
California PFAS pesticide bill fails but sets groundwork, sponsor says
Key Insights California lawmakers failed to advance A.B. 1603, a bill that would have phased out pesticides…
Ban of forever chemicals for California farms nixed by state lawmakers
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers rejected legislation that would have banned pesticides with so-called “forever” chemicals from use on California’s farms,…
Nearly 40% of California nonorganic produce has PFAS ‘forever chemicals,’ investigation shows
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‘Environmental time bomb’: Illegal pot farms poison California forests
Law enforcement raided the illegal cannabis operation in Shasta-Trinity National Forest months before, but rotting potatoes still sat…
Supreme Court may block thousands of lawsuits over Monsanto’s weed killer
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced Friday it will hear Monsanto’s claim that it should be shielded from tens…
California Storms Bring Snow and Water Relief and End of Farm Bill Era
California Storms Bring Snow and Water Relief and End of Farm Bill Era From the Ag Information Network,…
San Francisco is first US city to sue over ultra-processed foods
San Francisco sues companies over ultra-processed foods Brightly colored bags of Doritos, Tostitos, and other snack items…
Lax oversight leave child farmworkers exposed to toxic pesticides
Hundreds of thousands of times each year in California, farmers and their contractors spray pesticides on fields and…