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A lawsuit filed April 4 against farms and county and state agencies allege that the approval of pesticide use near three schools in North Monterey County is disproportionately harming those
Assembly Bill 1963 would sundown the use of the herbicide paraquat, which has been linked to Parkinson's disease and other health issues, beginning in January 2026.
Assembly Bill 1963 would sundown the use of the herbicide paraquat, which has been linked to Parkinson's disease and other health issues, beginning in January 2026.
A coalition of groups representing local teachers, farmworkers, environmental activists and labor organizations filed a lawsuit against Monterey County and state regulatory agencies over the decision to allow the use of pesticides near schools in the Pajaro Valley.
A “people’s tribunal” urged California’s attorney general to investigate state and county pesticide regulators for severe violations that place disproportionate harm from agricultural chemicals on farmworkers and their families.