Twenty cherry orchard workers became ill after being exposed to a mixture of three pesticides that do not appear to have been associated with any reported illnesses before.
Category: Pesticides
How the U.S. and other countries fail to adequately regulate pesticides
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California’s ‘vomiting gas’ pesticide use rose 650 percent in 2 decades
California regulators have ruled that the state’s farmers must restrict their use of chloropicrin, a toxic pesticide widely used to prepare soil for planting.
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Don’t be too depressed about California strawberries – here’s why
We don’t want to traffic in depression or ruination. So, with that in mind, here are four reasons to feel some hope about a favorite fruit.
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Even organic strawberries are grown with dangerous pesticides
When they are starting out, organic strawberry plants are grown with the help of fumigants.
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California’s pesticide chiefs: Where are they now?
When the state’s top pesticide regulators step down, their influence over important public health and environmental issues continues. From overseeing water issues to representing a chemical giant, here’s what several ex-chiefs are doing now.
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5 striking things we’ve learned about pesticides in California
California keeps detailed data on every commercial pesticide applied across the state. Here are a few of the interesting nuggets we pulled out of our analysis of that information.
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7 things to know before you eat your next strawberry
California strawberries are grown using some of the riskiest pesticides in agriculture. While the chemicals don’t end up on the fruit you eat, they are potentially dangerous for farmworkers, nearby residents and the environment.
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A Brief History of the Modern Strawberry
This short stop-motion animation explains how clever advertising tactics and certain pesticides helped make the strawberry cheaply and widely available in the U.S.
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California’s strawberry industry is hooked on dangerous pesticides
California’s strawberry growers rely on heavy amounts of dangerous pesticides to deliver fruit year-round at an affordable price. But the health and environmental problems that come with those chemicals have threatened the foundation of a $2.6 billion industry.
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How we analyzed California’s pesticide data
To map pesticide use in California, we analyzed data from the state Department of Pesticide Regulation, encompassing about 1.5 billion pounds of pesticides applied from 2003 to 2012.