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Pesticides

How the U.S. and other countries fail to adequately regulate pesticides

Posted inEnvironment, Pesticides

Washington farmworkers sickened by new pesticides

by Rachael Bale January 23, 2015January 22, 2015

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.

Posted inEnvironment, Pesticides

California’s ‘vomiting gas’ pesticide use rose 650 percent in 2 decades

by Rachael Bale January 15, 2015March 31, 2015

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.

Posted inEnvironment, Pesticides

Don’t be too depressed about California strawberries – here’s why

by Andy Donohue and Rachael Bale December 17, 2014April 23, 2015

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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Posted inEnvironment, Pesticides

Even organic strawberries are grown with dangerous pesticides

by Rachael Bale December 11, 2014April 23, 2015

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?

by Andy Donohue and Bernice Yeung December 3, 2014April 23, 2015

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.

Posted inEnvironment, Pesticides

5 striking things we’ve learned about pesticides in California

by Rachael Bale November 14, 2014February 11, 2015

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.

Posted inEnvironment, Pesticides

7 things to know before you eat your next strawberry

by Bernice Yeung, Kendall Taggart and Andy Donohue November 12, 2014March 31, 2015

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.

Posted inEnvironment, Pesticides

A Brief History of the Modern Strawberry

by Ariane Wu November 10, 2014August 29, 2019

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.

Farmworkers apply the fumigant 1,3-Dichloropropene to a field in Salinas, Calif.
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California’s strawberry industry is hooked on dangerous pesticides

by Bernice Yeung, Kendall Taggart and Andy Donohue November 10, 2014August 24, 2015

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

by Jaena Rae Cabrera November 10, 2014February 13, 2015

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.

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