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Debate flares up in Legislature over pesticide risks

03/16/22 8:02 AM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS California pesticides chemicals in streams and air Jared Blumenfeld neonicotinoids hurt bees and pollinators organophosphates linked to child brain diseases statewide pesticide notification system toxic pesticides in blood samples transitioning to safer, more sustainable pest management practices
Coastal lawmakers pressed for details while rural lawmakers raised concerns over broadly sweeping regulations for the nation’s most diverse agricultural economy.
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Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief, Agri-Pulse West

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