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Environmental justice reshapes the role of ag commissioners

10/12/22 9:20 AM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS California agriculture CAPCA fumigant 1,3-D Telone neonicotinoids hurt bees and pollinators Notifications for pesticide applications in California raising fees on agriculture to pay for environmental justice spray drift incidents on children and communities
As the Newsom administration works with advocates on pesticide notifications, commissioners are raising alarms that it could "ruin a perfectly good system."
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Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief, Agri-Pulse West

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