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Decision Time for Governor Brown: Stop Methyl Iodide Now!

Jul 25, 2011Ali Geering-KlineEnvironmental Justice, Food, Uncategorized

It’s not too late for Jerry Brown to save thousands of farms from being doused with the highly toxic methyl iodide. But he must act fast. Fumigation season is near for many non-organic California farmers, and already the toxic pesticide has been applied to a...

Schwarzenegger Terminates Science, Law in Approving Cancer-Causing Strawberry Pesticide

Jan 11, 2011Caroline CoxFood

When the California Department of Pesticide Regulation acted last month to approve use of the strawberry pesticide methyl iodide, the department gave a thumbs up to use of a cancer-causing pesticide an expert panel had said was too dangerous for use. Dr. John Froines,...