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Regulators are failing to protect children from repeat exposure to the most dangerous pesticides

This case challenges the Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner’s decision to issue six permits in 2023 that authorized 12 applications of 1,3-D and chloropicrin in a single growing season within one mile of three local schools — Ohlone Elementary, Pajaro Middle, and Hall District Elementary.

Greg Loarie, Attorney, California Office: “Parents and teachers certainly have a right to know when toxic pesticides are being sprayed right next to their schools, and this process needs to be public and needs to be meaningful. What we really want, at the end of the day, is we want the poisoning to stop. We…

Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers, Safe Ag Safe Schools, Center for Farmworker Families, Monterey Bay Central Labor Council, and Californians for Pesticide Reform petition for judicial review of six permits allowing the use of highly toxic, restricted pesticides near three schools in the Pajaro Valley area of Monterey County.

Regulators are failing to protect children from repeat exposure to the most dangerous pesticides

Environmental review must be conducted to ensure safety of children, farmworkers, and teachers

Un análisis ambiental es necesario para garantizar la seguridad de niños, trabajadores agrícolas y los maestros

To Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner: request to review restricted materials permits within one mile of Ohlone Elementary, Pajaro Middle, and Hall District Elementary, and for stay pending review.