Assembly passes bill to require farmers to notify county before using pesticides near schools yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The state Assembly on Tuesday passed legislation that would require farms within a quarter-mile of a school would be required to notify county officials before spraying pesticides.
It s environmental racism : Ag officials sued over farm chemicals near Latino schools yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A teachers' union and community groups in Monterey County have sued agriculture officials and state regulators over the use of pesticides near schools.
A coalition of groups representing local teachers, farmworkers, environmental activists and labor organizations filed a lawsuit against Monterey County and state regulatory agencies over the decision to allow the use of pesticides near schools in the Pajaro Valley.