Tag: "Department of Pesticide Regulation"
EPA Enters Debate Over Toxic Strawberry Fumigant
The Environmental Protection Agency is reviewing scientific assessments of a controversial strawberry fumigant scheduled for use in California, as well as opening up a public comment period on the toxic pesticide, according to U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and the environmental law group Earthjustice.
Post on Aug 09, 2010 by Amy Standen
Reporter's Notes: Strawberries and Worker Safety – Part Two
How much can we count on respirators, buffer zones and other tools to protect people from a toxic chemical? That's the focus of this week's QUEST radio story.
Post on Jun 11, 2010 by Amy Standen
Reporter's Notes: Strawberries and Worker Safety
After millions of dollars of research, strawberry growers have come up with an alternative to methyl bromide, which damages the ozone layer: methyl iodide. Unfortunately, methyl iodide has its own set of problems.
Post on Jun 04, 2010 by Amy Standen
Reporter's Notes: Catching the Drift – Part 2
Luis Medellin and Karl Tupper set up a drift catcher in Lindsay, CA. My radio story on pesticide drift looks at how residents in the citrus town of Lindsay are monitoring pesticides in the air and in their bodies. They are using a device called a Drift Catcher, modeled after technology used by the California [...]
Post on Oct 26, 2009 by Sasha Khokha
