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- 07/06/2020 Environmental Factor Newsletter: Certain pesticides linked to kidney cancer in agricultural workers
- 06/30/2020 Idaho Press: Department of Agriculture seeking stakeholder comment on pesticide and chemigation rule changes
- 06/26/2020 Beyond Pesticides: Bayer-Monsanto Chalks Up Court Victory that Takes Cancer Warning Off Roundup™-Glyphosate in California, Makes Case for Fundamental Overhaul of Pesticide Law
- 06/26/2020 Safety.BLR.com: California adopts new nighttime farm work standard
- 06/25/2020 Environmental Working Group: Nitrate Contaminates Farm Country Drinking Water, $10 Billion Settlement in Monsanto Weedkiller Case and More
- 06/22/2020 Beyond Pesticides: Pollinator Week: We Protect People at Greatest Risk When We Protect Pollinators and the Environment from Toxic Pesticides
- 06/15/2020 Delaware Business Now: Laurel farm to pay $25,000 to EPA in pesticide settlement
- 06/15/2020 Capital Press: Farmer fined for pesticide drift in Washington
- 05/12/2020 Beyond Pesticides: California Governor Emphasizes Pesticide Enforcement During Coronavirus Outbreak
- 05/11/2020 Sightline Institute: States Lead to Rid Food Crops of the Neurotoxin Chlorpyrifos
- 05/08/2020 Environmental Working Group: Calls for New Approach to Agriculture in California ‘Transition Away From Harmful Chemicals’
- 05/02/2020 In These Times: A Mask Shortage Could Leave Farmers and Farm Workers Exposed to Toxic Pesticides
- 04/29/2020 Consortium News: COVID-19: Global Mask Shortage May Leave Farmers & Farm Workers Exposed to Toxic Pesticides
- 04/22/2020 Civil Eats: Change to Federal Rule Could Expose More Farmworkers to Pesticides
- 04/20/2020 Human Rights Watch: Heat Wave Hits Florida – and Its Unprotected Farmworkers
- 04/16/2020 The Mercury News: Letter: Farmworkers exposed to pesticides, at greater risk
- 03/28/2020 Idaho Press: Governor vetoes pesticide spraying bill sought by cropduster industry
- 03/23/2020 Beyond Pesticides: Farmworkers and Conservationists Sue EPA for Re-Approving Monsanto/Bayer’s Cancer-Causing Pesticide, Glyphosate/Roundup
- 03/18/2020 Idaho Press: Pesticide bill wins final passage as amended, House gives it unanimous support
- 03/18/2020 Idaho Press: Amended pesticide bill passes Senate, 31-1, heads back to House
- 03/14/2020 Idaho Press-Tribune: Pesticide bill heads to amending order from Senate committee
- 03/14/2020 Beyond Pestices: Washington Farmworkers Harmed by Pesticides Walk Out, Demand Justice
- 03/12/2020 KTVB 7: Crop-dusting bill heads to Idaho Senate for possible changes
- 03/12/2020 Testimony of Areli Arteaga, on behalf of the United Farm Workers of America and UFW Foundation, Idaho State Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee — March 12, 2020
- 03/08/2020 The Salinas Californian: DA: Pesticide company to fork over $155k to settle allegations it sickened 10 farmworkers