What is the Department of Pesticide Regulation project in Parlier?
The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) environmental justice project has several parts. The major element is analyzing ambient air for traces of pesticides, and to begin developing solutions for possible problems we may find. (“Ambient” air is the air at a particular time and place outside structures–outdoor air that we breathe.) Another part of the project is working with growers to find better ways to manage their pest problems with less risk to workers and residents. This is part of our exploration of what is called a “precautionary approach,” which means looking for less-toxic ways of doing things even without indication that the current methods are doing harm. Why is DPR doing an environmental justice project? The Parlier project is one of six environmental justice pilot projects [opens in new browser window} being done by boards and departments that are part of the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA). The pilot projects are different from one another, and
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