Tag Archives: Pesticide Safety

Federal court rules EPA must ban pesticide linked to harm in children — or prove it is safe

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story via the link below, state employees can access this Washington Post story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800. “EPA’s egregious delay exposed a generation of American children to unsafe levels of chlorpyrifos,” the decision states. […]
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Court gives EPA 60 days to declare chlorpyrifos safe on food crops — or dump it

An appeals court panel Thursday ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to ban chlorpyrifos on all food crops within 60 days, unless the agency can definitively declare the residue left on food is safe. The 2-1 ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals “virtually guarantees” the EPA will revoke chlorpyrifos tolerances on food, according […]
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In session: NW legislatures take up issues impacting agriculture

The three Northwest legislatures go to work this month, addressing a wide variety of issues that will impact their state’s farmers and ranchers. In Oregon and Washington, the changing climate tops the governors’ legislative agendas. Source: In session: NW legislatures take up issues impacting agriculture | Idaho | capitalpress.com

Washington pesticide report advises more training, new safety panel

Washington lawmakers with different views on pesticides agreed that more public funds should be spent training farmworkers to handle chemicals, according to a report released Monday by the Department of Health. The report does not recommend requiring growers to alert health officials every time they spray, the issue that led lawmakers to form the bipartisan […]
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A Toxic Pesticide Once Targeted For A Ban Was Probably Sprayed On Your Christmas Tree 

The Trump administration decided not to ban the toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos. Records show it continues to sicken people. Julie Madison-Jamil didn’t expect she’d need a cooler just for hauling dead birds to necropsies. In 2016, she and her husband Daanish moved into a fixer-upper lot outside Oregon City with dreams of a small organic egg and vegetable […]
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Oregon OSHA Pesticide Drift Regs Taking Effect Jan. 1

The rules expand a protective zone, extend the evacuation period, require storage for boots and shoes to prevent pesticides from being tracked into workers’ housing, and require doors, windows, and air intakes to be closed when pesticides are applied. Oregon OSHA’s latest “Health and Safety Resource” newsletter reminds employers in the state that Jan. 1, […]
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Understanding pesticides minimizes harmful effects

Whether you apply pesticides or come across where others have, knowing more about them can help you guard your health and environment from unnecessary harm. This article will define pesticides and regulatory agencies, provide some tips for pesticide uses and those who encounter areas where pesticides have been use, and provide information how you can […]
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Oregon OSHA adopts stricter rules for pesticide drift protection

Oregon OSHA adopted rules Monday establishing “Application Exclusion Zones” under the federal Worker Protection Standard to shield farmworkers from drifting pesticides in fields and orchards. Oregon regulators will allow farmworkers and their families to take shelter indoors from drifting pesticides under controversial rules adopted Monday by the state Occupational Health and Safety Administration, or Oregon […]
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Oregon Finalizes Farmworker Pesticide Protection Standards

New state rules offer greater protections for farmworkers than federal standards. Oregon has adopted new rules to protect farmworkers from pesticides. The new regulations establish zones around pesticide applications that workers cannot enter. It also allows workers the choice to take shelter in housing or other structures instead of moving away. Source: Oregon Finalizes Farmworker Pesticide Protection Standards . […]
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Oregon adopts new pesticide-drift protections

Take effect Jan. 1, exceed federal requirements. Oregon OSHA announced Monday it has adopted rules that increase protections against the risk of pesticides drifting off their mark when spraying occurs outdoors. The rules, which exceed federal requirements, will take effect Jan. 1, 2019. Source: Oregon adopts new pesticide-drift protections – KTVZ