Legislators Open Oversight Hearing as Californians and Scientists Press DPR on Pesticide Risks and Reforms
Lawmakers convened a joint Assembly–Senate oversight hearing to review California's pesticide program and DPR's progress implementing AB 2,113 and the Sustainable Pest Management roadmap, hearing scientific evidence of health harms, community demands for better notification and enforcement, and DPR updates on staffing and timelines.
The full story
Assemblymember Connolly, chair of the Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, opened a joint hearing examining whether California's pesticide program is meeting its public-protection mandate. He said the session was intended to evaluate the Department of Pesticide Regulation's (DPR) work and recent reforms, noting that "In 2023, there were a 176,000,000 pounds of pesticides applied across the state." The scale of use, he said, makes oversight essential.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
Keep reading for free
Create a free account to finish this story and see the video, transcript and key details.
Continue with GoogleContinue with emailAlready have an account? Log in