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The Pulse on California’s Legislative Session

BackgrounderCaliforniaVictoria Rome

The state's environmental and climate advocates, as well our allies in the legislature, are working to advance environmental goals, protect public health, and bolster community resilience to our changing climate.

California Sues Exxon Over Phony Plastic Recycling Claims

Press ReleaseCalifornia
Today, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil for allegedly deceiving the public for decades, deliberately encouraging plastics use and driving the global plastics pollution crisis.

California Bans PFAS in Paper-Based Food Packaging

Press ReleaseCalifornia
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law today banning the use of the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in paper-based food packaging and to require disclosure of toxic substances in cookware.

California Leaders Approve Bill to Ban PFAS in Paper-Based Food Packaging

Press ReleaseCalifornia
California lawmakers have approved legislation to ban the use of the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in paper-based food packaging and to require disclosure of toxic substances in cookware, sending the bill to Governor Gavin Newsom for his signature.

New Report Finds Harmful PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water Throughout California

Press ReleaseCalifornia
A new report out today finds that drinking water throughout California is contaminated with harmful PFAS chemicals, particularly in already heavily polluted communities. The report is titled “Dirty Water: Toxic ‘Forever’ PFAS Chemical Are Prevalent in the Drinking Water of…

Advocates Demand Regulation of Toxic Neonic-Treated Seeds

Press ReleaseCalifornia
A group of health and environmental organizations filed a legal petition today, calling upon the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to regulate the planting of crop seeds coated with neurotoxic neonicotinoid insecticides (neonics) and close a loophole that allows the…

PA Senate Sends Petrochemical Bill to Gov. Wolf’s Desk

Press ReleasePennsylvania
The Pennsylvania State Senate today sent HB 1100 – a bill that would give tax breaks to fossil fuel plants that use fracked gas to manufacture petrochemicals – to Governor Wolf’s desk for signature. This comes at a time when…

California elimina gradualmente el uso del clorpirifos para fines de 2020

Press ReleaseCalifornia
SACRAMENTO — El Departamento de Regulación de Pesticidas de California anunció hoy que virtualmente todo uso del clorpirifos, un pesticida relacionado con problemas de aprendizaje en niños, será gradualmente eliminado en el estado para fines de 2020 bajo años de…

California Phasing Out Chlorpyrifos Use by End of 2020

Press ReleaseCalifornia
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation today announced that virtually all use of chlorpyrifos—a pesticide linked to learning disabilities in children—will be phased out in the state by the end of 2020, following years of pressure from public health, farmworker…

California Bans Pesticide Toxic to Kids

Press ReleaseCalifornia
California’s Environmental Protection Agency today announced a ban on the use of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide linked to learning disabilities in children that is widely used on fruits and vegetables across the country.