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Silver King Creek Threatened Again
The Carson-Iceberg Wilderness is threatened by a plan to poison Silver King Creek, located just 23 miles as the eagle flies from South Lake Tahoe in spectacular Sierra Nevada high country. This wilderness encompasses wide river valleys, the headwaters of several rivers, and thick forests.
Environmental Groups Challenge Railroad’s Failure to Review Impacts
"The public was locked out of decision making for a project that impacts neighborhoods and the health of local communities, our water and the environment," said Patty Clary of Californians for Alternatives to Toxics (CATs).
"The law requires that the report, and thus the public, be fully informed, that hazards be identified and safer options devised. That’s what we’re asking for," Clary said. "How else can important decisions affecting our environment and tax dollars be made democratically?"
Responding to CATs’ Notice to File Lawsuit, EPA Begins Rulemaking to Update Air Pollution Rules for Kraft Pulp Mills
A warning by Californians for Alternatives to Toxics and the Center for Biological Diversity of the groups’ plan to sue the EPA for failure to update rules on air emissions required by the Clean Air Act has spurred the agency into action.
PG&E Spraying Herbicides Throughout California
Despite the successful campaign by residents of rural Humboldt County to convince PG&E to stop spraying herbicides around power poles, the giant utility still is drenching about a million of the poles with a variety of chemicals elsewhere in its service area.
Tolowa Dunes State Park
Defying Court Ruling, State Parks Aims Hazardous Sprays at Coastal Wildlands
Despite being trounced by CATs in the Court of Appeal for a similar project, the California Department of Parks and Recreation (CDPR) is trying to slip another herbicide spray plan past the public — this time at Tolowa State Park, pictured at right.
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Pesticide Use Statistics
California's annual summary of commercial pesticide use shows that at least 172 million pounds of pesticides were applied in 2007, the most recent data available.
Pesticide Illness Reports
Any physician practicing in California who knows or has reasonable cause to believe that a patient is suffering from pesticide poisoning or any disease or condition shall promptly report that fact to the local county health officer.
