
Safe Ag Safe Schools (SASS)
@safeagsafeschls
SASS is a coalition of over 50 organizations and individuals working together to reduce the threat of pesticide exposure in the Monterey Bay.
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http://www.safeagsafeschools.org/index.html 17-08-2016 16:36:10
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Californians need protection from hazardous #pesticides! State budget allocations for notification, farmworker housing, sustainable pest management, and air monitoring are a step in the right direction Gavin Newsom @Rendon63rd Senator Toni Atkins Nancy Skinner Asm Phil Ting


Analysis highlights adverse #health & #environmental effects of widely available toxic pesticides; encourages retailers to expand on—& consumers to use—safer, least/nontoxic #pesticide approaches. Friends of the Earth (Action) beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/…

Thanks for your leadership on universal school food Nancy Skinner, & a timely reminder of the overlap between hunger and air pollution in low income communities of color. State $$ should encourage organic farming & reduce the #pesticide pollution burden civileats.com/2021/06/10/op-…

Great to see big $$ for ag in the state budget! We support funding for #pesticide #notification, air monitoring linked to mitigations, community protections (PPE, buffer zones & more), and transition to #organic Nancy Skinner Asm Phil Ting Governor Gavin Newsom Gavin Newsom


Scientists call for #pesticide notification: "We urge you to move quickly to make pesticide Notices of Intent publicly available prior to applications of hazardous pesticides" environmentalhealth.ucdavis.edu/communities/pe… @CA_Pesticides Gavin Newsom CalEPA UC Davis Environmental Health Sciences Center

Hey Sen. Debbie Stabenow Chuck Schumer - if we want a food system that's equitable, sustainable & local we need to provide #debtrelief for the #smallfarmers who've fed us thru COVID. Support #S2023 #RASFA Senate Ag, Nutrition, & Forestry Committee Dems Senate Ag Committee Republicans


