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Science at the intersection of human health and agriculture.
The goal of the California Environmental Health Initiative is to bring citizen advocacy and scientific research to bear on policy decisions that impact the health of
Californians. Our focus is expanding awareness that protecting human and environmental health must be the first priority in all food and agricultural decisions.
Our current work addresses the health, environmental, legal, and financial consequences of California's pesticide use, particularly in agricultural pest and
invasive species programs.
For latest news, see our Issues page.
BREAKING NEWS: 2018 VICTORY IN CHALLENGE TO STATEWIDE PESTICIDE PROGRAM! COURT STRIPS CALIFORNIA DEPT. OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE OF AUTHORITY TO USE CHEMICALS! Read here about it.
Read here about our 2014 victory in the lawsuit challenging the light brown apple
moth pesticide program.
Read here about our legal challenge to the state’s sweeping pesticide spray program
as laid out in the Statewide Pesticide Spray Environmental Impact Report.
Read here about Japanese beetle spraying by California Department
of Food & Agriculture.
Read here about the World Health Organization announcement that the
popular herbicide Roundup “probably” causes cancer, including our response to a
New Yorker magazine commentary on the WHO findings.