Environmental

California Strawberry Production Thrives as Regulators Allow Elevated Hazards

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2014.  In an investigative report, Dark Side of the Strawberry, Center for Investigative Reporting provides a sordid story and analysis of the rise of one of California’s most prized crops, strawberries, while state regulators ignored public health and environmental risks associated with the pesticides used in their production.

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The report focuses on a pesticide called 1,3-Dichloropropene(1,3-D), a restricted use soil fumigant used to kill nematodes, insects, and weeds, that has strong links to cancer…

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