A group of rural Californians made the trek to Sacramento
Tuesday morning to tell lawmakers just how concerned they are
about their families being exposed to cancer-causing soil
fumigant pesticides. Many people in Tehama county live just feet
from where fumigant pesticides are routinely applied. At the
state capitol, community members presented officials with data
showing high levels of a carginogenic fumigant pesticide
detected in yards neighboring one of these fields. We’re on the
front lines of pesticide exposure. These levels of pesticide
exposure for our children are unacceptably high, and deserve
swift and immediate action from local and state officials to
ensure protection. This according to Sam Sleezer, a community
member who placed a Drift Catcher in his childrens’ sandbox.
Sleezer works with Healthy Tehama Farms, the community group
organized by rural families in 2010 to protect their community
from exposure to fumigant pesticides. Although pesticide
manufacturer Arysta LifeScience pulled the fumiga