Tulare County Residents Poisoned Regularly by Pesticides, Local Groups Call for Greater Protection against Toxic Smog

On July 18, 2006, Tulare County community groups, residents and statewide organizations joined together in Lindsay, California for the first-ever public announcement of results from the “Drift Catcher”—a community pesticide air monitoring device invented by Pesticide Action Network—and results from a community pesticide survey. Air monitoring results and the survey both document unsafe levels of pesticides in Tulare County air. These groups are calling on county and state agencies to take strong measures to protect the health of local children and the community as a whole from toxic pesticide smog. For more details, see the news release and other documents (below).

Print Materials (PDF Format):

News Release (English)
News Release (Spanish)
Summary Report of Air Monitoring in Lindsay
Summary of Tulare County Pesticide Survey
Tulare County Pesticide Use Factsheet

Media Materials and Coverage