To: All Californians for Pesticide Reform (CPR) Member Organizations

Please attend the news conference and get in touch to become more active on the campaign!

NEW PESTICIDE DRIFT REPORT RELEASE:

This Wednesday, May 7th, Pesticide Action Network North America, California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation and Pesticide Education Center will release a report entitled Secondhand Pesticides: Airborne Pesticide Drift in California through the CPR coalition. The report reveals new analysis of high concentrations of toxic pesticides in air, highlighting:

- New findings that concentrations of several commonly used pesticides in air significantly exceed levels deemed "safe" by regulatory agencies;

- Information on airborne concentrations of locally-used pesticides;

- Recommendations for state and federal pesticide regulation agencies.

READ THE REPORT: To order a copy of the report, call 888-CPR-4880 (outside California, 415-981-3939) or visit www.panna.org or www.pesticidereform.org as of Wednesday at 10 am.

ATTEND THE NEWS CONFERENCE: There will be nine news conferences across California on Wednesday, May 7th.

WATSONVILLE
Location: End of Fremont Street, beside Pajaro Middle School
Time: 10 am
Contact: Jessica Miller, Ecological Farming Association (831-763-2111)

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Tracey Brieger
Campaign & Media Coordinator
Californians for Pesticide Reform
49 Powell St., Suite 530, San Francisco, CA 94102

Phone: (415) 981-3939 x 6 Fax: (415) 981-2727
Toll Free in California: 1-888-CPR-4880