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California Safe Schools California Safe Schools is a Children's Environmental Health Environmental Justice Coalition http://www.calisafe.org

Robina Suwol is the founder and Executive Director of California Safe Schools, a celebrated children's environmental health and justice coalition founded in 1998. California Safe Schools (CSS) successfully spearheaded the most stringent schools pesticide use policy in the nation, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), at the Los Angeles Unified School District. IPM uses low risk methods to eradicate in

sects, weeds and other pests, eliminating a major source of indoor and outdoor pollution. It was the first in the United States to embrace the "Precautionary Principle" and "Right to Know" about pesticides used on school campuses. The success of the Los Angeles Unified policy led to California Legislation, Healthy Schools Act 2000. On October 6, 2005, Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 405 (Montanez) sponsored by California Safe Schools. This important law closes a loophole thus protecting more than 6 million California k-12 public school students, and hundreds of thousands of teachers and school employees from exposure to experimental pesticides whose health effects are unknown. CSS also has worked extensively on local and national School Siting Guidelines

03/30/2026
2026 Baby Product Recalls Parents Should Know - Consumer Reports
03/29/2026

2026 Baby Product Recalls Parents Should Know - Consumer Reports

Stay up to date with the latest baby product recall news, plus baby food and formula recalls, car seat recalls, and children’s product safety news.

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03/19/2026

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260315225125.htm

A new UCLA Health study suggests that long-term exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos may dramatically raise the risk of Parkinson’s disease. Researchers found that people living in areas with sustained exposure had more than 2.5 times the likelihood of developing the disorder. Lab experiments re...

Plastic-eating bacteria discovered in the ocean
03/16/2026

Plastic-eating bacteria discovered in the ocean

Beneath the ocean’s surface, bacteria have evolved specialized enzymes that can digest PET plastic, the material used in bottles and clothes. Researchers at KAUST discovered that a unique molecular signature distinguishes enzymes capable of efficiently breaking down plastic. Found in nearly 80% of...

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03/12/2026

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Nearly 40% of California-grown nonorganic produce has residues from pesticides made from potentially toxic PFAS chemicals that can remain in the body for years.

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03/08/2026

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When there is a suspected risk of harm—and scientific certainty is not yet established—the burden of proof should not fall on the people who may be harmed by it.

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