Lax oversight leaves child farmworkers exposed to toxic pesticides, grantee finds; earlier reporting sparked change
Children who work on California farms are particularly susceptible to harm from toxic pesticides, which they’re exposed to because of poor oversight from regulators, reporter Robert Lopez found. For an investigation published in the Los Angeles Times and Capital & Main, and with support from the Fund, Lopez reviewed more than 40,000 records of pesticide […]
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