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Matt H. Wade/Wikimedia CommonsA region in Del Norte County bills itself as the Easter lily capital of the world. California regulators have now published a draft order to monitor pollution from those flower farms. -
Fred Greaves/CalMattersEven after legalization, illicit cannabis grows continue to pollute California’s public lands. And the contamination, new research shows, lingers.
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New research finds pesticides, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals linger at illegal cannabis sites long after the growing stops. -
One of the chemicals used in the spray is under review by the Environmental Protection Agency for potential cancer risk. -
Siskiyou County has declared a local emergency over the use of dangerous pesticides at illegal cannabis grows. -
The chemical, used for decades, can harm babies’ developing brains. Farmworkers and people living near fields are most at risk. The EPA issued a rare emergency order. -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it will more closely weigh in on the harm caused when pesticides drift away from farm fields onto nearby communities. -
A new proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency could add restrictions to a group of insecticides that are known to have harmful effects on bees…
