California Governor Signs PFAS Pesticide Tracking Bill

California governor signs PFAS pesticide tracking bill - Regional Media News

By Renee Hickman Sept 29 (Reuters) - Pesticides containing toxic "forever chemicals" will now be tracked by the state of California, the country's largest producer of agricultural products. The legislation, signed this week by Governor Gavin Newsom, requires the state's Department of Pesticide Regulation to [...]

California governor signs PFAS pesticide tracking bill

By Renee Hickman Sept 29 (Reuters) – Pesticides containing toxic “forever chemicals” will now be tracked by the state of California, the country’s largest producer of agricultural products. The legislation, signed ​this week by Governor Gavin Newsom, requires the ‌state’s Department of Pesticide Regulation to indicate whether agricultural pesticides contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, when reporting their use in a pub…

Landmark bill in California now requires state to disclose PFAS pesticide use

Under the new law, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation must track pesticides containing PFAS in its publicly accessible database and monitor how these pesticides are used over time.

Newsom Signs Bill to Identify, Track Use of PFAS Pesticides

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed legislation Sunday requiring the state to track and publicly release PFAS pesticide use information.