April 22, 2025 — On April 4, 2025, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation announced five workshops in May to share information and gather public input on the department’s work to establish a new Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (EJAC).
State Assembly Bill 652, signed into law in 2023, directed the department to create an EJAC, with the goal of providing prioritized recommendations to DPR on ways to integrate environmental justice considerations into department programs and decision making. A commitment to equity and environmental justice was included in the department’s 2024-2028 Strategic Plan.
At the EJAC workshops – four in person and one online – DPR will provide more information on the committee, answer questions and seek public feedback on draft committee documents. Contact EJACinfo@cdpr.ca.gov with any workshop questions.
For more information, see DPR’s website.
About California Department of Pesticide Regulation
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation protects human health and the environment by fostering safer and sustainable pest management practices and operating a robust regulatory system to monitor and manage the sale and use of pesticides across the state. DPR’s work includes registering all pesticides sold or used in California, conducting scientific evaluation of pesticides to assess and mitigate potential harm to human health or the environment, investing in innovative research to encourage the development and adoption of integrated pest management tools and practices, monitoring for pesticides in the air and water, conducting outreach to ensure pesticide workers, farmworkers and local communities have access to safety information, and enforcing pesticide regulations in coordination with 55 County Agricultural Commissioners and their 500 field inspectors.
