Hawaii residents want pesticide alert!!

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Update on SB3095:

Pesticide Compromise Reached As Conference Committee Time Expires

One of the most controversial measures of the Hawaii legislative session cleared a major hurdle Friday.
Senate Bill 3095 calls for mandatory disclosure of pesticide use, a reporting and regulation program and the creation of buffer zones around schools when restricted-use pesticides are sprayed.
It also would ban the use of pesticides containing chlorpyrifos starting in 2019, though there’s some debate about the chemical’s impact on human health. The bill allows the state Department of Agriculture to grant permits allowing its use through 2022.

The department would receive $300,000 to monitor pesticide drift at three schools.

A draft put forward by the Senate passed out of conference committee Friday, where lawmakers from both chambers attempt to resolve differences between drafts.
The bill came down to the wire, its final hearing hours before the end of conference committee.
“We have been slow to act and I apologize for that,” said Sen. Mike Gabbard, a supporter of the bill whose lead author is Sen. Russell Ruderman.

He noted that Hawaii would be the first state to ban chlorpyrifos.

Portion of Hawaii’s drinking water that comes from underground wells : 9/10
Gallons of raw sewage that leak into the ground from Hawaii cesspools each day : 53,000,000 - Harper's Index