Pesticides

Clean Water Action & Coalition Partners Work to Keep Us Safe from Pesticides in Our Groundwater!

August 13, 2025 | By Mac Glackin

This Summer, Clean Water Action participated in the Department of Pesticide Regulation’s (DPR) public comment period for its update to the Groundwater Protection List (GWPL). Read more about our coalition work and our recommendations for DPR.

Pesticides being sprayed next to a river running through California

Pesticide application sign, field of dandelions

The Truth About Pesticides

July 30, 2019 | By Rachel Musetti

We all want clean water and a healthy environment for our families, but may not realize the hidden dangers lurking in pesticide-treated lawns.

Lawn Pesticides Are Not Safe or Necessary

March 16, 2016 | By Mara Silgailis

It is once again early spring – when some homeowners start obsessing over their lawns and apply pounds of toxic chemicals in their quest for a lawn that looks like a lush green carpet. But what’s hiding underneath all that “perfect” green?

Photo: Beverly Lloyd-Roberts, freeimages.com

Clean Water Action & Coalition Partners Work to Keep Us Safe from Pesticides in Our Groundwater!

The Truth About Pesticides

Lawn Pesticides Are Not Safe or Necessary

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