Received: (qmail 21254 invoked from network); 11 Mar 2008 18:26:34 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO p3presmtp01-05.prod.phx3.secureserver.net) ([208.109.80.154]) (envelope-sender ) by smtp05-02.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net (qmail-1.03) with SMTP for ; 11 Mar 2008 18:26:34 -0000 Received: (qmail 30614 invoked from network); 11 Mar 2008 18:26:34 -0000 Received: from smtp01.lc.ca.gov ([165.107.12.81]) (envelope-sender ) by p3presmtp01-05.prod.phx3.secureserver.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 11 Mar 2008 18:26:33 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO legmsx05.calegis.net) ([165.107.50.63]) by smtp01.lc.ca.gov with ESMTP; 11 Mar 2008 11:26:26 -0700 X-IronPort-SBRS: None Received: from senmsx02.calegis.net ([165.107.183.32]) by legmsx05.calegis.net with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:26:25 -0700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C883A5.699B8D60" Disposition-Notification-To: "Hsieh, Frances" Subject: ADVISORY FOR MARCH 13: Sen. Migden & Senate Environmental Safety Committee to Hold Hearing on Aerial Spraying for Light Brown Apple Moth Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:26:24 -0700 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: ADVISORY FOR MARCH 13: Sen. Migden & Senate Environmental Safety Committee to Hold Hearing on Aerial Spraying for Light Brown Apple Moth Thread-Index: AciDpWmVWe6uhZ/ATjSbv0HdRLCHxw== From: "Hsieh, Frances" To: Return-Path: Frances.Hsieh@sen.ca.gov X-OriginalArrivalTime: 11 Mar 2008 18:26:25.0288 (UTC) FILETIME=[6A185080:01C883A5] X-Nonspam: None This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C883A5.699B8D60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE =20 March 7, 2008 Contact: Tracy Fairchild (916) 651-4003 MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 13 =20 Sen. Migden & Senate Environmental Safety Committee to Hold Hearing on Aerial Spraying for Light Brown Apple Moth=20 =20 (SAN RAFAEL)- State Senator Carole Migden and Sen. Joe Simitian, chair of the Senate Environmental Safety Committee, will join forces at a March 13 Marin County oversight hearing to analyze the California Department of Food and Agriculture's plans to begin aerial spraying for the light brown apple moth in August.=20 =20 Twelve California counties are currently slated to be sprayed: Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and Solano. =20 More than 600 people reported health effects when Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties were sprayed last year. Many residents of counties slated to be sprayed have concerns about the new formula because its manufacturer is not required to release the spray's entire list of ingredients. The last two versions of the spray contained chemicals known to be hazardous to human health. In addition, the new formula is expected to contain undisclosed inert chemicals encased in microscopic plastic capsules. There are no known studies that have determined the short- or long-term health effects of this new formula on any species. =20 WHAT: State Senate Committee on Environmental Safety Oversight Hearing: "The Light Brown Apple Moth: Planned Actions, Alternatives, and Public Concerns" =20 WHEN: Thursday, March 13, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. =20 WHERE: Marin County Civic Center, 3501 Civic Center Drive, Room 330 San Rafael, 94903 =20 WHO: State Senator Carole Migden (D-San Francisco/North Bay) State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Santa Cruz), Chair, Senate Environmental Safety Committee =20 The tentative agenda for the March 13 hearing is attached below: =20 Senate Environmental Quality Committee S. Joseph Simitian, Chair =20 =20 The Light Brown Apple Moth:=20 Planned Actions, Alternatives, and Public Concerns =20 The Marin Civic Center 3501 Civic Center Drive, Room 330 Supervisors Chambers San Rafael =20 March 13, 2008 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm =20 TENTATIVE AGENDA =20 Introductory Statements =20 Senator S. Joseph Simitian Senator Carole Migden Other Members In Attendance =20 Background and Overview of Planned Actions =20 The Department of Food and Agriculture =20 The Light Brown Apple Moth - State of the Science =20 Dr. James R. Carey, U.C. Davis =20 Public Health and Environmental Concerns =20 Paul Schramski, Executive Director, Pesticide Watch Roy Upton, California Representative, Citizens for Health=20 Helge Hellberg, Executive Director, Marin Organic =20 Public Comments and Discussion =20 =20 ### ------_=_NextPart_001_01C883A5.699B8D60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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March 7, 2008
Contact:  Tracy Fairchild
(916) 651-4003


MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 13

 

Sen. Migden & Senate Environmental Safety Committee to Hold Hearing on Aerial Spraying for Light Brown Apple Moth =

 

(SAN RAFAEL)— State Senator Carole Migden and Sen. Joe Simitian, chair of the Senate Environmental Safety Committee, will join forces at a March 13 Marin = County oversight hearing to analyze the California  Department of Food and Agriculture’s plans to begin aerial spraying for the light brown = apple moth in August.

 

Twelve California counties are currently slated to be sprayed: Alameda, Contra Costa, Los = Angeles, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa = Clara, Santa Cruz and Solano.

 

More than 600 = people reported health effects when Santa Cruz and Monterey = Counties were sprayed last year.  Many residents of counties slated to be = sprayed have concerns about the new formula because its manufacturer is not required = to release the spray’s entire list of ingredients.  The last two = versions of the spray contained chemicals known to be hazardous to human health. In = addition, the new formula is expected to contain undisclosed inert chemicals = encased in microscopic plastic capsules. There are no known studies that have = determined the short- or long-term health effects of this new formula on any = species.

 

WHAT:           State Senate = Committee on Environmental Safety Oversight Hearing: “The Light Brown Apple = Moth:  Planned Actions, Alternatives, and Public Concerns”

 

WHEN:    =        Thursday, March 13, 1 p.m. = to 3 p.m.

 

WHERE: =        Marin County Civic Center, 3501 Civic Center Drive, Room = 330

     = ;            =        San Rafael, 94903

 

WHO: =             State = Senator Carole Migden (D-San Francisco/North = Bay)

State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Santa Cruz), Chair, Senate Environmental Safety Committee

 

The tentative agenda for the March 13 hearing is = attached below:

 

Senate Environmental Quality Committee

S. Joseph Simitian, Chair

 

 

The Light Brown Apple = Moth: =

Planned Actions, Alternatives, and Public = Concerns

 

The Marin Civic Center

3501 Civic Center Drive, Room = 330

Supervisors Chambers

San Rafael

 

March 13, 2008

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

 

TENTATIVE AGENDA

 

Introductory Statements

 

Senator S. Joseph Simitian

Senator Carole Migden

Other = Members In Attendance

 

Background and Overview of Planned Actions

 

The = Department of Food and Agriculture

 

The = Light Brown Apple Moth – State of the Science

 

Dr. = James R. Carey, U.C. Davis

 

Public Health and Environmental Concerns

 

Paul = Schramski, Executive Director, Pesticide Watch

Roy = Upton, California Representative, Citizens for Health

Helge = Hellberg, Executive Director, Marin Organic

 

Public Comments and Discussion

 

 

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