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FDA moves to eliminate carcinogenic Red 3 from foods
Red 3 has been prohibited for use in cosmetics and topical drugs since 1990
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Opened three months ago in the Seacliff neighborhood of Aptos, Castelli’s Caffé and Deli has been embraced by the locals. Chris Castelli owns the new spot with her son, Vittorio, with a motif she defines as Italian-style New York deli …
New CEO Zeke Frazier talks about what's in store for the Santa Cruz County Fair
California Forever, the company backed by billionaire Silicon Valley investors that wants to build a new city in Solano County, has posted a new website in an attempt to start a "conversation" about the massive project.
Mark Weller of Californian's for Pesticide Reform discusses the tribunal planned for the 12th of September as well as other issues of pesticide reform in California. People's Tribunal on Pesticide Use and Civil Rights in California Live Event and Webinar …
Since the Gold Rush era, land reclamation projects have helped to build California, but they are also damaging the state’s environment for people, plants and animals by eliminating essential wetlands.
U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla and the United Farm Workers union say a recent death in a tomatillo field was due to heat, but a coroner’s report doesn’t back that up.
California has used reclamation districts to turn millions of acres of unusable swamps into fertile agricultural land, starting in the earliest days of the Gold Rush. Here’s how it happened.
About 700 people packed the Mello Center in Watsonville Friday afternoon for Harvesting Equity, an event where safety, living wages, contracts, housing and immigration reform for farmworkers took center stage. At the podium were Mireya Gómez-Contreras, Ann Lopez PhD and …
Start getting healthy right outside your door Plant medicine is no longer just for hippies, and Santa Cruz is a backyard-medicinal-herb-growing heaven. People from every class, culture, political affiliation and neighborhood are seeking out traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, Western Herbalism …
A workers comp study says one day above 100 degrees can cause 15 percent more accidents, costing workers and employers millions. A new advisory panel may help the state improve its work heat rules.
Marie Heilman of Winters, who is happy to be alive, wants people to guard against mosquitoes and the deadly virus they carry.
The money will help Pajaro residents recover from flooding, regardless of immigration status.
Can Green Manure Cover Crops End Drought in Africa? With Roland Bunch On Sustainability Now! Sunday, June 25th, 5-6 PM on KSQD 90.7 FM and KSQD.org Join Host Ronnie Lipschutz for a conversation with Roland Bunch, who has worked in …
A popular program doubles CalFresh benefits to buy fruits and vegetables at farmers’ markets. It is among the California food benefit programs on the table in the budget negotiations between legislative leaders and Gov. Newsom.
Inside the Dimeo Lane Resource Recovery Center, on the ramp of the Food Scrap Pre-Processor, a team of three works to back up a trash truck. It’s a tight fit. The truck deposits its load into the processor: giant corkscrew-shaped …
New Deputy Agriculture Commissioner David Sanford will be responsibly for Santa Cruz County's pesticide enforcement, among other duties
By Josh Reilly June is upon us. The plants seem to sprawl languorously in the blazing sun, doing nothing except tempting bees and photosynthesizing furiously. There will be long, warm afternoons sitting in the shade when the chores are done, …
The Santa Cruz County Fair Board reported on Tuesday that there are four candidates for CEO to replace former fairgrounds manager Dave Kegebein. The board noted the CEO applications have been reviewed and the candidates have gone through an initial …
By Josh Reilly It’s showtime! We’ve spent the long, cold Winter peeking out the window through the downpour at leafless stems, shoots, and branches. And mud. We’ve allowed ourselves a little advance joy with each new leaf or flower bud …
The future of farming in California is changing as the planet warms, altering the rain and heat patterns that guide which crops are grown where. “We’re adjusting for survival,” one grower said.
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