Even though Telone was banned in the state in 1990 because of concerning levels found in the air near schools, it’s still the second most widely used pesticide near California schools.
The current policy in place disregards existing rules and allowed farmers to “bank” Telone use like cell phone minutes — rolling over unused portions of their allotment from one year to the next. This practice continues to result in cancer-causing Telone being applied at twice the limits the state technically allows.
Urge California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) Secretary, Matthew Rodriquez, to end the loophole for Telone.