Pacific Southwest, Region 9
Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations
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Honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder
Regional Information
Pesticides and Children's Health
Feature Story: Stone Fruit Pesticides Reduction Success in California
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Electronic Notice of Arrival
of Pesticides and Devices
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(You have a User Name and Password)
Pesticide Product Importers and Customs Brokers:
Filing Your Mandatory EPA Notice of Arrival (PDF)
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EPA's Region 9 Pesticide Program operates within the context of the overall regional office structure. Region 9's particular areas of emphasis include:
- Urban Initiative activities to stop the illegal use of unregistered pesticides and the misuse of agricultural pesticides in homes, schools, and businesses
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Schools (PDF) (213pp, 1.8M)
- The agricultural Worker Protection Program
- The Agriculture Initiative, which sponsors partnerships to support the transition away from pesticides with reduced availability due to the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA). EPA Region 9 is now accepting grant proposals for eligible Agriculture Initiative projects.
- U.S.-Mexico Border projects
- Participating in community-based projects to better assess environmental exposure to pesticides in California's Salinas and San Joaquin Valleys, and the state's Central Coast area.
West Nile Virus and Mosquito Prevention
EPA information and resources: EPA Pesticides and Mosquito Control
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