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- Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law requiring California to track PFAS pesticide use.
- Department of Pesticide Regulation must publish a PFAS pesticide list by Jan. 1, 2028.
- It must also record PFAS presence in agricultural pesticides in a public use database.
- Croplife America argued the bill adds needless reporting and duplicates existing reviews.
- Environmental Working Group (EWG) vice president Monica Amarelo said tracking data will help analyze use and move toward elimination.
