Mission Statement:



To improve and protect public health, sustainable agriculture, and environmental quality by building a movement across California that changes statewide pesticide policies and practices.



Our Platform:



* Eliminate use of the worst pesticides--including those that cause cancer, reproductive harm or acute poisoning.

* Reduce overall use of the remaining pesticides.

* Promote the use of sustainable pest control solutions in our farms, communities, forests, homes and yards.

* Protect people`s right-to-know about pesticide use in our neighborhoods, counties and state.



CPR works to:

* Build a strong and diverse coalition of organizations and individuals speaking out about the dangers that pesticides pose to public health and the viability of alternatives.

* Increase public understanding of pesticide use and health risks associated with pesticides, and the failure of the state`s regulatory system to protect us from these hazards.

* Expand and support a network of grassroots community activists pursuing local pesticide reform in their own regions and mobilizing their communities to push for statewide policy reform.

* Promote the viability of alternatives to pesticides in agricultural, forest and urban settings and oppose genetically engineered pest control applications where they pose unknown effects on health and the environment.