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Valley Improvement Projects (VIP)

@VIP_Stanislaus

VIP is a grassroots organization advocating for Social & Environmental Justice in Stanislaus County and the Northern San Joaquin Valley of California!
Northern San Joaquin Valley VIP209.org Joined February 2020
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Valley Improvement Projects (VIP) @VIP_Stanislaus
VIP's Co-founder and Director, Bianca Lopez, will be on DPR's EJAC and Grayson Neighborhood Council Co-founder John X. Mataka will be an alternate!
California Department of Pesticide Regulation @CA_PesticideReg Aug 21, 2025
DPR today announced the members of its new Environmental Justice Advisory Committee, which will provide recommendations on ways DPR can integrate EJ considerations into its work and engage with communities with the greatest exposure to pesticides. bit.ly/47CWjcU
Two photos of farmworkers and text: “Learn more about DPR’s new Environmental Justice Advisory Committee. www. bit.ly/DPR_EJAC.” Additional text, a quote from DPR Director Karen Morrison: “This committee will help DPR continue to take meaningful steps to ensure that regulatory decisions reflect the realities of all Californians — especially those most impacted by pest management decisions.”
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De hecho, el 61 % de todas las muestras analizadas presentaron residuos de pesticidas detectables, incluyendo casi el 12 % de los productos etiquetados como orgánicos.

pesticidereform.org/state-regulato…
California Department of Pesticide Regulation @CA_PesticideReg Jul 24, 2025
Hoy, el DPR publicó un informe que indicó que aprox. 97% de las frutas y verduras vendidas en CA no tenían residuos de pesticidas detectables o tenían residuos por debajo de los límites federales de protección. bit.ly/4lLb2qJ
Fotografías de científicos de la DPR recolectando muestras de frutas y verduras.
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The event, “Breath In, Speak Out,” hosted by Valley Improvement Projects and the West Modesto Community Collaborative, reviewed strategies for how the community can speak up for itself about poor air quality in an area residents say is severely neglected.
The Modesto Bee @modbee Jul 24, 2025
Stanislaus County’s air quality among worst in CA. Workshop advocates for change modbee.com/news/politics-…
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“We organized a peaceful protest to call out ICE’s harm to immigrant communities, and instead of being heard, we were criminalized,” said Bianca Lopez of VIP in a statement. “This is targeted policing, plain and simple.”
The Modesto Bee @modbee Jul 24, 2025
Update: ACLU, advocacy groups denounce Modesto’s mask rule. City responds modbee.com/news/politics-…
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Stanislaus County will finally have no more toxic ash put into our landfill from the trash incinerator and now the state wants to us take toxic soil from all over the state! 🤬
California Environmental Justice Coalition (CEJC) @CEJCoalition May 14, 2025
Join CEJC and and other Environmental Justice organizations and community members in telling the
@CaliforniaDTSC Board of Environmental Safety (BES) that we don't want hazardous waste in landfills next to disadvantaged communities that are already overburdened with pollution!
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