| Angelita C. et al. v. California Department of Pesticide Regulation | |
|---|---|
 Men bending and kneeling to pick low-hanging strawberries near Salinas | |
| Decided | April 22, 2011 |
| Case history | |
| Prior action | Filed in 1999 |
| Appealed from | US Environmental Protection Agency |
| Appealed to | 9th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Subsequent action | Dismissed |
| Case opinions | |
| Decision by | Office of Civil Rights, US Environmental Protection Agency |
| Keywords | |
| Pesticide regulation, Migrant workers, Environmental safety | |
Angelita C. et al. v. California Department of Pesticide Regulation is an administrative complaint filed in June 1999 with the US Environmental Protection Agency about disproportionate harm to Latino children from toxic pesticides used near schools. It said that the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) had caused discriminatory harm to Latino children when it renewed the registration for methyl bromide in January 1999 without considering the effect on nearby schools, which in some cases lay immediately adjacent to the fields.[1]
Title VI of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits recipients of federal funds from discriminating, even through unintended effects of neutral legislation. California has a similar law, section 11135.