Require Public Notice Before Any Aerial Chemical Spray

Today around 2 p.m., a plane sprayed the fields near my home again. I work from home most days, and the windows had to be open throughout  the house for a separate reason. That made the timing especially bad.

With no warning, a plane spent an hour or more overhead spraying chemicals on nearby fields. There was no notice, no information about what was being used, and no guidance for people who might be sensitive to it.

I have felt sick ever since, including a burning sensation in my lower abdomen at first.   

These states already refuse to let planes spray chemicals over or next to homes with zero warning. We should require the same here:

States that require notice, approval, or consent before aerial spraying near homes:

New Hampshire —> prior state approval; written notice 14–60 days ahead if homes are within 200 feet 
New Jersey —>written consent required to spray within 100 feet of a residence 
Wisconsin —> 24-hour advance notice to adjacent residents within ¼ mile who request it 
Vermont —> aerial permit with public comment 
Connecticut —> per-application aerial permit 
California —> neighbor notice when buffers reach other property; stricter school/residence buffers 
Michigan —> 24-hour notice to people on the pesticide notification registry 
Maine —> extra aerial rules and public notice requirements

Cancer rates are rising. The average American already has about a 1-in-3 chance of getting cancer. Uncontrolled pesticide spraying makes this a public health issue, not a private inconvenience.

Depending on the chemical, people are not supposed to reenter treated areas for 4, 12, 24, or even 48 hours. Last time, the product was Eluvium fungicide — 12-hour reentry.  I didn't find out what it was til weeks later after filing a complaint and prompting a VDACs investigation. This time there was no warning and no name of the chemical. Residents are left to breathe it anyway.