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Robina Suwol is the founder and Executive Director of California Safe Schools, an internationally celebrated children's environmental health and justice coalition founded in 1998.

California Safe Schools

California Safe Schools successfully spearheaded the most stringent schools pesticide use policy in the nation, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), at the Los Angeles Unified School District. IPM uses low risk methods to eradicate insects, weeds and other pests, eliminating a major source of indoor and outdoor pollution. It was the first in the United States to embrace the "Precautionary Principle" and "Right to Know" about pesticides used on school campuses. The success of the Los Angeles Unified policy led to California Legislation, Healthy Schools Act 2000.

On October 6, 2005, Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 405 (Montanez) sponsored by California Safe Schools. This important law closes a loophole thus protecting more than 6 million California k-12 public school students, and hundreds of thousands of teachers and school employees from exposure to experimental pesticides whose health effects are unknown.

Awards and recognition

Robina is a two time Volvo Hero Award recipient (3rd & 5th), Environmental Protection Agency Region IX - 2007 Environmental Award, Women of Spirit Award, and Los Angeles Children's Council Leading Boldly Award, Southcoast Air Quality Management District Environmental Stewardship Award, 2007 US Western Pollution Prevention Hero, Prevention Magazine Hero, UTNE named Robina “One of Fifty Visionaries Who are Changing the World, 1st Amendment Coalition’s 2009 Beacon Award,Charles Gibbs 2009 Environmental Award,City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Angel Award.

Articles about Robina have appeared in Ladies Home Journal, Child Magazine, Parent Magazine, Prevention Magazine, National Safety Council, Children's Advocate, as well as the Los Angeles Times, and Daily News.^{[disambiguation needed]}

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External links

California Safe Schools Official site
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 On October 6, 2005, [[Governor Schwarzenegger]] signed AB 405 (Montanez) sponsored by California Safe Schools. This important law closes a loophole thus protecting more than 6 million California k-12 public school students, and hundreds of thousands of teachers and school employees from exposure to experimental pesticides whose health effects are unknown.
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 Robina is a two time [[Volvo Hero Award]] recipient (3rd & 5th), [[Environmental Protection Agency]] Region IX - 2007 Environmental Award, [[Women of Spirit Award]], and [[Los Angeles Children's Council Leading Boldly Award]], [[Southcoast Air Quality Management District Environmental Stewardship Award]], 2007 [[US Western Pollution Prevention Hero]], [[Prevention Magazine]] Hero,
 UTNE named Robina “One of  Fifty Visionaries Who are Changing the World, 1st Amendment Coalition’s 2009 Beacon Award,Charles Gibbs 2009 Environmental Award,City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Angel Award.