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EPA narrows protections from pesticide spraying

10/29/20 12:06 PM By Steve Davies
KEYWORDS AEZ Andrew Wheeler Application Exclusion Zone Environmental Protection Agency Farmworker Justice farmworkers pesticides Worker Protection Standard WPS
The Environmental Protection Agency has narrowed a rule to protect individuals from pesticide spraying by establishing one 25-foot “Application Exclusion Zone” for all ground spray applications and limiting AEZ’s to the boundaries of the agricultural establishment.
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