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EPA plans to reinstate worker protections from pesticide spraying

02/16/23 2:42 PM By Steve Davies
KEYWORDS AEZ Application Exclusion Zone Environmental Protection Agency EPA Farmworker Association of Florida farmworkers FIFRA Michal Freedhoff pesticides United Farm Workers USDA Worker Protection Standard

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to reinstate protections for farmworkers exposed to pesticides, officially dumping a 2020 Trump administration rule that went into effect briefly before the Biden administration took office.

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