EPA strengthens protection of farmworkers against pesticides

Farmworkers under age 18 will be prohibited from applying pesticides and workers will get annual training on how to protect themselves when spraying pesticides under rules announced by the Obama administration. The regulations, the first update in two decades of EPA’s Worker Protection Standard, will take effect approximately 14 months after they are published formally,… » Read More

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