Groups Urge EPA To Tighten Farmworker Pesticide Rule To Protect Children

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May 20, 2014 at 08:01 PM
A pair of federally funded children's and farmworker groups are urging the Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen requirements in the agency's proposed revisions to the worker protection standards (WPS) by expanding buffer zones around fields where pesticides are sprayed, citing neurodevelopmental risks to children exposed to pesticides.