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Industry Mulls Legal Challenge To EPA's Revised Farm Worker Protections


October 9, 2015 at 02:31 PM
Agricultural industry officials are weighing a legal challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's revised farm worker protection standards (WPS), with possible arguments including that the agency failed to adequately assess the rule's costs and benefits, though an industry source says groups are also seeking agency advice for implementing the new requirements.

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