EPA Receives Conflicting Comments On Plan To Revise Agricultural WPS

EPA is receiving conflicting comments on its proposed revisions to its worker protection standards (WPS) for agricultural pesticides, with House Democrats and some state health officials urging stronger protections while the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and state agriculture departments are calling on EPA to overhaul the costly rule. EPA in March proposed revisions to the decades-old WPS, after years of threats from environmentalists and farmworker advocates to sue the agency. The groups argue that farmworkers face risks from pesticide...