States sue EPA over farmworker pesticide rules
Story Date: 6/1/2018

 

Source: PROGESSIVE FARMER, 5/30/18


The states of California, Maryland and New York filed a lawsuit Wednesday against EPA and Administrator Scott Pruitt for delaying new requirements for farm employers to provide more pesticide training for farmworkers and pesticide handlers.
The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The states argue that EPA's actions harm hundreds of thousands of farmworkers and their families.

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