Source: Sonja Begemann, AG PROFESSIONAL, 8/5/20


Litigation continues against common pesticides—this time targeting two insecticides and one herbicide. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Representative Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) proposed the Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act of 2020 (PACTPA) to change the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). At the heart of the bill, Udall and Neguse claim that EPA and the current pesticide laws do not keep citizens safe.

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