EPA Withdraws Pesticide Rollback Rules, Clearing Path For PRIA Renewal

摘要

EPA has withdrawn from White House review rollbacks of Obama-era pesticide farmworker protection rules, part of a deal with Democratic senators to win confirmation for the Trump administration's new toxics chief and clear the way for Congress to renew EPA's authority to collect industry fees to support timely pesticide reviews. According to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), EPA Jan. 28 withdrew two Trump administration proposals that would have eliminated a series of protections that the Obama administration had added to EPA's farmworker protection standards (WPS) and pesticide applicator certification and training program, including a mandatory minimum age of 18 for pesticide handlers.