Republican, Democratic House members urge Senate action on pesticide-NPDES bill

摘要

Abipartisan group of 20 U.S. Representatives wrote to six of their Senate colleagues on Oct. 3 urging "prompt consideration" of H.R. 872, which would exempt FIFRA-compliant pesticide applications from requiring discharge permits under the Clean Water Act. "The House of Representatives passed H.R. 872 with broad bipartisan support on March 31. We believe this measure is a reasonable solution to avoiding duplicative regulation while preserving decades of safe, effective pest control standards and oversight," write the nine Democrats and 11 Republicans who signed the letter.