IARN — The Environmental Protection Agency Thursday announced a proposed rule overturning a Trump-era change related to pesticide applications. The proposal would return pesticide Application Exclusion Zone requirements to the standard set in the 2015 Agricultural Worker Protection Standard. In 2020, the Trump administration published a rule reducing the Application Exclusion Zone, or AEZ requirements. Michal Freedhoff, EPA Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Assistant Administrator, explained how the rule would work.
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