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Farm Workers Press EPA to Update Pesticide Rules

Farm Workers Press EPA to Update Pesticide Rules

Jul 26, 2013
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Farm workers gathered in Washington, D.C. recently to press the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its rules pertaining to pesticide exposure. To read more, click HERE.

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