CALPIRG: The U.S. House Upheld Critical Pesticide Protections

Pro-pesticide provisions in the House Farm Bill would have done two dangerous things. First, they would have restricted states from establishing unique pesticide protections for their people and their environment. So, goodbye to some common-sense rules, like measures in Iowa limiting pesticide use near schools and parks. Next, they would have made it significantly harder to hold pesticide manufacturers accountable in court when their products caused harm. Thankfully, people from all corners of the country opposed these rollbacks and empowered a broad bipartisan coalition in the House to strike them down. Now, the Farm Bill's headed to the Senate, and we'll be watching to make sure pesticide rollbacks don't resurface before the bill passes. Read ON.