Perez lauds EPA rule aimed at reducing pesticide exposures

Labor Secretary Thomas Perez praises the Environmental Protection Agency's new rule designed to reduce farm worker exposures to pesticides, exposures that he blames for numerous worker illnesses and lost work time and wages. EPA completed revisions to its farm worker worker protection standards Sept. 28 ( see related story ). “No one should ever have to risk their lives for their livelihoods, but far too many workers, especially those who work in agriculture, face conditions that challenge their health and...