Environmental

House Ag Committee Moves to Gut Pesticide Pollution Protections

H.R. 953 Would Eliminate Public Right to Know When Pesticides Are Sprayed Directly Into Water

WASHINGTON— (ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2017. The House Agriculture Committee voted today to support a bill that would allow more pesticides to be sprayed directly into streams, lakes, rivers and drinking water supplies — a step that would put people and wildlife in harm’s way from pesticide poisoning.

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If enacted into law, H.R. 953 would strip away commonsense measures in place since…

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