The United States would ban the use of two classes of insecticides — organophosphates and neonicotinoids — and the herbicide paraquat under a bill unveiled by Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey on Monday.
More than 100 pesticides would be affected, including chlorpyrifos, recently slated by the EPA for termination as an agricultural aid.
“Farmworkers are often exposed to dangerous and toxic pesticides, risking their health as they work to provide our food,” said Booker, a Democrat and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee. “It is imperative that we address this issue by updating our laws in order to protect farmworkers, frontline communities, and our environment.”
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