Republicans are using the farm bill to take another swing at passing legislation to protect pesticides, something sure to anger their allies in the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement. |
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A House Republican iteration of the farm bill released on Friday includes a provision that prevents states and courts from penalizing pesticide makers for failing to include warnings on their label about health effects that go beyond those formally recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Proponents of such measures say they prevent companies from having to comply with a hodgepodge of rules that could differ from place to place.
However, opponents of such language argue that it could be used to tamp down on failure-to-warn lawsuits that seek to hold pesticide companies accountable for not disclosing alleged harms of their products.
Similar language was ultimately removed from an EPA appropriations package earlier this year amid pushback from Democrats and MAHA-aligned Republicans. Read more at TheHill.com. |
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