pesticide 2019 NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94 NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94 pesticide 2019 Thu, 16 Sep 2021 07:55:49 +0000 https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org pesticide 2019 Amy Mayer More than 2 million people in the U.S. work in or near agriculture fields that are treated with pesticides. The Environmental Protection Agency has strict policies about what those workers need to know about pesticide risks, when they can be in those fields and what they should do if they come into contact with chemicals. Revised Worker Protection Standard Still Leaves Field Crews Vulnerable To Pesticides https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/revised-worker-protection-standard-still-leaves-field-crews-vulnerable-pesticides 716 as https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Thu, 16 May 2019 16:30:00 +0000 Revised Worker Protection Standard Still Leaves Field Crews Vulnerable To Pesticides Esther Honig For every crop in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency carries out a rigorous set of tests to determine which pesticides are safest. How and when a pesticide is used can depend on how that crop is consumed by the average person — is it ingested, inhaled or applied topically? It’s a precise science that aims to keep consumers safe from potentially toxic residues. But, like most federal regulations, none of it applies to the marijuana industry. Without Federal Regulations, States Are On Their Own To Enforce Safety In Marijuana Industry https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/without-federal-regulations-states-are-their-own-enforce-safety-marijuana-industry 710 as https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Wed, 15 May 2019 09:00:00 +0000 Without Federal Regulations, States Are On Their Own To Enforce Safety In Marijuana Industry Amy Mayer On July 28, 2017, a central Iowa emergency dispatcher received a 911 call from a man in a corn field. “I had workers that were detasseling,” said the caller, referring to the job of manually pulling the tops off standing corn stalks. “Some may have gotten sprayed by a plane.” Across Midwest Farm Fields, Pesticide Exposure Is Tracked Unevenly Or Not At All https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/across-midwest-farm-fields-pesticide-exposure-tracked-unevenly-or-not-all 715 as https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Mon, 13 May 2019 09:00:00 +0000 Across Midwest Farm Fields, Pesticide Exposure Is Tracked Unevenly Or Not At All