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• EPA Posts Pesticide Incident Data Publicly

  Data Sets Include 10 Years of Incidents and Planned Monthly Updates

  EPA News Release: EPA Posts Pesticide Incident Data Publicly

  • Release Date: July 27, 2023

• EPA Seeks Input on Expansion of the Safer Choice and Design for the Environment Programs

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks Input on Expansion of the Safer Choice and Design for the Environment Programs

  • Release Date: July 25, 2023

• EPA Releases Draft Strategy to Better Protect Endangered Species from Herbicide Use

  Strategy aims to increase efficiencies while supporting farmers, herbicide users with continued use of important pesticide tools

  EPA News Release: EPA Releases Draft Strategy to Better Protect Endangered Species from Herbicide Use

  • Release Date: July 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Workplace Safety Requirements for Carbon Tetrachloride to Protect Worker Health, Fenceline Communities

  Proposal would also ban discontinued uses so they cannot restart

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Workplace Safety Requirements for Carbon Tetrachloride to Protect Worker Health, Fenceline Communities

  • Release Date: July 17, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Proposes to Strengthen Lead Paint Standards to Protect Against Childhood Lead Exposure

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Proposes to Strengthen Lead Paint Standards to Protect Against Childhood Lead Exposure

  • Release Date: July 12, 2023

• La administración Biden-Harris propone fortalecer las normas de pintura con plomo para proteger contra la exposición infantil al plomo

  Comunicado de prensa de la EPA: La administración Biden-Harris propone fortalecer las normas de pintura con plomo para proteger contra la exposición infantil al plomo

  • Release Date: July 12, 2023

• EPA and HUD Seeking Presenters for Virtual Workshop on Revisiting Definition of Lead-Based Paint

  EPA News Release: EPA and HUD Seeking Presenters for Virtual Workshop on Revisiting Definition of Lead-Based Paint

  • Release Date: July 11, 2023

• EPA Takes Another Step to Protect the Public from Asbestos Exposure by Finalizing Rule to Require Comprehensive Reporting

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Another Step to Protect the Public from Asbestos Exposure by Finalizing Rule to Require Comprehensive Reporting

  • Release Date: July 6, 2023

• EPA Announces $23 Million in Pollution Prevention Grant Opportunities, including $14 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

  Grants include emphasis on projects that address environmental justice and climate change

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $23 Million in Pollution Prevention Grant Opportunities, including $14 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

  • Release Date: February 9, 2022

• EPA Expands Pesticide Outreach and Education to Better Meet the Needs of Pesticide Applicators, including Farmworkers, and Consumers

  Kicks off Fifth Annual National Pesticide Safety Education Month with new Spanish-language Pesticide Safety Videos for Farmworkers

  EPA News Release: EPA Expands Pesticide Outreach and Education to Better Meet the Needs of Pesticide Applicators, including Farmworkers, and Consumers

  • Release Date: February 1, 2022

• La EPA expande la difusión y educación sobre pesticidas para responder mejor a las necesidades de los aplicadores de pesticidas, incluyendo trabajadores agrícolas y consumidores

  Se inicia el Quinto Mes Nacional Anual de Educación sobre Seguridad con los Pesticidas ofreciendo nuevos videos de seguridad con los pesticidas en español para los trabajadores agrícolas

  Comunicado de prensa de la EPA: La EPA expande la difusión y educación sobre pesticidas para responder mejor a las necesidades de los aplicadores de pesticidas, incluyendo trabajadores agrícolas y consumidores

  • Release Date: February 1, 2022