Biden administration restores pre-Trump farmworker protections from pesticides

The Biden administration this week restored Obama-era farmworker protections from pesticides that were rolled back under the Trump administration.

The rule restores a requirement preventing people from being within 100 feet of where some pesticides are sprayed. This boundary particularly applies for pesticides with small droplets that make them prone to accidental exposures.  

The Trump administration had previously reduced this boundary to 25 feet. However, the Trump rule...