Senator Says Paraquat Restriction Looks Likely by November After Committee Changes
Sen. Rob Plunkett described committee revisions to a paraquat bill that narrow exceptions and add agency permitting; he said the committee moved the bill toward a November ban with limits designed to protect farmworkers and nearby communities.
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Sen. Rob Plunkett summarized extensive testimony in the Senate agriculture committee and described a rewrite that narrows exceptions, adds an agency permitting process for certain crops and limits application methods.
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