United States Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. federal government agency

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June 14 2022 Official start date of the EPA policy (87 Fed. Reg. 22464) requiring comprehensive data on pesticide effectiveness and potential ecological impacts, with requirements for pesticide producers, agricultural farmers, and research universities.
April 14 2022 EPA published a policy regarding pesticide effectiveness, focusing on gathering reliable data about pesticides' impact on specific invertebrate pests, including those harmful to human health, wood structures, and invasive species.
2015 California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) implemented stricter regulations on chloropicrin, limiting farmer applications to forty acres per day due to health concerns including coughing fits, eye irritation, and headaches.

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United States Senate

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