U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) reintroduced legislation today to increase protections against exposure to toxic pesticides.
The Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act of 2023 includes a ban on the highly toxic pesticide paraquat, which is known to cause Parkinson’s disease, as well as dangerous organophosphates and neonicotinoids.
The legislation addresses foundational weaknesses in federal law and the pesticide registration process that have resulted in U.S. approval of numerous pesticides already banned by many other nations.