Florida lawmakers passed House Bill 433, which would prohibit local government from implementing additional rules to protect workers from extreme heat.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral argument on Monday challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of the medically important antibiotic streptomycin as a pesticide on citrus crops.
The lawsuit, brought by farmworker and public-interest groups, argues that the use of streptomycin on citrus crops is unlawful under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Endangered Species Act.