Let Towns Keep The Right To Regulate Pesticides In Their Communities

Last year, pesticide manufacturers tried to undo local pesticide ordinances in Maine as part of a large state-by-state lobbying effort. That failed. Now they are trying to get Congress to undo these local rules in one fell swoop by changing federal regulations through the Farm Bill that is pending in Washington, D.C. Taking the power to regulate the use of pesticides away from local communities was wrong then and it remains wrong now. For nearly 30 years, towns have been able to regulate pesticide use and sales within their boundaries.