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" "Regulation overlooks communities facing toxic exposures daily
Most Americans cannot avoid pesticide exposure, but who bears the worst burden is not random: exposure levels closely track race, ethnicity and income. Higher exposures raise the risk of disease and premature death, and allowing that disparity to persist without deliberate policy intervention is a moral failing. Pragmatic, science-forward regulation that centers equity should be the goal.
This is part of the research of Nathan Donley and Robert Bullard from search result [3] on their article called US pesticide regulation is failing the hardest-hit communities. It's time to fix it.
The clearest, most practical policy path is wider adoption of the precautionary principle: change the regulator’s lens from “how much harm is allowable?” to “how little harm is possible?” That reframes the burden of proof so chemicals must demonstrate safety to a higher, evidence-based standard before widespread use. It also empowers regulators to act in the face of uncertainty and to systematically evaluate safer alternatives rather than defaulting to business-as-usual.
Political resistance is real. Many in government and industry react strongly against precaution-based approaches — often because such shifts affect entrenched economic interests. A notable example: a draft EPA guidance that would combine occupational and non-occupational exposures into aggregate assessments was shelved after pushback from the American Chemistry Council and pesticide manufacturers; it remains only a draft today.
Still, some changes are achievable without new legislation. The EPA could finalize existing draft guidance and apply it within pesticide reviews now, which would immediately benefit farmworkers and their families. That pragmatic step, aligned with equity and science, would reduce harm while the broader debate about regulatory philosophy continues.
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