The Nation - News from Nov. 6, 1985

Environmental Protection Agency officials are negotiating with grower and farm worker representatives in an effort to write a new federal rule designed to protect workers from pesticide exposure. The negotiations are expected to continue until March, when the new regulation will be unveiled. EPA officials say the law will be shaped to protect workers who administer pesticides or work in areas where they are used, including greenhouses. The rule would set minimum safety standards. California, which has the toughest pesticide law in the nation, probably would not be affected.