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Partnerships
To protect public health and the environment from
unreasonable risks posed by pesticides, EPA regulates the use of pesticides
under the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and related laws. Going
beyond compliance with the law, many of EPA's partners are working voluntarily
with the Agency to reduce pesticide risk even further by developing and
evaluating new pest control practices. Through these partnership projects,
growers across the United States are testing alternatives to conventional
pesticides such as biological pesticides or biopesticides,
reduced-risk chemical applications, and other forms of pest control. Many
of these alternatives are working.
Some of EPA's innovative partnerships include the:
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