In its six years of existence, the Environmental Protection Agency has weathered attacks by industry, Congress, the states and consumer and conservation groups. But even thick-skinned EPA officials had to wince at a report issued last week by the Senate Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure. The report charged that the EPA had failed to protect the public against poisonous pesticides used to control insects, rodents, weeds and funguses. Said Senator Edward Kennedy, the subcommittee chairman: "I find it incredible that a regulatory agency charged with safeguarding the public health and environment would be so sluggish to recognize and react to...
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