The Professional Landcare Network has announced that its director of government affairs, Tom Delaney, has been reappointed to the Environmental Protection Agency Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee.

The PPDC, part of the EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs, provides a forum for feedback on various pesticide regulatory policy and program implementation issues. The committee includes representatives from environmental and public interest groups, pesticide manufacturers and trade associations, public health and academic institutions, federal and state agencies, and the general public.

A number of issues of importance to the industry will be addressed in coming years, including bee pollinator protection research and regulation, as well as pest management issues.

Delaney is a former Executive Vice President of the Professional Lawn Care Association of America.