Pesticide maker Bayer Crop Science has asked EPA to again let farmers use the weedkiller dicamba, which the agency partly banned after a lawsuit earlier this year.
EPA proposes ending most uses of acephate, an organophosphate insecticide and a well-known neurotoxicant, in an unexpected twist.
WASHINGTON— Pesticide-maker Bayer has asked the Environmental Protection Agency to re-approve the dangerous pesticide dicamba for use on genetically engineered cotton and soybeans.
The agency cited evidence that acephate harms workers who apply the chemical and others through contaminated water.
The US Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule Tuesday that will end many uses of the highly toxic, cancer-causing ...
The EPA is relying on industry-backed tests to relax regulations on acephate, linked to neurodevelopmental disorders.
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The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to cancel the use of the pesticide acephate, for all but one use case, according to a Tuesday news release.
On April 2, the Iowa Senate passed Senate File 2412, a bill that would grant immunity to pesticide companies from ... should be able to trust the EPA label as enough protection, and second ...
Consumer Reports contend that U.S. Environmental Protection (EPA) pesticide residue tolerances are too lenient. To better evaluate potential health risks associated with various foods, Consumer ...
Companies are required to register products with the EPA, which evaluates -- and then reevaluates every 15 years -- a pesticide and its label. The EPA reiterated in 2020 that glyphosate used as ...