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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is posting and seeking public comment on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) draft biological opinion (BiOp) for Enlist products.

EPA Seeking Public Comment on Candidates to be ad hoc Reviewers for Analysis of Atrazine Ecological Risks

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting public comments on candidates who are being considered as ad hoc reviewers to assist the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) with the review of the Agency’s analysis and assessment of ecological risk from atrazine use.

EPA Marks Endangered Species Day by Publishing Maps to Help Pesticide Users Better Understand Risks to Endangered Species

Today, in recognition of Endangered Species Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing a group of StoryMaps to raise public awareness about protecting endangered species from pesticides.

Register for EPA’s Webinar on Bilingual Pesticide Labels

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting a public webinar on Thursday, June 15, 2023, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm EST to obtain input from the public on ways to make bilingual pesticide labeling accessible to farmworkers as required by the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022 (PRIA 5).

Register for EPA’s Webinar on the Proposed Rule to Protect the Public from Methylene Chloride

By EPA Newswire Report | May 22, 2023

Join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on June 7, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. EDT for a webinar on the Agency’s proposal to ban all consumer uses and most commercial uses of methylene chloride, a chemical in commercial and consumer products known to cause serious health risks and even death.

EPA Opens Public Comment on Draft Guidance for Pesticide Application Submissions that Require Endangered Species Act Reviews

By EPA Newswire Report | May 22, 2023

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on draft guidance to improve the efficiency of EPA’s Endangered Species Act (ESA) analyses for new pesticide active ingredient applications and active ingredients undergoing registration review.

Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Reforms to New Chemical Review Process to Protect Public Health, Promote Efficiency and Consistency

By EPA Newswire Report | May 22, 2023

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed amendments to the regulations that govern the Agency’s review of new chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Reforms to New Chemical Review Process to Protect Public Health, Promote Efficiency and Consistency

By EPA Newswire Report | May 18, 2023

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed amendments to the regulations that govern the Agency’s review of new chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

Apply by June for $16 Million in Pollution Prevention Grants that Advance Environmental Justice

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting applications for two new grant opportunities to support states and Tribes in providing technical assistance to businesses seeking to develop and adopt pollution prevention (P2) practices.

EPA Plans to Extend Compliance Date for Regulation of DecaBDE to Ensure Continuity of Nuclear Power Supply Chain

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its intent to extend the January 6, 2023 compliance date on the prohibition on the processing and distribution of decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) for use in wire and cable insulation in nuclear power generation facilities, and decaBDE-containing wire and cable insulation.

Upcoming Virtual Public Meeting on Formaldehyde Studies

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a virtual public meeting.

EPA Takes Next Step in the Endangered Species Act Review of Three Neonicotinoids

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing new analyses identifying federally endangered or threatened (listed) species that it predicts face the greatest risks from clothianidin, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam, part of a group of insecticides known as neonicotinoids used on a variety of crops, turf, and ornamentals, and for other residential and commercial indoor and outdoor uses.

EPA Approves Emergency Exemption for Wolbachia Mosquitoes to Protect Endangered Birds in Hawaii

This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an emergency exemption to the state of Hawaii, allowing the use of Wolbachia mosquitoes to help control an invasive mosquito species that is a major spreader of avian malaria, which does not infect humans, and is contributing to endangered bird species decline in the state.

EPA Reaches Agreement on Early Mitigation Measures Initiative for an Organophosphate Pesticide

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing new mitigation measures for the organophosphate pesticide diazinon.

EPA Proposes to Register New Uses of Pesticide Chlormequat Chloride

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released for public comment its proposed decision to register the first food uses of the pesticide chlormequat chloride to provide farmers with an additional tool to help increase crop yield.

EPA Holds Virtual Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee Meeting

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a virtual public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on May 31-June 1, 2023.

Reminder: Register for Our Webinar on Developing a Carbon Labelling Program for Construction Materials under the Inflation Reduction Act

Join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on April 19, 2023, at 2 p.m. EDT for the last of three public engagement webinars on new programs focused on lower carbon construction materials.

Learn How to Apply for $16 Million in Pollution Prevention Grants, Webinar Recordings Now Available

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making available recordings of four webinars on $16 million in pollution prevention (P2) grant funding opportunities for potential applicants and interested stakeholders.

Registration Information for May 2023, Virtual Public Meeting of the TSCA Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals

EPA will hold a virtual public meeting on May 8-11, 2023, from 10:00 AM to approximately 5:00 PM (EDT), for the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) peer review of two draft documents related to cumulative risk assessment under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

EPA Proposes Ban on All Consumer, Most Industrial and Commercial Uses of Methylene Chloride to Protect Public Health