 |
| CLICK HERE TO VIEW CURRENT ISSUE |
 |
| Best of NAMA 2026 |
|
 |
|
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS CRITICAL OF EPA'S TRIAZINE DECISION
Sep. 21, 2020
Agri-Pulse reports:
Reaction to EPA's interim decision clearing atrazine for re-registration came swiftly from environmental groups, They say the agency did not adequately take into account data showing harmful effects to the environment and human health.
The Center for Food Safety (read their statement here) and Center for Biological Diversity (read their statement here), both frequent litigants in pesticide matters, says the decision puts both children and flora and fauna at risk.
Atrazine "is extremely toxic to aquatic plants, fish, and amphibians [and] has also been associated with adverse reproductive impacts and cancer," said CFS science policy analyst Bill Freese. Both groups said the product should be banned.
|
|
|
|
|
