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Pressure builds on EPA to suspend its rulemaking until court hears water case

By Dan Flynn on February 18, 2022

EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan says he wants a “durable definition” for the “Waters of the United States” known as WOTUS.  In November 2021, Regan floated a rulemaking process to do just that, and the…
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Injunction sought against EPA regarding ban on farm pesticide chlorpyrifos

By News Desk on February 15, 2022

If you’ve  ever  had to “walk the beans,”  you probably appreciate the use of  the farm pesticide chlorpyrifos, which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last August said it will ban growers from using  around food

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FDA addresses enforcement of ban on pesticide chemical chlorpyrifos

By News Desk on February 10, 2022

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released a guidance document titled Questions and Answers Regarding Channels of Trade Policy for Human Food Commodities with Chlorpyrifos Residues: Guidance for Industry. 

Chlorpyrifos was patented in…
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FDA pesticide report shows majority of food samples tested below tolerances

By News Desk on October 21, 2021

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued its annual Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program Report for the 2019 fiscal year. The results show the levels do not pose a concern for public health.

According to …
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EPA ends use of pesticide chlorpyrifos on food because of human safety concerns

By News Desk on August 25, 2021

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it will stop the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on all food for the protection of human health, particularly that of children and farmworkers.

EPA Administrator Michael…
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Trump administration ending with Chlorpyrifos still OK for ag uses

By Dan Flynn on December 9, 2020

The Environmental Protection Agency is extending the use of the pesticide Chlorpyrifos for some purposes. Hawaii, New York and California ban the use of the pesticide.

One of the most widely-used pesticides in agriculture, chlorpyrifos …
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Water and chemicals that never go away are subjects of Consumer Reports cover story

By Dan Flynn on September 24, 2020

The new Consumer Reports soon hitting mailboxes returns to one of CR’s old mainstays—Safe drinking water. In short order, it teaches how to check on your tap water, discloses test results for 45 bottled water…
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Herbicides purchased for this planting season and ready for the field are now illegal

By Dan Flynn on June 9, 2020

Just as it was looking like American agriculture was going to survive the pandemic and planting was turning out successful, rural areas learned they were losing the weedkiller dicamba to protect the soybeans they’ve put …
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Water shut-offs pose safety risks during coronavirus pandemic

By Cookson Beecher on March 30, 2020

Imagine this, if you will. You’re a young dad. Three children, 3, 5 and 7. They’re not in school or daycare because the schools and daycare centers in your state have been closed down because…
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Federal agencies join efforts for electronic home for biotech regs

By News Desk on January 10, 2020

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency Thursday launched a unified website for biotechnology regulation. The agencies timed the rollout to coincide with January 2020’s observance…
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